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6. Hardware Installation
Important: Switch off the computer and remove the power cable from the power supply before fitting the DIGI96/8 PAD. Inserting and removing the card while the computer is in operation will more than likely lead to irreparable damage to the mainboard! 1. Disconnect the power cord and all other cables from the computer 2. Remove the computer's housing; further information on how to do this can be obtained from your computer´s instruction manual 3. Neutralize the static build up by touching the computer's metal-chassis before unpacking the DIGI96/8 PAD from the protective bag. 4. Insert DIGI96/8 PAD into a free PCI slot, press and ensure that the card is properly seated. Fasten the screw (if any). 5. Re-place the computer's housing and tighten the screws (if any). 6. Re-connect the power cable and all other cables/connections.
7. Driver Installation
The DIGI96/8 PAD may be used with Macintosh Sound Manager applications by selecting the card for Input and Output with the Sound Control Panel. When used in this way operation will be restricted to 16 bits and 48 kHz. Full multichannel and 96 kHz performance can only be achieved by using ASIO drivers with ASIO applications. It is not possible to use the DIGI96 series with the control panel 'Monitors and Sound' of MacOS 8.x! This is a restriction of the operating system. Apple provide an optional control panel 'Sound', found in the Apple Extras Folder. Please move this into the Control Panels folder (e.g. by dragging onto the System folder) before installing our card and drivers. MacOS9.x includes a new Sound panel which operates flawlessly with the DIGI96 series. If you already installed an older version of the driver first make sure to remove all old files. To do so open the 'Extensions' folder which is inside your 'System' folder. Remove all files which have a 'DIGI96' at the beginning of their names. Remove every 'DIGI96 ASIO' file from all 'ASIO Drivers' folders of your computer. First fit the card (see 6. Hardware Installation), then switch on the computer and double-click the 'm96_x.sit' archive to decompress it into separate files (using 'Aladin Stuffit Expander'). Drag the new driver DIGI96/8 PAD&PST and the file DIGI96 Sound Component to the System folder. They will be installed automatically into the 'Extension' folder. Confirm the system's message to complete the installation. Now the driver files should be found in the 'Extension' folder, see example to the right.
