Topic: Windows miners beware: FTDI driver update may brick hardware! (Read 2297 times)
Thanks, I'll lock this one.
Ars Technica has an article about Windows Update pulling in a driver update for the popular FTDI chipset bricking knock-off chips.
I don't know if any mining hardware is using these knock-off chips, but I would suggest being careful about connecting anything to a Windows system for now.
Note that if you have the WinUSB driver installed (BFx2 and cgminer users), you shouldn't be affected - but if it were me, I wouldn't risk it.
If you know devices affected, please post here to let others know.
Waw,waw waw waw !! ... INCREDIBLE ! I don't know if any mining hardware is using these knock-off chips, but I would suggest being careful about connecting anything to a Windows system for now.
Note that if you have the WinUSB driver installed (BFx2 and cgminer users), you shouldn't be affected - but if it were me, I wouldn't risk it.
If you know devices affected, please post here to let others know.
thanx for the advice Luke.. 
another reason to stay (or coming) to Unix.. ( but yes... as CK said, that's a duplicate thread.) 
Ars Technica has an article about Windows Update pulling in a driver update for the popular FTDI chipset bricking knock-off chips.
I don't know if any mining hardware is using these knock-off chips, but I would suggest being careful about connecting anything to a Windows system for now.
Note that if you have the WinUSB driver installed (BFx2 and cgminer users), you shouldn't be affected - but if it were me, I wouldn't risk it.
If you know devices affected, please post here to let others know.
I don't know if any mining hardware is using these knock-off chips, but I would suggest being careful about connecting anything to a Windows system for now.
Note that if you have the WinUSB driver installed (BFx2 and cgminer users), you shouldn't be affected - but if it were me, I wouldn't risk it.
If you know devices affected, please post here to let others know.
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