spi programmer install on win7 problem

[mattjames78]

It would be all down to the quality of the drivers that come with the adaptor I`d have thought...I`m so glad I got an old knacker of a "flashing" system that struggles to even run XP! My quad core hasn`t even got PS2 ports...

[macky66]

dont think parallel 2 usb will work, recently tried pci parallel card and that wouldnt have any of it so i bought cheap gigabyte mobo with onboard parallel and it sorted it.

[weebz]

my spi works perfect on vista didnt even have to install any drivers

[blakey_8]

USB SPI Programmers should work perfect in Windows 7. Many devices work better over USB than legacy ports when using Windows Vista or Windows 7.

[fnr3master]

Originally Posted by mattjames78

OK click start, type "device manager" select it, then right click the very top item (mine is matty-pc) and add legacy device. Then click next, then install software manually then follow steps as for XP...

7. Select Sound, video and game controllers, and click Next to continue.
8. Select Have Disk and browse to the location of the driver on your system. The
9. Select win2000.inf and click Open to continue.
10. Click OK to install the selected driver.
11. Click Continue Anyway when the Software Installation warning appears.
12. Select SPI Programmer and click Next to continue.
13. Click Next to install the driver.
14. Click Continue Anyway when the Hardware Installation warning appears.
15. Click Finish in the Completing the Add Hardware Wizard window. Reboot your
system.

no good guys i get to step 13 on the above and when i select install it comes up failed, saying windows can not find specifed folder or device.

i can get the spi programme to appear but when i click detect id, its just jumbled info, so i tryed my blackcat on a sb5100 and 5101, both of them say blackcat not connected, so i must need to enable or set up my para port correctly.

it was working fine on xp. iam just stuck how to get around this now with win 7

[fnr3master]

i just downloaded the xp mode and virtual pc, but it say mp pc dont support this mode

[fnr3master]

aaaaahhhhhhhh its fooked now, ive gone and broke the pc. i went into bios and try to change para settings from ecp +eep to spp and quit and saved and it restarted and never came back on. all i get is a long ass beep every few seconds, i got no screen or nothing

i knew i should of downgraded it to win xp instead of messing with bios settings
doh

[mattjames78]

easy...take your cover off...look for the coin battery, pull the jumper that is near it and put it on the other 2 pins. the jumper might be red. Leave it like this for 30 seconds. Swap jumper back to the original 2 pins and restart PC. Make sure your time and date are right!


Correct settings are ECC+ECP - &378.

If info jumbled is clip sat correctly? if you got v1.2 programmer then you need to short 5v for 2 sec then put jumper onto 3v. if you got v1.3 of programmer then you do not need to do this, just leave jumper set on 3v...Check power supply for correct voltagte (use ambit power supply to power programmer)

really sorry pal if you know all this but just tryin to help!

[fnr3master]

yeh i did the coin job and move jumper over, it still dont want to know it was set to ecc+ecp 768 in the 1st place, i should of left it.

it turns on fine, but i get no screen and it just long beeps.

ive got the 1.3 progger, and worst of all ive found the problem, after trying to program with an xp pc, and still no joy i found problem to be pin snapped off in the socsis clip where the wire clips on, i only notice when i pulled the wire off by accident. but did't check this 1st as it was powering up the modem and i thought it was a win7 problem.

oh well now i got a dead pc, hopefully can be brought back to life

[mattjames78]

Ok...disconnect everything from PC leaving just mouse kb and monitor connected. Short out the CMOS jumper again (what I said earlier) but dont power on. Ensure your mains cable is plugged in (dont switch on, we need a good earth) to prevent static discharge. Then press the white clips at the end of your memory sticks to remove them. Carefully note the way they went in, and blow all dust out of the memory ports/motherboard. Then refit one stick at a time (if you got more than 1) trying to power up each time. What you are doing is reseating your RAM. Do the same with your graphics card and any other cards you may have in your system.

If your system is bricked, (which I very much doubt) then port settings wouldnt do this, and in any case, if you have shorted out the correct jumper, it will reset everything (putting them port settings right)

EDIT: Don`t forget to put your jumper back to where it should be!