HardSID

Please see the 1st result of a recent cooperation between Ken (JSIDPlay2) and Wilfred (ACID64) below.

Information from Wilfred on the new version of ACID64:

HardSID USB support

ACID64 supports HardSID USB devices like the HardSID 4U, HardSID UPlay and HardSID Uno. For this you need to have a driver installed. ACID64 supports the official HardSID Windows driver and the WinUSB driver.

Driver installation

On Windows, it's recommended to install the WinUSB driver, since it is digitally signed and can be used without any tricks.

To install the WinUSB driver, just download the Zadig tool via:
https://zadig.akeo.ie/

This is an open-source tool which will install a generic signed driver that can control any USB device.

Before installing the driver via the Zadig tool, make sure to uninstall the official HardSID driver if you already have it installed. Connect and turn on your HardSID USB device and go to Computer Management to uninstall the driver. Also make sure you select the Delete the driver software for this device during uninstall and reboot when done.

When you run the Zadig tool, turn on your device and see if one of the following devices are in the list:

HardSID 4U
HardSID UPlay
HardSID Uno

If your device is not in the dropdown list, check if it is connected and turned it on. You can also go to the Options menu and select List All Devices and see if the HardSID device is in the list. If it is, the device still has a driver assigned and you need to uninstall it, or you forgot to reboot. Just follow the procedure above again.

Now find and select the HardSID device from the dropdown. Notice the USB ID is:

6581 8580 for the HardSID 4U
6581 8581 for the HardSID UPlay
6581 8582 for the HardSID Uno

Make sure the WinUSB driver is selected and press the Install Driver button. It will take a while before the installation completes.

You have to install the driver for each type of USB HardSID Device that you plug in.

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Zadig - USB driver installation made easy Zadig is a Windows application that installs generic USB drivers, such as WinUSB, libusb-win32/libusb0.sys or libusbK, to help you access USB devices.