Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

yes, they are all slightly different,  but they all share the exact
same SCSI card, so the configuration rules are the same. terminate
both ends, and nothing else.

I would expect to find the internal scsi connector terminated on
Samplers without an internal HD fitted. but not the external one.

I was pretty surprised that I had to remove the resistors from inside
the Sampler. but when you remember the SCSI rules, it makes prefect
sense.

I also have an apple cd-rom drive and it works perfectly. and a zip drive.

I found all my SCSI devices and cables at a fleamarket, it took some
hunting, but eventually i found them all. much cheaper than ebay!


On 09/12/2015, PeWe ha-pewe@... [akaiS1000S1100Samplers]
<akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> Well, you´re talking about S-1000HD,- not S1000PB, not S1000 and not S1100.
>
> I owned S1000PB and still own 1 S1000 as well as 2 S1100,- and because
> the OP mentioned compatibility w/ other samplers, I´ll comment on p.ex.
> EMU too because I own a EMU E64 in addition.
>
> 1.)
> All my non-HD AKAI Sampler models work w/ a CD-ROM drive, a HDD, a
> Syquest removable media drive and a MOD in a SCSI chain !
>
> I did nothing to any of my AKAI sampler´s SCSI-card internal termination
> (if it exists at all since there isn´t any HDD inside).
>
> Successfull usage of a SCSI CD-ROM - drive depends on brand and type of
> the drive !
> These should be normally 2x / 4x speed,-  8x speed sometimes works too.
> Old Apple 4x drives work for sure, I´m using a very old one w/ a caddy
> and another one without caddy.
> Old TEAC work too.
> If it is the last drive in a chain, it should be terminated, mine work
> w/ passive and active termination alternately.
>
> 2.)
> SCSI-drives tested/ working w/ other sampler brand/model, p.ex. EMU (or
> Yamaha, Kurzweil etc.),- often don´t work w/ old AKAI S-series samplers.
>
> 3.)
> Compatibility also might depend on firmware version of the optical
> drive, not only brand/speed.
>
> P.
>
>
>
> Am 09.12.2015 um 03:25 schrieb Ewan Colsell ewanuno@...
> [akaiS1000S1100Samplers]:
>>
>> when I first tried to connect a cd-rom drive to my S1000hd I
>> discovered that the SCSI card was terminated on the inside. I had to
>> remove the terminating resistor packs before it would work with
>> external.SCSI devices. and use an external terminator after the cdrom
>> drive.
>>
>> both ends of a SCSI chain must be terminated, always.
>>
>> ewan.
>>
>> On 08/12/2015, evg2003@... [akaiS1000S1100Samplers]
>> <akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> > I have AKAI S1100 OS 4.3 and 4x SCSI CD-ROM drive, when I select
>> hard drive
>> > in LOAD option (set SCSI ID to 4 like in CD drive) - I see message Hard
>> > drive does not read... this CD drive tested in other samplers and
>> works ok,
>> > I opened S1100 and see 50-pin connector in the end of SCSI board -
>> > maybe
>> > SCSI board are not terminated? also how I coonect internal hard
>> drive there
>> > for testing?
>>
>
>


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