ESI
U108 PRE
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2. Installation
2.1 System Recommendation
U108 PRE is not simply a standard digital audio interface, but a high-resolution device capable of
advanced processing of audio content. Even though U108 PRE is built to have low-CPU resource
dependability, system specifications play a key part in the U108 PREs performance. Systems with
more advanced components are generally recommended.
Minimum System Requirements
PC
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Windows Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 or 10 (32- and 64-bit) operating system
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1 available USB 2.0 port
Mac
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Mac OS X 10.8 or higher, or current version of macOS
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1 available USB 2.0 port
2.2 Hardware Installation
U108 PRE is directly connected to an available USB port of your computer. In order to make sure
the unit works, you need to use the included electric power supply that connects your mains power
outlet to the 12V DC connector on the backside of U108 PRE. Once this connection is made,
simply install the hardware by plugging it into your computer with the supplied USB cable.
USB port of a computer
2.3 Driver & Software Installation
After the connection of U108 PRE, the operating system automatically detects it as a new hardware
device. However, you need to install our driver in order to use it.
We
strongly
recommend to download the latest driver from www.esi-audio.com before installing
U108 PRE on your computer. The driver on our website can always be more recent compared to the
driver on the included Installation DVD.
2.3.1 Installation under Windows
This text explains how to install U108 PRE under Windows 10. If you use Windows 7, Windows 8
or Windows 8.1, the steps are basically the same. Connect U108 PRE before you install the driver,
but turn it off first.
To start the installation, launch the setup program, which is an .exe file that is inside a recent driver
download from our website or in the
Windows XX
folder (XX refers to the Windows version) of the