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If it is running XP, you will almost certainly have to install the driver yourself. If the laptop is running Vista, Win7 or Win8, the operating system should install the driver automatically when it is connected for the first time.
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It will show up in Device Manager under Sound, Video and Gamer Controllers if it installed correctly.
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Second, MIDI doesn't transfer sound, it transfers key press and other data it won't show up as a recording device in the Control Panel (I'm assuming the laptop is a PC and not a Mac). It has to be connected either to a USB port on the laptop, or to a powered USB hub that is connected to a USB port on the laptop. MIDI connections are optically isolated and don't carry power. Well, first of all, the power to the MIDI adapter must come from the USB port on the laptop. Any help, troubleshooting, people can offer would be greatly appreciated. I have looked around the web, tweaker, a few tutorials here and there, but nothing speaks to this very basic problem. I am quite confused and have no experience with MIDI and little to no experience with musical instruments. When I hit "test" and it takes me to the test page, there is no indication that the information from the keyboard (whether he plays something recorded or we simply bang keys) is coming in to anvil and no indication that when we test the out that any information is going from the laptop to the keyboard. I assume this is normal and one is in and one is out. In Anvil, under MIDI the MIDI does show up twice.
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I have little to no music knowledge of any kind, I do have a fairly solid background in PC hardware/software/networking. It does show up as a game and audio device in the device manager. The MIDI does not show up as a "recording" device in the OS sound options. We have tried FL Studio, Anvil and the Windows 7 OS built in recorder. The link does show up in the hardware device manager and it states it is installed correctly and working. We have reversed this as well in case there was a problem. Until he can get this to work, all other potential problems are moot. So far we have been unable to do anything with this link. It is an inexpensive Chinese built unit with the power provided by the USB or the MIDI link. I am attempting to help my stepfather hook his Roland EM-10 keyboard up to his laptop.