RME HDSPe MADI [12/72] Driver and firmware

User's Guide HDSPe MADI © RME

10. Driver and Firmware

10.1 Driver Installation

After the HDSPe MADI has been installed correctly (see 5. Hardware Installation), and the com-

puter has been switched on, Windows will recognize the new hardware component and start its

‘Hardware Wizard’. Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further in-

structions which appear on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory

\WDM on the RME Driver CD.

Windows now installs the driver of the HDSP system and registers it as a new

audio device in the system. After a reboot, the symbols of TotalMix and

Settings dialog will appear in the task bar.

In case the Hardware Wizard does not show up automatically after installation of the card,

do not attempt to install the drivers manually! An installation of drivers for non-recognized

hardware will cause a blue screen when booting Windows!

In Windows 7 Microsoft removed the automatic start of the Driver Software Update dialog. The-

refore this dialog has to be started manually after the failed driver installation. Hit the Win key,

type 'Device Manager', start the Device Manager by selecting it from the list and hit Enter.

The device is shown with a yellow warning symbol. Usually it is already found in the correct

category, Sound, Video and Game Controller (Plug & Play detects a multimedia device). Right

click on the device and select 'Update Driver Software' from the context menu.

The dialog Update Driver Software appears. Now follow the instructions given below.

10.2 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

Hammerfall DSP MADI /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.

10.3 De-Installing the Drivers

A de-installation of the HDSPe 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 de-installation request. This request can be found

(like all de-installation entries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'RME Hammerfall

DSP (WDM)'.