User Manual

User's Guide Fireface 800 © RME

6.2 Driver Update

RME's driver updates often include a new fireface.inf file. To prevent Windows 2000/XP from

using an old fireface.inf, or to copy some of the old driver files, be sure NOT to let Windows

search for the driver! Instead tell Windows what to do.

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

Fireface 800/Properties /Driver you'll find the 'Update Driver' button. 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.

6.3 Flash Update

The Flash Update Tool updates the firmware of the Fireface 800 to the latest version. It re-

quires an already installed driver.

Start the program fireface_fut.exe. The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the

Fireface's frimware, 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 card stays fully functional. The flash process

should then be tried again on a different computer.

6.4 Deinstalling the Drivers

A deinstallation 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

TotalMix, the Settings dialog, and the registration of the ASIO driver. These entries can be

removed 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'.