Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

If it worked before, I don't think it'd be a processor on the main
board. From what I've seen with various electronic problems, it's
rarely a solid state problem, more of an electrical or mechanical
problem. If you cannot see a display, make sure the floppy drive
connector is properly seated; for the s1000, the power up routine goes
to the floppy drive before it gets to the main board's OS.

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "PeWe" <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
>
> Hello !
> 
> >>>
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: ava_style
> To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:14 AM
> Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] My "new" s1100 doesn't work, HELP!
> 
> >>>
> Hi,
> Just bought myself a s1100 in great condition, maxed out!
> When I got to the studio to test it, it doesn't work!!
> The guy who sold it is a reliable dude, so I called him up and told
> him about this. He told me it work two weeks ago.
> When I opened it up I can see that there is a small diod on what
> appears to be the powersupply card (attached to the left side of the
> sampler)so it seems to work so far. I've put a floppy in the disk
> drive to make shure that it's not just the display that's broken(I
> should hear the drive working in that case, right?).. I've also
> checked all the fuses I can find, and they all seem fine.
> Anyone who's had the same problem or could help me with some advice?
> <<<
> 
> This is exactly what I had. The machine, also an S-1100, worked fine
when it 
> was picked up at the seller.
> At home after power up, it worked too, - loaded higher OS from disc,
showed 
> incoming midi data, loaded programs and samples, - but no sound.
> We did all tests w/ the result of all cards (FX / SCSI / CD/DAT and all 
> converters ) fine ...
> PSU also good.
> 
> In such a case, a service manual is needed to do measurements on the
digital 
> mainboard of the S-1100 but I can´t find it nowhere in the web.
> I´ve shipped the machine to an authorized service and got the
comment, - 
> this is no standard fault.
> The suspicion: It´s one of the big chips being soldered on the
mainboard, - 
> but which ?
> And if one of these chips is damaged, - where to find a replacement and 
> who´s able to remove this beast without damaging the rest of the
board, - 
> and solder the replacement on the board by hand. There are so many legs 
> making this impossible.
> The only solution is a complete new mainboard which is not available
anymore 
> AFAIK, and would be too expensive - or to look for another cheap
S-1100 w/ a 
> functional digiboard for exchange.
> Might be the cheapest way.
> 
> For me, - itz seems you have the same prob...
> 
> >Thanks!
> >//Avastyle
> 
> cheers, - PeWe
>