Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Hi,

Glad that worked well for you. I have the same type scsi zip drive 
where the ID can only be set to 5 or 6. The S1100 will default it's 
SCSI setting to being #6 and the target drive #5 every powerup. That 
being said the OS would not load from the HD immediately if you are 
able to change the internal HD's ID, but it works just the same from 
a zip.

I'm not sure what is meant by only 1 external SCSI ID being allowed. 
You can daisy chain several devices like a Zip drive then a CD-rom 
drive, or a chain of several HDs, etc. As long as each device can 
have it's own ID (I think you're out of luck on the zip drive) All 
you need to do is tell the Akai which ID# is the current target 
drive. Of course you can't access more than 1 drive concurrently, but 
that's the way any scsi daisy chain works. I hope I didn't 
misunderstand what you meant.

As far as the internal HD. I hope it goes without saying that if you 
do open your machine use the PARK function to park the HD read heads 
to avoid any damage while even moving the Akai. 

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "tbiggz" 
<infarmah@h...> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The SCSI Zip has a switch to select SCSI #5 or #6.  Since both IDs 
> are taken (By the S1100 and it's internal HD), there is no left 
over 
> option.  I'll have to see if the SCSI zip can use other IDs also.
> 
> I didn't know only one external SCSI ID was allowed. That seems a 
> strange restriction; The EIII from 1988 has an internal HD and 
takes 
> an external zip just fine.  But anyway, I've got enough reason to 
> give the zip drive a rest.
> 
> as for the internal hd, since it came with the machine already, I 
> have no idea what type it is.  When I have time to open it up, I'll 
> check... Can I check the make/model without disturbing the drive?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "formals777" 
> <frank.govaerts@p...> wrote:
> > 
> > Great news! 
> > 
> > 1. Regarding your problem to mount the zip drive: Can't you 
change 
> the
> > scsi ID of your scsi zip disc with dip switches or a dumb wheel?
> > Anyway, you can also change the scsi id of your HD by setting the
> > jumpers. Changing the scsi id of the zip drive looks to be easier.
> > Anyway, the sampler can work with only one external scsi id at a 
> time,
> > so you have to switch between HD and zip all the time. 
> > 
> > 2. BTW: do you have the brand and exact model number of hard 
disk? 
> I'm
> > thinking that the sampler takes a very limited number of HD models
> > when it is used internally. That may be one of the reasons why the
> > rest of us have problems mounting an internal HD.
> > 
> > Have fun! 
> > Frank
> >  
> > 
> > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "tbiggz"
> > <infarmah@h...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Thanks for the advice on the OS storage 
> > > to HD.  My S1100 arrived with an internal 
> > > HD and OS4.30 on a floppy disk.  Amazingly,
> > > noone ever loaded the OS on the internal
> > > HD.  Anyway, doing it was as easy as you
> > > said and now I boot to OS4.30 really fast.
> > > 
> > > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "tbiggz" 
> > > <infarmah@h...> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it.
> > > > 
> > > > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "aneurysmhook" 
> > > > <aneurysmhook@y...> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Hi again, 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Actually yes it can! My machine currently automatically 
loads 
> the 
> > > > > final OS from the SCSI zip disk. As long as you put the OS 
on 
> the 
> > > > > first partition of the drive it should load automatically 
on 
> > > > powerup. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > This is just temporary until I get enough time & energy to 
> take 
> > > it 
> > > > > out of the rack and put in the 2 eproms of the last OS 
which 
> I 
> > > > > have. :)
> > > > > 
> > > > > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "tbiggz" 
> > > > > <infarmah@h...> wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Wow thanks for the info!
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Last thing: I wonder is if the S1100 can 
> > > > > > be booted from the SCSI HD.  I know some
> > > > > > Akai machines do not allow the OS to 
> > > > > > boot from SCSI (even my ASR10 does that!).
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Do you load your S1100 OS from the SCSI 
> > > > > > HD?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Thanks again...
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > --- In 
> akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "aneurysmhook" 
> > > > > > <aneurysmhook@y...> wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Yes, the effects are standard on an S1100. The final 
> S1100 
> > > > O.S. 
> > > > > is 
> > > > > > > 4.30. I don't know if the S1000 OS would work but I 
> wouldn't 
> > > > > think 
> > > > > > it 
> > > > > > > necessary at all. 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > The S1100 also came standard with different A/D D/A 
> > > converters 
> > > > > than 
> > > > > > > the S1000, an SCSI board, and 8 output board with 
effects 
> > > > > > send/return 
> > > > > > > loop possibility..although this function doesn't work 
if 
> > > using 
> > > > > the 
> > > > > > > digital output.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > I've also read about the HD recording after version 2.0 
> which 
> > > > > Akai 
> > > > > > > did charge for when it was first released. The final 
O.S 
> is 
> > > > 4.30 
> > > > > > and 
> > > > > > > can be loaded via floppy or zip if you don't have the 
> eproms 
> > > > of 
> > > > > the 
> > > > > > > final version. Version up kits are still out there too. 
I 
> > > have 
> > > > a 
> > > > > > zip 
> > > > > > > and cd-rom connected via SCSI, but no HD. So I can't 
> comment 
> > > > > about 
> > > > > > > that part. Hope this has helped a bit.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "tbiggz" 
> > > > > > > <infarmah@h...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Do the effects come standard on the 
> > > > > > > > S1100?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > It seems the standard S1100 had many 
> > > > > > > > standard features: The only option I 
> > > > > > > > know of was the digital I/O board.
> > > > > > > > Were there others?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Also, how does the S1100 O.S. compare 
> > > > > > > > to the S1000 O.S?  
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I mean, there's Version 4.40 for S1000, 
> > > > > > > > does that also work on the S1100?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I thought the S1100 requires 2.0 ROM upgrade 
> > > > > > > > for some features like HD recording.  
> > > > > > > > I'm really confused.  Is there someone who 
> > > > > > > > knows the details here?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Thanks!