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User’s Guide HDSP System Multiface © RME

7.4 Flash Update

The Flash Update Tool updates HDSP PCI cards or CardBus cards to the latest version. It

requires an already installed driver.

Start the program fut_xxx_xxx.exe. The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the

HDSP interface, and whether it needs an update or not. If so, then please manually select if a

PCI card (desktop computer) or a CardBus card (laptop) shall be flashed. Next simply press the

'Update' button. A progress bar will indicate when the flash process is finished. The bar moves

slowly first (program), then faster (verify).

If more than one interface card is installed, all cards can be flashed by changing to the next tab

and repeating the process.

After the update the PCI/CardBus cards need to be resettet. This is done by powering down

and shutting off the PC. A warm boot is not enough!

PCI card revision 1.8 or up (black PCB): When the update fails (status: failure), the card's

second BIOS will be used from the next cold boot on (Secure BIOS Technology). Therefore the

card stays fully functional. The flash process should then be tried again on a different

computer.

All other PCI cards and all CardBus cards: When the update fails (status: failure) the flash

process should be repeated several times, until no error message occurs anymore. If the failure

message is displayed nonetheless, the interface will most propably no longer work when the

computer is switched off and on again. The interface then has to be re-programmed at the

factory. We have invested a lot of work to prevent the system from getting in this state. If it

happens despite our efforts, the best advice we can give is to not switch off the computer! As

long as it is not switched off the old programming of the PCI/CardBus interface will stay active,

and you can continue to work with the system using the old drivers

Note for Windows 2000/XP users: Because of the changed hardware revision, Windows

2000/XP will start the hardware assistant and wants to install new drivers. Do NOT let Windows

search for new drivers, but follow the instructions given in chapter 7.3.

7.5 Deinstalling the Drivers

A deinstallation of the HDSP's driver files is not necessary – and not supported by Windows

anyway. Thanks to full Plug & Play support, the driver files will not be loaded after the hardware

has been removed. If desired these files can then be deleted manually.

Unfortunately Windows Plug & Play methods do not cover the additonal autorun entries of

TotalMix, the Settings dialog, and the registering of the ASIO driver. Those entries can be

removed from the registry through a software deinstallation request. This request can be found

(like all deinstallation entries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'RME Hammerfall

DSP Tray Tools', or 'RME Hammerfall DSP'.

7.6 Linux/Unix

An ALSA driver for Linux is available. TotalMix has been ported to Linux too. Further

information on ALSA is available at

http://www.alsa-project.org

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