Hondata

Do I need to have my laptop connected to the S300 while I'm going through the installation process for the USB drivers?

Correction on the last post. In 'Device Manager' I open the 'Hondata S300 ECU (jdm)' file I get a prompt that reads:

The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)
To reinstall the drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver.

When I go through the installation process it bring s up ...

When I'm in 'device manager' and the USB is plugged in with the ignition 'on' Hondata S300j shows up. When the USB is unplugged this goes away. When I opened this file it showed up "device manager not installed".

I failed to mention I do have a check engine light on and the ecu is running in 'limp' mode.

On the bottom left of the screen t shows 'Offline' when the USB is plugged in. I ran the Test USB and got an error message "No compatible USB devices found". I tried both USB ports on my laptop and they both give me the same message.
When I plug and unplug the USB cable while the key is in the on ...

I'm having connection issues between my laptop and the S300j unit. After turning the key to ignition 2 and booting up the laptop the light on the S300j initially flashes a red light then followed by a steady green. The laptop shows no communication as fas as USB connections. I went through the USB ...