Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Is the zip disc write protect switch on?

Rish

Life is like MIDI, your either IN, OUT or THRU.

On Apr 11, 2011, at 12:32 AM, Mike Schaffer <mike@schaffer.com> wrote:

> I just got up an Iomega 'Zip 100 plus' zip drive to save samples on, and when I hook it up to the sampler and try to reformat the zip disk I get the message "CAN'T WRITE TO READS-ONLY DEVICE". I've tried this with multiple disks, same issue.
> 
> Why would the device be read only? Did I get a bad zip drive or is the one not compatible with the S1000?
>

there is no hardware write protect on zips
write protection is done only by sotware (on pc and mac)


i heard that akai can only format blank zip disks
if you have disk formatted on pc or mac, akai wont format it

so i'm afraid that you can't format this disk on akai

BUT you can format any zip disk (blank or not) in chicken translator (100% confirmed)

Hello, 

so there is only one way to use zip disks on s1100---> only blank disk!!!
Now I understand why they don't work  ;-(( they was full !

thanks

 

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[mailto:akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Max
Sent: domenica 19 giugno 2011 12.23
To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] Re: Trouble with Zip Drive & S1000

 

  

there is no hardware write protect on zips
write protection is done only by sotware (on pc and mac)

i heard that akai can only format blank zip disks
if you have disk formatted on pc or mac, akai wont format it

so i'm afraid that you can't format this disk on akai

BUT you can format any zip disk (blank or not) in chicken translator (100%
confirmed)

Hi,
I know I'm a bit late responding to this but I was just reminded of it
as just today I bought
a box of 10 second hand PC formatted Zip disks.

It's not true that you can't use preformatted disks in a zip drive on the S1000,
you don't format them - you just choose 'Arrange'.

This will give you a blank disk which you can use with no problems whatsoever,
'Arrange' is also quicker than a format - it basically rewrites the
"Table of Contents"
of the disk, the arrange will also check the disk for bad sectors - a
step which you can skip if you want.

Best regards

Brian