You must install the ByteBlasterMV™, ByteBlaster™ II, or ByteBlaster download cable driver before you can use them to program devices with the Quartus® II or MAX+PLUS® II software. MAX+PLUS II software version 10.1 and later supports Windows XP.
You must have system administration (Administrator) privileges to install the ByteBlaster II, ByteBlasterMV, or ByteBlaster download cable drivers.
Driver Installation
- Click on the Start menu, and click on Control Panel.
- Click the Switch to Classic View link if necessary.
- Double-click the Add Hardware icon to start the Add Hardware Wizard and click Next to continue.
- Select Yes, I have already connected the hardware and click Next.
- Select Add a new hardware device in the Installed hardware list, and click Next to continue.
- Select Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced) and click Next to continue.
- Select Sound, video and game controllers, and click Next to continue.
- Select Have Disk ....
- Browse to the win2000.inf file in the \drivers\win2000 directory of your Quartus II software or MAX+PLUS II software installation and click OK.
- Click Continue Anyway when the Software Installation warning appears.
- Select Altera® ByteBlaster and click Next to continue.
- Click Next to install the driver.
- Click Continue Anyway when the Hardware Installation warning appears.
- Click Finish in the Completing the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard window.
- Reboot the computer.
- Complete your installation by setting up programming hardware
