Flash Update; Deinstalling The Drivers; Linux/Unix - RME Audio Hammerfall HDSP 9632 User Manual

7.3 Flash Update

The Flash Update Tool updates the HDSP 9632's hardware to the latest version. It requires an
already installed driver.
Start the program fut_xxx_xxx.exe. The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the
HDSP 9632 (150 or up), and whether it needs an update or not. If so, then simply press the
'Update' button. A progress bar shows how several actions are performed. When the flash
update process is finished, 'Success' will be displayed.
If more than one interface cards is installed, all cards can be flashed by changing to the next
tab and repeating the process.
After the update the PCI card needs to be resettet. This is done by powering down and shutting
off the PC. A warm boot is not enough.
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.
Note for Windows 2000/XP users: Because of the changed hardware revision, Windows
2000/XP will start the hardware assistant and wants to install new drivers. Do NOT let Windows
search for new drivers, but follow the instructions given in chapter 7.2.

7.4 Deinstalling the Drivers

A deinstallation of the HDSP'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 additonal autorun entries of
TotalMix, the Settings dialog, and the registering of the ASIO driver. Those entries can be
removed from the registry through a software deinstallation request. This request can be found
(like all deinstallation entries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'RME Hammerfall
DSP'.

7.5 Linux/Unix

An ALSA driver for Linux is available soon. TotalMix has been ported to Linux too. Further
information on ALSA is available at
http://www.alsa-project.org
User's Guide Hammerfall DSP 9632 © RME
8