RME Audio Hammerfall HDSPe MADIface, User Manual

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User's Guide HDSPe MADIface
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10.3 De-Installing the Drivers
A de-installation of the 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 additional autorun entries of To-
talMix, the Settings dialog, and the registration of the ASIO driver. Those entries can be re-
moved from the registry through a software de-installation request. This request can be found
(like all de-installation entries) in
Control Panel, Software . Click on the entry 'RME Hammerfall
DSP (WDM)'.
10.4 Firmware Update
The Flash Update Tool updates the ExpressCard MADIface to the latest firmware version. It
requires an already installed driver.
Start the program
pcie_fut.exe . The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the
MADIface, and whether it needs an update or not. If so, then please press the 'Update' button.
A progress bar will indicate when the flash process is finished. The bar moves slowly first (pro-
gram), 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 ExpressCard needs to be reset. This is done by powering down and shut-
ting off the PC. A warm boot is not enough!
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.
Note: In case the hardware revision changes, Windows will start the hardware assistant and
wants to install new drivers. Do NOT let Windows search for new drivers, but follow the instruc-
tions given in chapter 10.2.