Asmedia Asm1083 Serial Port Driver Windows 10 ~upd~ Instant

Early revisions of the ASM1083 (specifically Rev 01) are known for bugs that cause data corruption or failure to recognize certain cards. If drivers do not fix the issue, the hardware revision might be incompatible with your specific Windows 10 setup. ASM1083-PCIe to PCI Bridge Controller

The ASMedia ASM1083 is a bridge chip. It allows older legacy ports (specifically RS-232 Serial Ports and Parallel Printer Ports) to communicate with the modern PCI Express (PCIe) bus.

You might wonder: Why am I wrestling with a driver for a chip that debuted over a decade ago?