Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

If you're talking about the loose wire on P214: that is the power input of the unit that creates a high voltage curent for the display electro luminicense foil. 

The other part of the email was that his floppy drive that had to be replaced. You will find lots of emails about that issue if you search through the messages. You can buy these drives from specialised companies like vintageplanet.nl but be prepared to pay around 70 euro/dollar. We have one commercial member here, route66studios (see links section) which is based in the states and also offers floppy drives for older samplers. 

Rgds,

Frank

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "kombo55" <kombo55@...> wrote:
>
> Hello.
> 
> I just aquired a S1100.
> 
> I have this problem too. Does anyone know what to do about this "disk unusable - bad directory area" (both DD and HD)
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> calle
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "richard.morgan23" <richard.morgan23@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "rctrail3rocks" <threerocks1000@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > > 
> > > I've just acquired an S1100, and it seems I need to replace the floppy 
> > > ('bad directory area' after formatting attempts).
> > > 
> > > When I opened it up to see what I could find, I noticed that a pair of 
> > > wires connected to connector "P214" on the left side of the unit were 
> > > dangling loose on the inside. I've no idea if they contacted the 
> > > circuit board and damaged it or not. I can send pics if anyone's 
> > > interested. (It looks like the orange/brown pair in the photo in the 
> > > Photos section 
> > > <http://launch.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/akaiS1000S1100Samplers/photos/v
> > > iew/2f99?b=1>.)
> > > 
> > > So, if anyone can tell me where the other end of this connector should 
> > > be, I'd really appreciate it.
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > 
> > > Tim
> > >
> > same problem of bad direcoty area message, for me.
> >
>