Topic: 1st gen Multiface/PCI with Win7x64?

I have original MF and PCI card. Are there drivers for Win7x64? Anyone using this combo? I love the thing but am no longer using a PCI equipped computer and must let it go. Buyers requesting compatibility info.
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Thanks!
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2 (edited by jeff_free69 2015-02-07 19:23:47)

Re: 1st gen Multiface/PCI with Win7x64?

I'm in the same boat.  not an expert, but here's what is found so far:

   (http://www.rme-audio.de/forum/viewtopic.php?id=21594)

1) if you're retiring the PCI based computer you will need a new PCIe version of the card (typical price $549 - so thats the minimal price you're looking at).

2) There are drivers to upgrade multiface to Win 7/64. 
    The new PCIe should  then work with the old Multiface, but you must make sure your firmware is up to date.  If the hardware version is very old, there is at least a slight chance it may not work; and the card would have to be sent in to reprogrammed.  You can find the details on their site under the older drivers section.

That scared me enough to think about upgrading to the Multiface II.  After a dozen years i can't complain.  plus then I can keep the old computer intact with the old interface too.  But it appears to me that Multiface II is now also pretty old and  getting phased out.  ( some major distributors don't even carry it any more, but i saw one at a substantial discount)

RME tends to be very vague on performance differences, but it appears they feel that their USB2/ firewire solution is no longer inferior to the old proprietary system of the PCI-MF . ("it all depends on your system") 

With that said, the Fireface UCX / 802 / UFX seem to be a more future proof direction, but I'm still figuring this stuff out.   
(The UCX resembles the MF's, typical price is around $1600)

Re: 1st gen Multiface/PCI with Win7x64?

jeff_free69 wrote:

1) if you're retiring the PCI based computer you will need a new PCIe version of the card (typical price $549 - so thats the minimal price you're looking at).

Nope, no retiring the old computer, selling the card and MF and will be used on a PCI equipped computer. Need to know if the PCI and MF will work perfectly on a Win7x64 machine.

Thx
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Re: 1st gen Multiface/PCI with Win7x64?

omaudio wrote:
jeff_free69 wrote:

1) if you're retiring the PCI based computer you will need a new PCIe version of the card (typical price $549 - so thats the minimal price you're looking at).

Nope, no retiring the old computer, selling the card and MF and will be used on a PCI equipped computer. Need to know if the PCI and MF will work perfectly on a Win7x64 machine.

Thx
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OK then its just part 2 you need to consider. 
My new win7/64 PC has a 1 PCI slot, but I would need to deal with the ominous firmware upgrade warning.
" Note for HDSP PCI Rev. < 1.8  ...  "

Pop the card and see what's printed on it.
Mine was 1.4   If yours is > 1.8 then I'd breathe easier.

Re: 1st gen Multiface/PCI with Win7x64?

" Pop the card and see what's printed on it.
Mine was 1.4   If yours is > 1.8 then I'd breathe easier."

It is a rev 1.7
I will put Win7 x64 on an old desktop I have here and just test it I guess. Thx.
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Re: 1st gen Multiface/PCI with Win7x64?

I installed it under WinXP x32 and ran the firmware updater.
Win7x64 drivers? Anyone?
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7 (edited by omaudio 2015-02-14 21:27:23)

Re: 1st gen Multiface/PCI with Win7x64?

I got it working flawlessly under Win7x64. Support helped me locate the fw and drivers.
had to run fw updater a bunch of times which was odd- got further each time until it had a completed run.

"They have drivers for the HDSP series for any 32 bit or 64 bit OS, XP and up. Please see link below.

Driver: https://archiv.rme-audio.de/download/dr … in_406.zip
Firmware updater: https://archiv.rme-audio.de/download/fut_wdm_dsp.zip
"