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Preparations for using the RPC-1
Minimum requirements
In order to install the RPC-1, you must have a computer that
has a PCI slot and fulfills the following conditions.
The RPC-1 operates on a 5V PCI bus. It will not operate on a
3.3V PCI bus.
Windows users
• A PC-compatible computer with
Windows 95/98/Me/
NT4.0/2000
installed
•
Pentium MMX 300 MHz or better
CPU (PentiumII 300
MHz or better is recommended*)
•
64 MB or more
RAM (128 MB or more is recommended)
* Pentium III 450MHz with 128MB of RAM or better is
recommended for 24bit-88.2/96kHz operation.
Macintosh users
• A Power Macintosh with
Mac OS 8.6 or later*
installed
(9.0 or later is recommended)
•
Power PC G3
or better CPU (G3 300 MHz or better is
recommended)
•
96 MB or more
RAM (128 MB or more is recommended.)
*
MacOS X
is not supported (will be supported in the near
future).
Installing the RPC-1
Install the RPC-1 into the PCI slot of your computer. For
details on installing a PCI card, refer to your computer’s
manual.
1.
Turn off the power of your computer, and unplug the
power cable.
2.
Remove the cover of your computer, and remove the
cover of the PCI slot in which the RPC-1 will be installed.
(The screw that held the cover in place will be used to
fasten the RPC-1.)
3.
Insert the RPC-1 into the PCI slot. Notice that the RPC-1
cannot be inserted if it is oriented in the wrong direction.
4.
Fasten the RPC-1 using the screw that had fastened the
PCI slot cover.
5.
Re-attach the cover of your computer.
Installing the RPC-1 driver (Windows)
Windows95/98
1.
When you start up your computer after installing the
RPC-1, the RPC-1 will be detected automatically, and the
“Add New Hardware wizard”
will start up. Then click
“Next.”
2.
Into your
CD-ROM drive
, insert the
“Drivers/Update”
CD-ROM
that was included with the RPC-1.
3.
Select
“Search for the best driver for your device”
and
click
“Next.”
4.
Check
“Specify a location”
and click
“Browse,”
and
select the
CD-ROM drive(Roland_rpc-1)
.
5.
Select the
“95_98_Me”
folder under
“DRIVERS”
folder,
and click
“OK.”
6.
Click
“Next”
to begin the installation.
7.
When the message of
“Windows has finished installing
the software you selected that your new hardware
device requires”
appears, click
“Finish.”
8.
Windows will start up.
Windows Me
1.
When you start up your computer after installing the
RPC-1, the RPC-1 will be detected automatically, and the
“Add New Hardware wizard”
will start up.
2.
Into your
CD-ROM drive
, insert the
“Drivers/Update”
CD-ROM
that was included with the RPC-1.
3.
Check
“Automatic search for a better driver”
and click
“Next.”
4.
Two
“Roland RPC-1”
drivers will be recognized. Select
one of them located in
“\DRIVERS\95_98_Me\MA_DELTA.INF”
under
CD-
ROM drive
.
5.
Click
“OK”
to begin the installation.
6.
When the message of
“Roland RPC-1 : Windows has
finished installing the software you selected that
your new hardware device requires”
appears, click
“Finish.”
7.
Windows will start up.
• Do not touch any of the printed circuit pathways or
connection terminals.
• Never use excessive force when installing a circuit
board. If it doesn’t fit properly on the first attempt,
remove the board and try again.
• When circuit board installation is complete, double-
check your work.
