hi filip
lot's of external scsi zip drives on ebay at the
moment. any of them should do. but you do need
the right cable, like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SCSI-I-50-way-Centronics-to-DB25-cable-0-8m_W0QQitemZ220131176966QQihZ012QQcategoryZ31494QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
rob
--- filipovske <filipmail@...> wrote:
> ...;/...Jeeee.....:((((
>
> Really appretiate your explanation...but
> honestly I more confused....
> OK. I found on ebay couple ZIP drives even with
> info that I can
> hook'em to sampler via SCSI....but I am not
> sure,Should I ask
> geezer about Amphenol 50 pin -25 pin cabel???
>
> links to ebay:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZIP-Plus-100-SCSI-
>
drive_W0QQitemZ300130059381QQihZ020QQcategoryZ3757QQssPageNameZWDVWQQ
> rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> adaptor ????? :
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SCSI-Adaptor-50HD-P-to-25-D-S-
>
NEW_W0QQitemZ120142865277QQihZ002QQcategoryZ31494QQssPageNameZWDVWQQr
> dZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SCSI-TO-PARALLEL-PORT-ADAPTOR-E138961-
>
NEW_W0QQitemZ120141857153QQihZ002QQcategoryZ31494QQssPageNameZWDVWQQr
> dZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>
>
>
> ......thanx guys....but my head is like a
> throbbling gristle....It
> seems I must learn about SCSI stuff.....
>
>
> great forum/group, hats off guys:)
>
>
>
> cheers
>
>
> filip
>
>
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com,
> Les Lambert
> <les_lmbrt@...> wrote:
> >
> > It's not that simple at first.
> > There is a more common ext zip that is
> parallel port.
> > Same 25pin connector. DOES NOT WORK WITH
> S1100. You
> > need the SCSI one.
> >
> > Your Sampler has a 50pin Amphenol (SCSI 1
> call that)
> > The ext SCSI 100Mb zip drive has a 25pin
> dSub, like an
> > old beige mac, (still SCSI 1)
> > So the cable you need is 50pin Amphenol to
> 25pin dsub.
> > The two connectors on the zip are the same I
> think,
> > but one has ZIP on it, which is the input to
> the
> > drive, the other is for continuation of the
> SCSI bus.
> > (If you connect another item here, you turn
> the
> > termination off)
> >
> > You select 5 and term on on the back of the
> zip, and
> > if you plug the stuff up to the sampler, when
> you
> > power up with a zip in the drive and you
> select hard
> > disk, the zip drive will appear on the
> default ID of
> > 5. Then you decide partition size, I match
> RAM size on
> > mine, 3 x 32Mb for a zip. Then you FORMAT,
> make a cup
> > of tea and then the disk is ready for saving
> samples
> > to. I recommend some paperwork in advance,
> labelling
> > each disk and having a book of what's where.
> Your
> > choice, most people don't, and then have
> trouble
> > finding stuff i suspect.
> > After you have stuff on the disk, when you
> select hHD,
> > you'll see the partitions and volumes like a
> fixed
> > drive.
> >
> > There is another SCSI 50pin connector you get
> on jaz
> > drives and some PCs that looks like an
> artists
> > impression of the son of the first two
> connectors.
> > This gets called SCSI 2 by lots of people.
> Same
> > signals etc.
> > All of the above is also called narrow SCSI
> >
> > After that it gets more complicated with
> faster wider
> > systems which have been re-named at least
> once and
> > there are a few different drive types on the
> same
> > connector too, as well as identical types of
> drives
> > with different connectors. There are some
> good
> > articles on the web, you may ignore them for
> your
> > current needs..
> > The other major sampler manufacturers have
> all had to
> > educate the musicians, so there are normally
> documents
> > that <explain> what's going on. I found the
> > Kurzweil.com support amterial to be the best,
> but the
> > EMU stuff is good. The old mac manuals are
> good too.
> > Welcome to SCSI
> >
> > --- filipovske <filipmail@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks so much folks;)
> > >
> > > But I am still confuse about type of SCSI
> cables
> > > connections, i've
> > > found one on ebay - 26 pin D port - is it
> telling
> > > you anything????
> > > All I need (except other pleasures...) is
> > > confirmation - that ZIP
> > > will work fine with SCSI.
> > > and by hte way - is AKAI 'see' ZIP as a HD
> ??? and
> > > how to connect
> > > everything???
> > >
> > > sorry for my lame questions...... SCSI
> stuff is
> > > quite new for
> > > myself...
