2. Go to Settings > Control Panels > System, click on Hardware, and
click on Device Manager. Check View devices by type. Under Human
Interface Device, you will have a listing for the HID devices that
Windows considers to be currently attached. One of these will be the
PowerMate, and you can confirm that by double clicking on the device
entry and verifying the listing Griffin PowerMate next to Location.
3. Once you've selected the correct entry for the PowerMate, click on
Driver, Update Driver, and select Install from a list of specific
location.
4. Choose from the following instructions for your Windows version:
Windows XP
Select “Don't Search. I will choose the driver to install.” Click on Have
Disk then click on Browse and point it to the location of the Griffin
Technology PowerMate driver folder (typically C:\Program Files\Griffin
Technology\Powermate\Driver). Select PowrMate.inf, click OK to install
the driver, and you’re done.
Windows 2000
Make sure you have updated to Service Pack 3. Select “Don't Search. I
will choose the driver to install.” Click on Have Disk then click on
Browse and point it to the location of the Griffin Technology PowerMate
driver folder (as in C:\Program Files\Griffin Technology\Powermate\Driver).
Select PowrMate.inf and click OK to install the driver. You will receive an
error message stating, "the specified location does not contain
information about your hardware". Click on "OK" to clear the error
message, and you will be returned to the Locate File window. Select
PowrMate.inf again (without any other steps) and it should load correctly.
You may be asked to Restart. At that point the PowerMate driver should
load at startup normally and operate correctly.
5. After all that, you deserve some fun. Twirl the knob and gaze in wonder
as the light brightens and dims as you turn it right and left (this is the
default behavior for controlling the system master volume).
