User`s guide

User's Guide Babyface © 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

Babyface/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, Add or Remove Programs (Vista/7: Programs and Fea-

tures). Click on the entry 'RME Fireface USB'.

7.4 Firmware Update

The Flash Update Tool updates the firmware of the Babyface 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 Babyface'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).

After the update the Babyface needs to be reset.

This is done by powering down the Babyface for a

short time.

Attention

: the Babyface should not be switched off

for less than 5 seconds, because 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.