User Manual

User's Guide Fireface UC © RME

7.2 Driver Update

When facing problems with the automatic driver update, the user-driven way of driver installa-

tion will work.

Under >Control Panel /System /Device Manager /Sound, Video and Game Controllers /RME

Fireface UC/Properties /Driver< you'll find the 'Update Driver' button.

XP: Select 'Install from a list or specific location (advanced)', click 'Next', select 'Don't

search I will choose the driver to install', click 'Next', then 'Have Disk'. Now point to the

driver update's directory.

Vista/7: Select 'Browse my computer for driver software', then 'Let me pick from a list of

device drivers from my computer', then 'Have Disk'. Now point to the driver update's direc-

tory.

This method also allows for the installation of older drivers than the currently installed ones.

7.3 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. 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 USB'.

7.4 Firmware Update

The Flash Update Tool updates the firmware of the Fireface UC to the latest version. It requires

an already installed driver.

Start the program fut_usb.exe. The

Flash Update Tool displays the current

revision of the Fireface UC's 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).

A reboot of the computer is not

necessary.

When the update fails (status: failure), the

unit's Safety BIOS will be used from the

next boot on, the unit stays fully

functional. The flash process should then

be tried again.

The Safety BIOS can also be activated manually: Push the rotary encoder button while switch-

ing on the unit. This method is also useful to temporarily deactivate a newer firmware. With

pressed button the older version of the firmware will be loaded.