User`s guide

User's Guide HDSP System Digiface © RME

19. Driver and Flash Update

19.1 Driver Installation

First fit the card (see 5. Hardware Installation), then switch on the computer and install the driv-

ers from the RME Driver CD. The driver file is located in the folder Hammerfall DSP. Installa-

tion works automatically by a double-click on the file hdsp.mpkg.

RME recommends to download the latest driver version from the RME website! If done, the

procedure is as follows:

Double-click onto hdsp_xx.gz to expand the archive file to hdsp_xx.tar and the folder

HDSP_xx, which includes the driver file hdsp.mpkg. Installation works automatically by a dou-

ble-click on this file.

During driver installation the programs Settings and Mixer (TotalMix) will also be installed.

Both programs start automatically as soon as a HDSP system is detected. They stay in the

dock when exited, and remove themselves automatically from the dock when the HDSP sys-

tem is removed.

Reboot the computer when installation is done.

19.2 Driver Update

In case of a driver update it's not necessary to remove the old driver first, it will be overwritten

during the installation.

Exception: driver updates from version <1.6. Remove the former Settings dialog and

TotalMix from the Login Items, and delete both files from your hard drive!

This driver version did not have the features AutoLoad, Dock Lock and AutoRemove. There-

fore one has to make sure that both programs have been removed from the system, to prevent

the old Settings dialog and TotalMix from being loaded.

19.3 Flash Update

The Flash Update Tool updates HDSP PCI cards or CardBus cards to the latest version. It re-

quires an already installed driver.

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

HDSP interface, and whether it needs an update or not. If so, then please manually select if a

PCI card (desktop computer) or a CardBus card (laptop) shall be flashed. Next simply press the

'Update' button. A progress bar will indicate when the flash process is finished. The bar moves

slowly first (program), then faster (verify).

If more than one interface card is installed, all cards can be flashed by changing to the next tab

and repeating the process.

After the update the PCI/CardBus cards need to be resettet. This is done by powering down

and shutting off the PC. A warm boot is not enough!

PCI card revision 1.8 or up (black PCB), CardBus with 6-pin FireWire connector

When the update fails (status: failure), the card'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.