User Manual

PCX924e & PCX924e-Mic, PCX22e
User’s Manual
9
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum hardware requirements
PC with one free PCI EXPRESS
TM
(PCIe
®
) slot (x1, x2, x4, x8, x16 or x32).
CPU power and memory required depend on the operating system and on the
audio application used.
Software requirements
To use your PCX924e, PCX924e-Mic or PCX22e, install the driver from the
np Runtime HR package version 1.70 or higher.
This package includes:
• a Digigram np driver enabling OEM applications to best capitalize on the
boards
• a WDM DirectSound driver
• an ASIO driver (installation optional)
• a Wave driver
∗
(installation optional)
Supported operating systems
PCX924e, PCX924e-Mic, and PCX22e cards run under Windows XP
∗∗
,
Windows Server 2003
∗ ∗
and Windows Vista
∗∗
.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION
Due to the reduced length of the PCI EXPRESS
TM
bus connector
and the resulting lack of mechanical stability, we strongly advise
against transporting the card(s) installed in a computer, unless its
chassis or case provides a dedicated support to keep the card
securely in place in order to avoid physical damage.
The card has to be installed in the computer prior to installing its driver.
Installing the card
Gently plug the card in a free PCIe
®
slot and press it down to position it
firmly. Tighten the screw.
Interrupt and memory address
Hardware interrupt and addresses are automatically set up at start-up by the
PCI PnP BIOS.
∗
Windows XP and Server 2003 only
∗∗
32-bit version