Roland designed our USB devices in accordance with specs and passed all USB compatibility tests, which are continuously held and organized by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF). Roland found that some computer chips for USB interface I/O were not designed to handle real-time audio and/or MIDI information. The following list of compatible host controller chips have been tested to work with the RolandED USB product line. Compatible USB host controllers current list.
To check the PCI to USB controller in your computer:
* Select Control Panel in the Settings group from the Start menu of Windows.
* Double-Click the SYstem icon in the control Panel, and click the Device Manager tab in the System Properties dialog box.
* Double-Click the Universal Serial Bus Controller icon in the Device Manager list.
If your computer has a compatible USB chip but you are still having difficulty with the driver installation, please follow these instructions to correct the problem:
Note: Unplug all USB devices from your computer before you continue.
1. Close all programs and then reboot your computer. Wait until a few seconds
after it starts to boot up, then slowly tap the F8 key. If Windows begins to
load it means you've pressed the F8 key too late and will need to reboot
and try again.
2. Next you'll see a list of startup options for Windows. Choose the option for
"Safe Mode" (#3) and press enter.
3. Once Windows has started in Safe Mode, press the "Start" button and then choose
"Settings >," then "Control Panel," then double-click "System," and click the
"Device Manager" tab. Next double-click "Universal serial bus controller" to see
the list of devices.
4. Remove all instances of "USB Composite Device" from the list.
5. Check above in your device manager for "Other Devices" next to a yellow ? icon. If you
see that item double-click it.
6. If you had the "Other Devices" section please remove all instances of "Composite USB
Device" or anything similar to this driver in name.
7. Make sure once more than there are no USB devices currently connected to your
computer, then reboot and return to normal Windows mode.
8. Place the disc labeled "UM Driver CD-ROM" into your CD-ROM drive, then plug
the USB cable into your UM-1 to power on the device.
9. The "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box will appear, and will indicate
"This wizard searches for new drivers for : USB Composite Device."
Click "Next>."
10. When you are asked "What do you want Windows to do?", select "Display a list
of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you
want.", and click "Next >."
11. When the display asks "Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware
device. ---" click "Have disk ..."
12. The "Install From Disk" dialog box will appear. Specify the folder that
contains the driver as the "Copy manufacturer's files from," and click the
"OK" button.
Example) If the driver is in the "DRIVERSWIN98" folder of drive D, you would
type "D:DRIVERSWIN98"
13. Verify that "Roland UM-1 USB Driver" is displayed as the model, and click "Next >."
14. When the display indicates "Windows driver file search for the device. ---"
click "Next >."
The driver files will be copied. Please wait until the copying is completed.
15. Click "Finish" to end the procedure.
To check the PCI to USB controller in your computer:
* Select Control Panel in the Settings group from the Start menu of Windows.
* Double-Click the SYstem icon in the control Panel, and click the Device Manager tab in the System Properties dialog box.
* Double-Click the Universal Serial Bus Controller icon in the Device Manager list.
If your computer has a compatible USB chip but you are still having difficulty with the driver installation, please follow these instructions to correct the problem:
Note: Unplug all USB devices from your computer before you continue.
1. Close all programs and then reboot your computer. Wait until a few seconds
after it starts to boot up, then slowly tap the F8 key. If Windows begins to
load it means you've pressed the F8 key too late and will need to reboot
and try again.
2. Next you'll see a list of startup options for Windows. Choose the option for
"Safe Mode" (#3) and press enter.
3. Once Windows has started in Safe Mode, press the "Start" button and then choose
"Settings >," then "Control Panel," then double-click "System," and click the
"Device Manager" tab. Next double-click "Universal serial bus controller" to see
the list of devices.
4. Remove all instances of "USB Composite Device" from the list.
5. Check above in your device manager for "Other Devices" next to a yellow ? icon. If you
see that item double-click it.
6. If you had the "Other Devices" section please remove all instances of "Composite USB
Device" or anything similar to this driver in name.
7. Make sure once more than there are no USB devices currently connected to your
computer, then reboot and return to normal Windows mode.
8. Place the disc labeled "UM Driver CD-ROM" into your CD-ROM drive, then plug
the USB cable into your UM-1 to power on the device.
9. The "Add New Hardware Wizard" dialog box will appear, and will indicate
"This wizard searches for new drivers for : USB Composite Device."
Click "Next>."
10. When you are asked "What do you want Windows to do?", select "Display a list
of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you
want.", and click "Next >."
11. When the display asks "Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware
device. ---" click "Have disk ..."
12. The "Install From Disk" dialog box will appear. Specify the folder that
contains the driver as the "Copy manufacturer's files from," and click the
"OK" button.
Example) If the driver is in the "DRIVERSWIN98" folder of drive D, you would
type "D:DRIVERSWIN98"
13. Verify that "Roland UM-1 USB Driver" is displayed as the model, and click "Next >."
14. When the display indicates "Windows driver file search for the device. ---"
click "Next >."
The driver files will be copied. Please wait until the copying is completed.
15. Click "Finish" to end the procedure.