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Question posted by boblampron on January 29th, 2013

Adaptec Usb2xchange Windows 7 Driver

Are Windows 7 drivers (32 and 64 bit) available for the Adaptec USB2Xchange device?

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on January 30th, 2013 10:39 AM

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After a thorough research, I did not find any driver software for Windows 7 Operating System. The driver software might be included in the Operating System. The only available driver software is compatible with the following Operating Systems.

Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows Millennium
Microsoft Windows XP

You can download the available driver software here:

http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/speed/usb/usb2xchg_win_drv_v200_exe.htm

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User Guide - Page 2

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User Guide - Page 10

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User Guide - Page 11

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User Guide - Page 12

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User Guide - Page 13

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User Guide - Page 14

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User Guide - Page 17

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User Guide - Page 20

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User Guide - Page 21

... opens. 3 Click Next to a powered-up SCSI device. Make sure the adapter is running. 2 Plug the USB2Xchange adapter into the USB port on your computer, Windows 2000 automatically detects it. Installing the Driver Windows 2000 When you are prompted to install the driver from the USB2Xchange CD. To install the Windows 2000 driver: 1 Ensure that Windows 2000 is connected to continue. 11

User Guide - Page 24

... to your computer. To install the Windows Me driver: 1 Ensure that Windows Me is connected to a powered-up SCSI device. The first time you connect the adapter, you connect the USB2Xchange adapter to install the driver from the USB2Xchange CD. Make sure the adapter is running. 2 Plug the USB2Xchange adapter into the USB port on at least one SCSI device might cause a drive load failure...

User Guide - Page 25

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User Guide - Page 26

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User Guide - Page 27

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User Guide - Page 29

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User Guide - Page 31

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User Guide - Page 34

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User Guide - Page 35

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User Guide - Page 36

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User Guide - Page 38

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User Guide - Page 39

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