Intel Fireface 800 - Manual (Page 16)

16 User's Guide Fireface 800 © RME
9. Hardware Installation
Desktop Computer
• Use the power cord to connect the Fireface with any suitable power outlet.
• Connect computer and Fireface using the supplied 6-pin FireWire cable (IEEE1394a). In
case your computer does not have any FireWire port, PCI and PCI Express cards with Fire-
Wire ports are available at your local computer shop.
• Power on the computer. Switch on the Fireface when Windows shows the desktop.
Notebook
• Use the power cord to connect the Fireface with any suitable power outlet.
• Connect computer and Fireface using the supplied 6-pin FireWire cable (IEEE1394a). In
case your notebook does not have any FireWire port, CardBus and ExpressCard cards can
be used to add them. In case your notebook does not have a 6-pin jack, or did not include a
6-pin to 4-pin adapter: such adapters are available in your local computer store.
• Power-on the notebook. Switch on the Fireface when Windows shows the desktop.
10. Driver and Firmware
10.1 Driver Installation
After the Fireface has been switched on, (see 9. Hardware Installation) the green arrow symbol
appears in the task bar (dialog Remove hardware) because Windows has detected an external
hardware.
Insert the RME Driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and follow further instructions which appear
on your computer screen. The driver files are located in the directory \Fireface_FW on the RME
Driver CD. Windows now installs the driver of the Fireface 800 and registers it as a new audio
device in the system.
After a reboot, the symbols of mixer and Settings dialog will
appear in the task bar. The red Host error LED extinguishes.
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.