Installation
The installation process was completely painless, and after browsing the driver version on the CD, I installed the latest revision from the Hercules website, numbered 6.07. If you have ever used a Hercules product, the drivers are generally well done, and the DigiFire was no exception. Aside from the flaming background design, the drivers were similar to the set used for the Game TheaterXP and Fortissimo cards we have tested.
Each of the tabs is linked to a simple to use menu, providing options for the EQ, optical output, and as seen above, the speaker setup. The test menu us a nice addition, especially when confronted with configuring and placing eight different speakers in a room. Clicking each of the speaker icons allows you to turn that speakers on or off, isolating where each speaker is at for the genius that forgets to label the speaker wires. Other than a large amount of wiring to install and subsequently hide, the installation went smoothly.
This image taken from the online manual show the connections on the rear of the card. Each is labeled for easy identification during the final installation steps. The gameport is connected to a small add-in panel, which we did not use. I don’t own a single gameport device, with all of the newer controllers moving to USB. For the sake of the review, just assume it works, ok? And if you still use a gameport stick, go buy a new one. Please.
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