• Registered: 2013-02-07
  • Posts: 5

Topic: FF400 and Windows 7/8 64Bit

Hi there
i have been using RME products for 10 years now, been super satisfied.
my old intel core 2 died, and i bought a new one. corei7

i had to stop using my old multiface since i did not find Motherboard with old PCI slot.

i installed windows 8 64 bit on it, it all seemed fine...
but every time i run playback from cuabse after lets say 20 minutes i get a horrible bleep, and i need to reboot.
ok i did some reading - downgraded the PC to Windows 7 64 bit - changed to legacy driver on firewire.

now the bloody Windows 7 will not recognise the FF400 at all, i get on device manager "unrecognised device"
it will not install the drivers, even when i get the security to minimum.


some questions:
1. is there a way to connect old RME Multiface 1 PCI card to PciE ?
2. is there a method to install FF400 on Windows 7?

the FF400 works fine on my old Macbook pro...so problem cant be with the interface.

please advice since i getting really frustrated.

  • Registered: 2013-02-07
  • Posts: 5

Re: FF400 and Windows 7/8 64Bit

is there a way to make Windows 8 64 work fine without the bleep?

3 Reply by funkyspacecadet (edited by funkyspacecadet 2013-02-07 21:32:12)

  • Registered: 2011-05-03
  • Posts: 94

Re: FF400 and Windows 7/8 64Bit

http://www.rme-audio.de/forum/viewtopic … 852#p76852

Try that for Windows 8.

I can't imagine why Win7 is not detecting your FF400 even with the legacy driver.  What fw controller are you using?

  • Registered: 2013-02-07
  • Posts: 5

Re: FF400 and Windows 7/8 64Bit

http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/hi … /db-dh77df
this is the motherboard
it seems like VIA controller i guess i am censored sad

  • Registered: 2011-05-03
  • Posts: 94

Re: FF400 and Windows 7/8 64Bit

FarthestSouth wrote:

http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/hi … /db-dh77df
this is the motherboard
it seems like VIA controller i guess i am censored sad

The two PCs I've used with my FF400 had a VIA chipset and I've had to use the legacy driver on both the VIAs and my Texas Instruments controller.

See if the post where I describe how to use legacy in Win8 works.

Also you can try the FW driver from this site, which seems to help some folk in Win8:

http://www.qimaging.com/support/downloads/
Scroll down to "IEEE-1394"

  • Registered: 2013-02-07
  • Posts: 5

Re: FF400 and Windows 7/8 64Bit

ok
i downloaded updates for windows 7 64 bit. than i will try to install the Thesycon stack.
if this will not work. i will get the legacy from the win7 64. and re install windows 8

thank u very much funkyspacecadet

  • Registered: 2011-05-03
  • Posts: 94

Re: FF400 and Windows 7/8 64Bit

FarthestSouth wrote:

ok
i downloaded updates for windows 7 64 bit. than i will try to install the Thesycon stack.
if this will not work. i will get the legacy from the win7 64. and re install windows 8

thank u very much funkyspacecadet

Pleasure dude smile Hope you come right!

Please post back if you get sorted.

  • Registered: 2013-02-07
  • Posts: 5

Re: FF400 and Windows 7/8 64Bit

OK the Thesycon did the magic, i can now see the RME FF400 in the device manager...thank u very much man!
next remix will be called xxx(Space cadet remix) u saved my day.

  • Registered: 2011-05-03
  • Posts: 94

Re: FF400 and Windows 7/8 64Bit

FarthestSouth wrote:

OK the Thesycon did the magic, i can now see the RME FF400 in the device manager...thank u very much man!
next remix will be called xxx(Space cadet remix) u saved my day.

big_smile

Great stuff dude!  Send a link for me to listen smile