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Device: Sony PRS-500
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USB driver for the PRS 500
I was wondering where to get the Windows XP drivers for the PRS500. I've lost the CD and have just bought a new computer. I can see on the site where to download the library software and the firmware update, but not the USB drivers.
Can someone tell me where to download it, or alternatively upload their copy of the USB driver to rapidshare or somewhere similar? Just plugging it in doesn't automatically install it, sadly... Although, what I'd really love is an ISO of the original disc. If that's possible. Thanks in advance, Joel. |
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Location: South Wales, UK
Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G
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Try these links:
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu...,30&mdl=PRS500 http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=PRS500 and http://prs-500-usb-driver.software.informer.com/ http://www.driverfiles.net/Other/Son...9,1154,3,.html And this site seems to have all the Sony drivers: http://sony.mydriversdownload.com/ Last edited by Patricia; 07-02-2009 at 10:04 PM. |
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Oh, and welcome to the forum, Joel.
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Thanks for these Patricia. Unfortunately they all point to the same thing - firmware update for the OS on the device. The links don't help me when it comes to the USB connection to the PC.
Any other suggestions? Is Driver Detective really that safe? |
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Ok well I worked it out.
Anyone else with the same problem - go and download calibre. Use the drivers they give in the Drivers folder after you install the program. And there you go. Thanks Patricia for your advice. |
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i tied calibre and no folder had driveres in it after i instaled the program...any idea where i can get usb drivers on the net?
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I do not remember when they stopped to support PRS-500 Let's find out https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=140590 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=116575 Quote:
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I have a Sony USB driver in my Program Files. It's time stamped 2007.
The full path is C:\Program Files\Sony\Sony Reader\USBDriver, and there are 3 files: PRSUSB.sys, PRSUSB.cat, PRSUSB.inf. If anyone can confirm this is the one for the PRS-500, I'd be happy to share a copy of these files. *I started out with a 500, but I didn't think this laptop was quite as old as that...could be though, it's about 5 years old. Or it could be the software from a later version still had the driver for backward compatibility. I also have back copies of Calibre somewhere from when it was called LIBPRS (or something close to that). They're on CD, so I'd have to dig them out, but I know I have backups somewhere. Last edited by FizzyWater; 03-04-2012 at 04:55 AM. |
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The USB driver for the 500 is 32-bit only. So if you have a 64-bit Windows, it won't work.
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