Re: [linux-audio-user] RME Hammerfall 9636 - troubleshooting

On 9/29/05, Michael T D Nelson <m_nels(a)gmx.net> wrote: > Paul Davis wrote: > > On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 21:26 +0100, Michael T D Nelson wrote: > >>I bought a cheap second-hand RME Hammerfall 9636 recently, in the > >>knowledge that it was untested. > > > > first step, pull the card, look for a small chip that will say either > > "W36" or "M36". find out which one it is. > > > > i (yes, even i!) had problems with this when accidentally using a 9636 > > with the little-endian EPROM ("W36") on a big-endian machine (a mac). > > Hello again Paul. > > I think that you're right. > > The EPROM is marked 'M36'. I am using it in a Pentium 3 machine. Later > it will probably be used in an Athlon XP box. I take it that this is > probably causing my problem? > > Am I correct in assuming that I need to obtain a 'W36' chip and swap the > two? > > Does anyone know if the revision number of the chip is significant? I > was told that the original card was revision 1.5.