Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Hi all,

Franky from Belgium here. I recently bought a S1100. I'm still looking 
at the possibilities, they are enormous and I don't have a manual :( 
(yes, I downloaded the S1000 manual from this group)
Maybe someone would care to respond to my, maybe, premature questions.

The guy I bought the S1100 from also threw in a SCSI hard drive of 500 
MB to build in and I would very much like to build it in (or have it 
done).
Does anyone have experience with this? I also picked up that the unit 
runs hot and that the power supply isn't very strong (to support an 
extra internal drive). Are there ways to overcome this? 
(ventilation/juice up the power)
I also was wondering if it is possible to automatically load samples 
directly from hard disk when you switch the S1100 on, or if a Sysex is 
required. (the device wil be used for playing live and will be "midi-
driven", so a minimum of manual interventions is desired)
Any advise is welcome. Please note that I'm not extremely technical, so 
small words please ;)

On another note, the LCD display isn't very clear anymore. Is changing 
the backlight particularily troublesome and should I wait until it's 
comletely unreadable, or should I go ahead with ordering one and let it 
be replaced right away? Incidentally, in the links section, the address 
of the uk site that delivers backlights seems to have disappeared and 
the American site isn't very clear. If I understood right, you should 
send them your old backlight (apprehensive to do that). What's the best 
way to obtain one?

I hope I haven't spoken to soon, and that someone can put me on the 
right track.

Regards,
Franky