User`s guide

10
User's Guide Fireface 400 © RME
6. Hardware and Driver Installation
6.1 Hardware and Driver Installation
To simplify installation it is recommended to first install the drivers before the unit is connected
to the computer. But it will also work the other way round.
Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. The driver installer is located in the directory
\Fireface_FW. Start rmeinstaller.exe and follow the instructions of the installer. After installation
connect computer and Fireface 400 using the supplied FireWire cable. Windows detects the
new hardware as Fireface 400 and installs the drivers automatically.
Please note the Win. If Mac is displayed the unit has to be disconnected from the computer and
its firmware has to be changed to Win (see above) prior to installing the drivers.
After a reboot, the icons of TotalMix FX and Settings dialog appear in
the notification area. If not a click on the triangle leads to Configure and
the appearance settings of the icons.
Driver Updates do not require to remove the existing drivers. Simply install the new driver over
the existing one.
6.2 De-installing the Drivers
A de-installation of the Fireface'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 additional autorun entries of To-
talMix, the Settings dialog, and the registration of the ASIO driver. These entries can be re-
moved from the registry by a software de-installation request. This request can be found (like all
de-installation entries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'RME Fireface'.
6.3 Firmware Update
The Flash Update Tool updates the firmware of the Fireface 400 to the latest version. It requires
an already installed driver.
Start the program fireface_fut.exe. The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the
Fireface firmware, and whether it needs an update or not. If so, then simply press the 'Update'
button. A progress bar will indicate when the flash process is finished (Verify Ok).
If more than one Fireface is installed, all units can be flashed by changing to the next tab and
repeating the process.
After the update the unit needs to be reset. This is done by powering down the Fireface for a
few seconds.
A reboot of the computer is not necessary.
When the update fails (status: failure), the unit's second BIOS will be used from the next cold
boot on (Secure BIOS Technology). Therefore the unit stays fully functional. The flash process
should then be tried again on a different computer.