Perhaps a Prime Problem

[Han]

(01-22-2016 06:55 PM)ttw Wrote:  I just bought a new Prime (they're on sale) to try to get some more speed in some computations that I do on an HP 50. My experience has not been very good so far. I.. When I plugged the USB cable into my computer (to download software as the manual suggested), the computer quit and will not turn on. I don't know if this is a common problem. It will be some time before I try to connect to another computer. I'm hoping the Prime doesn't require a PC connection because I probably will not provide it. Meanwhile, I'm trying to diagnose what happened; most likely the power supply blew. It's an old but expensive PC so I may find that the Prime's cost runs in the thousands and was an unsuccessful experiment

Under normal circumstances (i.e. using a PC that is in good, running order), one should:

1. install the connectivity kit found on the enclosed CD/DVD
2. update the connectivity kit (it should just prompt you to allow it to update the first time you run it)
3. connect the calculator to the PC (with the conn. kit running)
4. the conn. kit will then prompt you to update the firmware -- I recommend that you do

I have not heard of calculators causing failures to power supplies, but the world is full of surprises. Does your computer even turn on anymore (without anything plugged in other than power cables etc. need to run the computer)?