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7. Driver and Firmware
7.1 Driver Installation
After the HDSPe AIO Pro card has been installed correctly (see 5. Hardware Installation), and
the computer has been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and
start its 'Hardware Wizard'. In case the drivers had not been installed before exit the assistant.
RME is constantly improving the drivers. Please download the latest drivers from the RME web-
site. Driver version 4.30 or higher is available via http://rme.to/downloads. Unzip the down-
loaded file and start the driver installation with rmeinstaller.exe. Windows detects the new hard-
ware as HDSPe AIO Pro and installs the drivers automatically. After a reboot the card is ready
to be used.
After the reboot, the icons of TotalMix FX and Settings dialog appear
in the notification area. Windows might hide them behind the trian-
gle, click on it to access them and to configure their appearance.
Driver Updates do not require to remove the existing drivers. Simply install the new driver over
the existing one.
7.2 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 additional autorun entries of To-
talMix, the Settings dialog, and the registration of the ASIO driver. Those entries can be re-
moved 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 (WDM)'.
7.3 Firmware Update
The Flash Update Tool updates the HDSPe AIO Pro to the latest firmware version. It requires an
already installed driver.
Start the program pcie_fut.exe. The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the
HDSPe AIO Pro, and whether it needs an update or not. If so, then please 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 Express card needs to be reset. 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.
User's Guide HDSPe AIO Pro © RME
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