User`s guide

User's Guide DIGI96/8 PST © RME

6. Hardware Installation

Important: Switch off the computer and remove the power cable from the power supply befo-

re fitting the DIGI96/8 PST. Inserting and removing the card while the computer is in

operation will more than likely lead to irreparable damage to the mainboard!

1. Disconnect the power cord and all other cables from the computer

2. Remove the computer's housing; further information on how to do this can be obtained from

your computer´s instruction manual

3. Neutralize the static build up by touching the computer's metal-chassis before unpacking the

DIGI96/8 PST from the protective bag.

4. Insert DIGI96/8 PST into a free PCI slot, press and ensure that the card is properly

seated. Fasten the screw (if any).

5. Re-place the computer's housing and tighten the screws (if any).

6. Re-connect the power cable and all other cables/connections.

7. Driver Installation

The DIGI96/8 PST may be used with Macintosh Sound Manager applications by se-

lecting the card for Input and Output with the Sound Control Panel. When used in this way ope-

ration will be restricted to 16 bits and 48 kHz.

Full multichannel and 96 kHz performance can only be achieved by using ASIO drivers with

ASIO applications.

It is not possible to use the DIGI96 series with the control panel 'Monitors and Sound'

of MacOS 8.x! This is a restriction of the operating system. Apple provide an optional control

panel 'Sound', found in the Apple Extras Folder. Please move this into the Control Panels

folder (e.g. by dragging onto the System folder) before installing our card and drivers.

MacOS9.x includes a new Sound panel which operates flawlessly with the DIGI96 series.

If you already installed an older version of the driver first make sure to remove all old files.

To do so open the 'Extensions' folder which is inside your 'System' folder. Remove all files

which have a 'DIGI96' at the beginning of their names. Remove every 'DIGI96 ASIO' file from

all 'ASIO Drivers' folders of your computer.

First fit the card (see 6. Hardware Installation), then switch on the computer and double-click

the 'm96_x.sit' archive to decompress it into separate files (using 'Aladin Stuffit Expander').

Drag the new driver DIGI96/8

PAD&PST and the file DIGI96

Sound Component to the Sy-

stem folder. They will be instal-

led automatically into the 'Ex-

tension' folder. Confirm the sy-

stem's message to complete the

installation. Now the driver files

should be found in the 'Extensi-

on' folder, see example to the

right.