Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Thanks for the info, I will have to dig out an antique PC and SCSI card then check the drives out, use that there utility to check/arrange/format the disks then try again.

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
>
> We´re talking SCSI on lowest level w/ S-1000.
> 
> 512MB is the max an S-1000 can access and 512byte/sector is what it can 
> read/write.
> 
> AKAI S-1000  doesn´t do in-depth formatting, is more "soft" formatting 
> and "arrange" modes.
> 
> Pre-formatted ZIP-100 disks work.
> There´s more pre-formatted media out there,- MOD p.ex. ...
> 
> I have ZIP 100, Jazz 2GB and 230MB/512byte/sector MOD as well as 
> 640MB/1024byte/sector MOD media.
> 
> Only ZIP 100 and 230MB/512byte/sector media works w/ S-1000.
> 520MB/512byte sector MOD media would work too,- but I don´t have.
> 
> The larger media beyond 520MB and w/ 1024byte/sectors works only w/ EMU 
> EOS samplers here, not AKAI S-1000/3000 series samplers.
> 
> When using SCSI harddrives and/or Syquest removable media drives (44 /88 
> MB),- the S-1000 does the formatting w/o issues.
> You can use larger SCSI HDs, but 520MB is the accessable limit and the 
> other space will be unused.
> I use 1GB SCSI harddrives formatted to 500MB.
> 
> You can pre-format SCSI HDs and removable media drives w/ old Mac PPC 
> machines (OS 8 -9) and SCSI Director application.
> 
> Don´t try latest OS machines, regardless of Mac or PC,- AFAIK,- it won´t 
> work.
> 
> I use a PC (Win XP) and an Adaptec SCSI card,- actually I don´t remember 
> the model number,- which works fine.
> It has a mini-50-pole SCSI connector.
> You need that connector on one end of a SCSI cable and a 50-pole 
> Centronics on the other end of the cable.
> That way, I´m able to use the computer and Synthax /Hybrid Arts 19" SCSI 
> and optical as well as Syquest drives loaded w/ AKAI samples for 
> transfers to the machines (S-1000 / S-1100/ EMU E-64 / Win XP computer).
> 
> According to Steinberg Wavelab ...
> Wavelab 4.01b is the latest supporting SCSI and it works only w/ EMU E64 
> directly (Sampler to PCI/SCSI card).
> With S-1000, you need to transfer all data to SCSI drive 1st, then 
> connect that drive to the computer w/ SCSI PCI card attached and then 
> copy data from that drive into Wavelab.
> 
> Floppies to be used in S-1000 can be only formatted by the S-1000 
> itself,- that´s my experience.
> As a reference,- I own S-1000 and 2x S-1100 as 1st owner.
> Had a S-1000PB too which is now gone.
> 
> 
> Am 03.07.2013 23:50, schrieb Phil Wood:
> >
> > I must admit I didn't know that you shouldn't format ZIP disks. I 
> > thought about connecting both drives, but I don't have a suitable 
> > cable for disk drive to disk drive. Also witout digging into my room 
> > full of antique PCs (Not easy, it is also full of building materials!) 
> > I don't have a PC with a suitable SCSI connector. I haven't found an 
> > Akai compatable formatter which works with 64 bit Windows 7, if there 
> > is one out there please let me know what it is, I would like to try 
> > that option, even just to format some floppies
> >
> >
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