> > >
> > >
> > > have a nice day gentelmans!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > filip
> > >
> > > --- In
> akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, Les
> > > Lambert
> > > <les_lmbrt@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > If you want external zip100 SCSI, there
> are about
> > > 6 a
> > > > month on ebay.co.uk, sometimes with a
> decent stock
> > > of
> > > > media. The disks rarely go for more than
> \ufffd1 each
> > > now
> > > > that me and ganamor have stopped bidding
> against
> > > each
> > > > other to own the entire universe of zip.
> > > > They're all over the UK and collection
> cuts costs
> > > > dramatically if you shop local.
> > > > My best deal ever was from a computer guy
> who must
> > > > have thought very little of the ext drive
> biz in
> > > > general and zip in particular. Only
> 100Mb, why
> > > bother
> > > > etc.
> > > >
> > > > If you are unable to source, I still have
> loads.
> > > > However, the quest will strengthen your
> resolve
> > > Luke.
> > > >
> > > > Doesn't your cousin Dave have any? <(:>{}
>
> > > > --- "neal.gilmore" <neal.gilmore@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I'm not sure how easy it will be to
> find the
> > > drives
> > > > > you are looking
> > > > > for outside of Ebay. I struggled to
> find any
> > > SCSI
> > > > > ZIp drives in any
> > > > > of the second-hand computer shops here.
> > > > >
> > > > > In the end I bought two Syquest EZ230MB
> drives
> > > and
> > > > > one Syjet 1.5GB
> > > > > drive (for my other sampler) very
> cheaply on
> > > Ebay.
> > > > > Iomega ZIP's I
> > > > > have seen occasionally in the
> second-hand music
> > > > > shops but the prices
> > > > > are heavily inflated over Ebay. You
> could also
> > > have
> > > > > a look in the
> > > > > adverts in Sound on Sound online. I
> paid about
> > > \ufffd60
> > > > > for the two EZ230
> > > > > with about 13 cartridges thrown in on
> Ebay. The
> > > > > Syjet would also
> > > > > work with the S1100 but would be a
> waste of its
> > > > > capacity. HAving
> > > > > said that I paid \ufffd9 for it on Ebay and
> got 5
> > > 1.5GB
> > > > > cartridges for it
> > > > > as well!
> > > > >
> > > > > Happy hunting
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In
> akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com,
> > > > > "filipovske"
> > > > > <filipmail@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > OK.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > but Where I can buy (except ebay)
> that kind of
> > > > > drives ???
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any help ??? I am UK based.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > thx
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > filip
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In
> akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com,
> > > > > "gribus88"
> > > > > > <guido7@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In
> > > akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com,
> > > > > "filipovske"
> > > > > > <filipmail@> wrote:
> > > > > > > I use an Iomega 100mb external
> ZIPdrive,
> > > watch
> > > > > the cable !
> > > > > > different connectors
> > > > > > > on each side is what you need.
> Don't know
> > > the
> > > > > names for the
> > > > > > connectors, but
> > > > > > > they are still for sale in
> computershops.
> > > > > > > good luck.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hello and thnx bro;)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I've found at last that SCSI ZIP
> drive is
> > > > > actually most
> > > > > > reasonable
> > > > > > > > solution, but I need some help
> still...
> > > > > > > > I have found on ebay :
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?
> > > > > > > >
> from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=scsi%2Bzip
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > SCSI zip drives, but I am not
> sure which
> > > ones
> > > > > is suitable for
> > > > > > AKAI
> > > > > > > > s1100 ???
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Would you mind to help me ???
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > many thanx.....
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > nice communityby the way.....
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- In
> > > akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com,
> > > > > "bronxed01"
> > > > > > > > <bronxed01@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > i have the same problem. i use
> a SCSI
> > > zip
> > > > > drive. They work
> > > > > > fine for
> > > > > > > > > all saving functions. Just make
> sure not
> > > to
> > > > > get one larger
> > > > > > than
> > > > > > > > 100mb,
> > > > > > > > > as the s1100 can only use 60mb
> of the
> > > disk,
> > > > > so there is not
> > > > > > point
> > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > a 250mb, or a 1gig one. A HD
> would be a
> > > good
> > > > > choice too, but
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > maximum size useable with it is
> 500mb,
> > > so
> > > > > you'd need to find
> > > > > > quite
> > > > > > > > an
> > > > > > > > > old one. i think the cheapest
> solution
> > > is
> > > > > the zip drive, they
> > > > > > last
> > > > > > > > > very well, and zip disks are
> very easy
> > > and
> > > > > increasingly
> > > > > > cheaper to
> > > > > > > > buy.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hope this is some help.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --- In
> > > > > akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com,
> > > "filipovske"
> > > > > > > > > <filipmail@> wrote:
> > >
> > === message truncated ===
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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Re: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] Re: disk drive or zip or HD ??
2007-07-17 by Robert Cary