Installation of the GIGAPORT HD+ driver under Windows (up to v3.0)
Introduction
The GIGAPORT HD+
driver can be used under Windows XP, Vista and 7/8, both in 32-bit and 64-bit
systems. Depending on the OS version, the installation procedure is slightly
different. The following text first explains the installation
under Windows Vista and Windows 7/8, followed by the installation
under Windows XP, each in a different section. Please only check the corresponding
section for your operating system. There are also videos
for each system at the end of the article. This description is
valid up to version 3.0 of the driver. For later versions, check this
article.
Installation
under Windows Vista and Windows 7/8Disconnect GIGAPORT HD+ before you
install the driver if it has been connected already. Then launch setup.exe
from the unzipped downloaded driver. When launching the
installation, Windows Vista or Windows 7/8 might prompt a security message. Make
sure to allow the installation. You will then see a dialog as shown on the left
picture below. Click Next. You can define the target directory for the
installation now. Confirm it with Next. 
The
installer now informs you that the driver installation will start as shown on
the left picture below. Confirm this with Next. During the following process
you will see a Windows Security dialog box once
or several times that asks you for confirmation to install the driver software.
Confirm any such dialog with Install. 
You
will now be prompted to connect the hardware on the next dialog that is shown
below. Plug in GIGAPORT HD+. Do not click OK
yet. Instead, wait a few seconds for the automatic device driver installation.
You can monitor this in the task notification area where Windows informs that
the driver is installed via a bubble message box.  After
all the mentioned steps are completed, the installation is finished. To confirm
this, please check if the ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area
as shown below. Sometimes a reboot is required. 
If
yes, the driver installation has been completed successfully. Installation
under Windows XPDisconnect GIGAPORT HD+ before you install the driver
if it has been connected already. Then launch setup.exe from the unzipped
downloaded driver. You will now see a dialog as shown on the left picture below.
Click Next. You can define the target directory for the installation now.
Confirm it with Next. 
The
installer now informs you that the driver installation will start as shown on
the left picture below. Confirm this with Next. During the following process
you will see a dialog box once or several times that informs you that the driver
software has not passed Windows Logo testing. Please
be assured that our drivers have been tested in various different ways and are
OK to be used. Confirm any such dialog with Continue Anyway. 
You
will now be prompted to connect the hardware on the next dialog that is shown
below on the left. Plug in GIGAPORT HD+. Do not click
OK yet. During the driver installation, Windows might again prompt you
to confirm the Windows Logo testing dialog once or several
times with Continue Anway before the driver installation is finalized.
 After all
the mentioned steps are completed, the installation is finished. To confirm this,
please check if the ESI icon is displayed in the taskbar notification area as
shown below. Sometimes a reboot is required. 
If
yes, the driver installation has been completed successfully. Installation
VideosThe following video shows the installation of our USB Audio driver
under Windows Vista (the process is the same under Windows 7 and Windows 8):
And this video shows the same procedure under Windows XP:
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