# Source: https://learn.adafruit.com/beaglebone/installing-drivers.md

# BeagleBone

## Installing Drivers

This section will detail how to install drivers for the USB/Serial connection (and the other USB devices) from the Bone onto your Windows computer. We'll try to have more documentation on using the Bone with a Mac & Linux at some point but since so many people use Windows and its tougher to install the drives on Win than other&nbsp;OS's we'll start here!

For this tutorial you will need:

- **[Beagle Bone](http://www.adafruit.com/products/513)**

Pick these parts up at the Adafruit shop!

## Download & Install

First, we'll install the Windows driver package.[&nbsp;Download this link to BONE\_DRV.exe](http://beagleboard.org/static/beaglebone/latest/Drivers/Windows/BONE_DRV.exe)&nbsp;and double click it.  
  
When prompted/warned about the software, click&nbsp; **Continue Anyways** &nbsp;- you'll need to do it 3 times - once for each driver.
![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/279/medium800/beaglebone_bone1.png?1396761749)

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/281/medium800/beaglebone_bone2.png?1396761782)

## Connect!
Start by opening up your Bone packaging, and finding the MiniB USB cable  
![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/282/medium800/beagleboneexrtas.jpeg?1396761787)

Plug the miniB side into the Bone, and the A side into your Windows computer. You'll see a popup saying the computer found a USB serial converter.![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/284/medium800/beaglebone_found-xds100v2.png?1396761809)

And then an install popup. Click&nbsp; **Install the software automatically** &nbsp;and&nbsp; **Next.** ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/286/medium800/beaglebone_install-xds100v.png?1396761836)

Click&nbsp; **Continue Anyway** &nbsp;when it warns you.![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/287/medium800/beaglebone_xds-continue.png?1396761852)

You should finish successfully.![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/289/medium800/beaglebone_xds100v1.png?1396761877)

Next you'll go through the same process for the Disk Drive and Beaglebone devices.![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/290/medium800/beaglebone_found-disk-drive.png?1396761895)

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/292/medium800/beaglebone_found-new-hardware-bone.png?1396761921)

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/293/medium800/beaglebone_usbserialport-popup.png?1396761935)

Follow the same instructions, installing&nbsp; **Automatically** &nbsp;and clicking&nbsp; **Continue Anyways.**

Finally, you will have the new USB serial port. Go to the Device Manager on your computer to find the name of the COM port. In my case its&nbsp; **COM17.**

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/295/medium800/beaglebone_device-manager.png?1396761967)

That's it, you've installed the drivers! Next up we'll connect via serial and log in.- [Previous Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/beaglebone/overview.md)
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