Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Hi,
I'm hoping someone migt be able to advise me on how to unlock the operating system on 
my S1100. I haven't used it for about six months and when I recently turned it on, the first 
screen freezes and does not progress to the next screen. None of the buttons work either. 
I tried turning it on and off a few times but without any luck. My disc drive also does not 
work - so reloading the o/s - is not an option.

Please help! as I love my S1100!
Axiom

Hey Axiom--

The first place I would look is inside the box. It's possible a memory
card has come loose or built up some oxydation while sitting idle,
cast aside and forelorn :-)

The cover comes off the S1100 quite easily; after grounding yourself,
you could unscrew the plate that holds the memory cards in place,
take'em out one by one, wonder why Akai used a proprietary format, and
brush of any stuff that has accumulated on the contacts. Reassemble
and try it out.

By the way, you can boot your Akai Sxxx from ZIP, JAZ, HD, etc. I
believe the last OS was version 4.3. (I was booting my 1100/1100EX
from a JAZ drive, so *somewhere* in the basement is both a JAZ and ZIP
Akai-formatted cartridge with the OS on it... Ugh :-(

You can also get the Akai S1100 EPROM that contains the OS from a
fellow in Australia (http://www.firstpr.com.au/rwi/smem/), so there
are a few alternatives to the floppy.

Good luck,
--gazebo 

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "axiom5000"
<axiom5000@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm hoping someone migt be able to advise me on how to unlock the
operating system on 
> my S1100. I haven't used it for about six months and when I recently
turned it on, the first 
> screen freezes and does not progress to the next screen. None of the
buttons work either. 
> I tried turning it on and off a few times but without any luck. My
disc drive also does not 

> work - so reloading the o/s - is not an option.
> 
> Please help! as I love my S1100!
> Axiom
>