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User's Guide Fireface 800 © RME
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10.2 Driver Update
RME driver updates often include a new fireface.inf file. To prevent Windows 2000/XP from
using an old fireface.inf, or to copy some of the old driver files, be sure NOT to let Windows
search for the driver! Instead tell Windows what to do.
Under >Control Panel /System /Device Manager /Sound, Video and Game Controllers /RME
Fireface 800/Properties /Driver< you'll find the 'Update Driver' button. 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.
This method also allows to install older drivers than the currently installed ones.
10.3 Deinstalling the Drivers
A deinstallation 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 deinstallation request. This request can be found (like all
deinstallation entries) in Control Panel, Software. Click on the entry 'RME Fireface'.
10.4 Firmware Update
The Flash Update Tool updates the firmware of the Fireface 800 to the latest version. It requires
an already installed driver.
Start the program fireface_fut.exe. The Flash Update Tool displays the current revision of the
Fireface's frimware, 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).
If more than one Fireface is installed, all units can be flashed by changing to the next tab and
repeating the process.
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, be-
cause Windows completely unloads the driver, which takes some time to finish.
A reboot of the computer is not necessary.
When the update fails (status: failure), the unit's second BIOS will be used from the next cold
boot on (Secure BIOS Technology). Therefore the unit stays fully functional. The flash process
should then be tried again on a different computer.