Steinberg NUENDO Audiolink 96, Operation Manual

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NUENDO AUDIOLINK 96
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ENGLISH
When inserting the CardBus card it usually will be detected automati-
cally by the notebook hardware and then Windows. A double beep sig-
nals detection and removal. In rare cases detection will fail. If so, simply
remove the card and insert it again. On one of the tested notebooks the
card was never activated at Windows boot, but only when plugged in
manually. The problem vanished after a fresh install of Windows ME.
The Nuendo Audiolink 96 system was tested thoroughly on several note-
books. Basically our CardBus card operates with any notebook we have
tested. But there were some significant performance differences, and
some laptops suffered from a very low data transfer rate of the PC-Card
controller. Detailed information on this can be found under
http://www.rme-audio.com/english/techinfo/index.htm.
The mobile operation of the Audiolink 96 system can cause problems.
Explanations and solutions on digital noise, ground loops, headphone
operation and Line Out wiring, power supplies and the mobile opera-
tion with battery can be found on the website
http://www.rme-audio.com/english/techinfo/index.htm.
The hardware of a notebook differs in many points from that of a desk-
top computer – sometimes…Detailed information on all components,
from CPU to the display, can be found on the website
http://www.rme-audio.com/english/techinfo/index.htm.
Why does your notebook behave completely different from your desk-
top computer? And how can you still change it for good performance
(not only audio performance)? Find answers to these and many other
questions about software tuning and installation, clicks under Win9x,
the usage of the low latency solution Windows 2000, and the optimiza-
tion of the memory bandwidth, under
http://www.rme-audio.com/english/techinfo/index.htm.
Macintosh
The Audiolink 96 system uses the notebook’s PCMCIA type II port as
CardBus interface. Compared to a PC-Card, which only has access to
the outdated ISA-bus, CardBus is a 32 bit PCI interface. When inserting
the CardBus card it usually is detected automatically by the notebook
hardware and then by the MacOS. An icon labeled 'Audiolink 96' will
appear on the desktop.