FTDI USB Serial Converter how to download and install the driver

USB Serial Converter is a USB Universal Serial Bus device. This Windows driver was developed by FTDI. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_0403&PID_6001.

1. How to manually install FTDI USB Serial Converter driver

1. Download the setup file for FTDI USB Serial Converter driver from the link below. This is the download link for the driver version 2.08.08 released on 2010-11-16.
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3. Run the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control (UAC) is running then you will have to confirm the installation of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Go through the driver setup wizard, which should be pretty straightforward. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the fresh driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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There is no digital signature available for this driver.
File size of the driver: 287592 bytes (280.85 KB)
Driver rating 3.3 stars out of 63687 votes.
This driver is fully compatible with the following versions of Windows:

• This driver works on Windows 2000 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Server 2003 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows XP 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows Vista 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 7 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 8.1 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 10 32 bits
• This driver works on Windows 11 32 bits

2. Using DriverMax to install FTDI USB Serial Converter driver

The advantage of using DriverMax is that it will setup the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to scan and analyze each driver on your PC.
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3. Take a look at the list of driver updates. Scroll the list down until you locate the FTDI USB Serial Converter driver. Click on Update.
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5. Finished installing the driver!
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