User Manual

User's Guide Fireface UC © RME
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10.2 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: 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.
10.3 Deinstalling the Drivers
A deinstallation 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 deinstallation request. This request can be found (like all
deinstallation entries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'RME Fireface UC'.
10.4 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 Fire-
face 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).
If more than one unit is installed, further units can be flashed by changing to the next tab and
repeating the process.
After the update the Fireface UC needs to be reset. This is done by powering down the Fireface
for a short time. Attention: the Fireface should not be switched off for less than 5 seconds, be-
cause Windows completely unloads the driver, which takes some time to finish.
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.
In case the automatic activation of the Safety-BIOS fails it can also be activated manually: Push
the rotary encoder button while switching 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 (at the time of writing this manual version 82).