I have recently acquired a GPS 60 and it didn't come with a Garmin Cable, i have been trying to connect it with a couple of PC's (Win 7 and 10) but Garmin Express says it can see a device, but doesnt support the GPS 60. I cant find any garmin software that does. The cable i am using fits the handset, and is USB rather than Serial port- is this correct? Just in windows the gps 60 does not mount as a drive, yet when it is plugged in windows acknowledges its there with a ping! Tried windows update to locate drivers to no avail. Help! Need to connect it to download geocache data.
You need the following to make it work: 1. Proper cable (I'm not sure about this, but let's hope that a normal USB cable is ok). 2. Garmin USB drivers: https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=591 3. Software to communicate with the GPS 60.
If after installing drivers the Garmin Express still refuses to cooperate with the GPS 60, then point 3 get's tough. The manual mentions Garmin MapSource for uploading maps, but this is very old and long unsupported, and I doubt if it would work in modern Windows (doesn't hurt to try, though). If it doesn't work, then finding a solution might depend on what you want to do with the connection.
I have loaded the drivers (Says successfully!) But windows still doesnt mount the gps as a drive...Garmin Express sees it but says it doesnt support it. Used the updater which has updated the GPS to latest version of firmware, but thats all the connectivity i get. When i try and load coordinate files from Geocaching.com it just goes through the Garmin Express cycle of seeing the device but being unable to add it. Will take a look at the old Mapsource, but that normally says something about existing products or entering a code
I've only now realised that this device is rather dated (2006?) - but equally: my Edge705 (2008?) is recognised and managed by GE without problems. But who knows?
Your best port of call here is checking this with Garmin Support (via phone).
Meanwhile indeed: WebUpdater, MapSource and possibly BaseCamp (among the few) are your best friends.
