Baofeng Programming Cable Not Working
If installation was not successful or the cable is not recognized go to step 4.
Baofeng programming cable not working. Once you have your usb cable all that is needed is to download the free programming software available right on our site. If the cable successfully installs when plugged into another usb port skip to step 6. Install the cable on another computer. This miklor web page does a good job of explaining the driver problem and giving some helpful advice.
Download the programming software. Insert the cd and go to usb cable driver usb cable driver prolific 3 2 0 0 exe. If you purchased the baofeng uv series usb programming cable from buy two way radios the driver for windows will be on the cd included with the cable in the usb cable driver folder. Try other usb ports.
It appears that many of the cheap baofeng usb programming cables use a clone of the prolific pl 2303 chip that is not supported by the latest windows driver. If your computer did not automatically update to the latest ftdi driver you can do so by visiting this link right here. The really gnarly problem that usually surfaces is getting the programming cable to work. It appears that many of the cheap baofeng usb programming cables use a clone of the prolific pl 2303 chip that is not supported by the latest windows driver.
This is the correct driver. I would think that the cable that comes with the powerwerx kguv3d would work but the drivers for it and the wouxun cable i have are not compatible. I use the programming cable for my older wouxuns with the baofeng and it works fine. If installation failed on all usb ports go to step 5.