Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Kiira,

Good idea to replace the floppy drive. However, how do you load newer
OS versions while booting up? I think this only works through the
floppy drive. I tried it, and the akai doesnt look on the attached
scsi MO disk when booting.

Regards,

Frank


--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "Kiira" <kiira@2...> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jahn, 
> 
> > First things first; I'd like to introduce my self as I'm a newbie to 
> this list. My name is Jahn [NadaSvada], and I am from Norway.
> > 
> > I just just got my second hardware sampler (S1100) wich I plan on 
> using as drum machine. The sampler has onboard SCSI, and I'd like to 
> install a 1GB SCSI disk that I have laying around. Could you please 
> tell me what I would need to get this up and running? Is there a cable 
> attached innside so that I can connect as is, or do I need to buy one 
> separatly. If so, what kind of cable do I need? 
> 
> I have the S1000, well I share it with a friend and it's really hers 
> but anyway :-) It has a card inside which has space for a scsi 
> connector but does not have the header soldered on. I would like to 
> put an internal zip drive in the place of the floppy but it needs to 
> have a header soldered onto the scsi card. I can do that. I am 
> guessing that the S1100 is the same way. Also... I believe that the 
> s1000/1100 will only recognize 512megs of a hard disk. 
> 
> 
> Kiira