Driver Update; De-Installing The Drivers; Firmware Update - RME Audio Fireface UFX User Manual

7.2 Driver Update

When facing problems with the automatic driver update, the user-driven way of driver installa-
tion will work.
Under >Control Panel /System /Device Manager /Sound, Video and Game Controllers /RME
Fireface UFX /Properties /Driver< you'll find the 'Update Driver' button.
XP: Select 'Install from a list or specific location (advanced)', click 'Next', select 'Don't
search I will choose the driver to install', click 'Next', then 'Have Disk'. Now point to the
driver update's directory.
Vista/7: Select 'Browse my computer for driver software', then 'Let me pick from a list of
device drivers from my computer', then 'Have Disk'. Now point to the driver update's direc-
tory.
This method also allows for the installation of older drivers than the currently installed ones.

7.3 De-installing the Drivers

A de-installation of the Fireface'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. These entries can be re-
moved from the registry by a software de-installation request. This request can be found (like all
de-installation entries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'RME Fireface'.

7.4 Firmware Update

The Flash Update Tool updates the firmware of the Fireface UFX to the latest version. It re-
quires an already installed driver.
Start the program fut_usb.exe. The Flash
Update Tool displays the current revision of
the Fireface firmware, and whether it needs
an update or not. If so, then simply press the
'Update' button. A progress bar will indicate
when the flash process is finished (Verify Ok).
After the update the unit needs to be reset.
This is done by powering down the Fireface
for a few seconds.
Attention: the Fireface should not be switched
off for less than 5 seconds, because Windows
completely unloads the driver, which takes
some time to finish.
A reboot of the computer is not necessary.
When the update unexpectedly fails (status: failure), the unit's Safety BIOS will be used from
the next boot on, the unit stays fully functional. The flash process should then be tried again.
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