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My "new" s1100 doesn't work, HELP!

My "new" s1100 doesn't work, HELP!

2007-01-16 by ava_style

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?

Thanks!
//Avastyle

Re: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] My "new" s1100 doesn't work, HELP!

2007-01-17 by PeWe

Hello !

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----- 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\ufffdt find it nowhere in the web.
I\ufffdve shipped the machine to an authorized service and got the comment, - 
this is no standard fault.
The suspicion: It\ufffds 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\ufffds 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

Re: My "new" s1100 doesn't work, HELP!

2007-01-17 by gmanca101

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 
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> functional digiboard for exchange.
> Might be the cheapest way.
> 
> For me, - itz seems you have the same prob...
> 
> >Thanks!
> >//Avastyle
> 
> cheers, - PeWe
>

Re: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] Re: My "new" s1100 doesn't work, HELP!

2007-01-17 by PeWe

Thx for reply.
In my case, the display was o.k.,- it was only the backlight which I had to 
replace.
The floppydrive works perfect, - I can see programs and samples being 
loaded.
I can tweak programs and samples, - but I hear nothing !

I have 2 S-1100 here, 1 S-1000 and an S-1000PB, -
so I was able to swap all the cards in addition to the test routines.
So, - the digiboard is the last possibility.

So what to do if even the AKAI service haven\ufffdt found the fault ?
Maybe they did\ufffdt want to invest too much time for searching...

It must be something very strange.

PeWe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: gmanca101
To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 2:59 AM
Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] Re: My "new" s1100 doesn't work, HELP!


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:
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>
> Hello !
> At home after power up, it worked, - 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, memory cards too.

Re: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] S1000 for sale $100 you pay shipping, Source: SF, CA

2007-01-17 by PeWe

Hi
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: sounds@...
To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 4:30 AM
Subject: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] S1000 for sale $100 you pay shipping, 
Source: SF, CA


>S1000
>SCSI
>You pay simple pro packaging and shipping. About $50.

Thx for the offer, but my damaged machine is an S-1100 which board-layout 
and circuitry is quite different compared to an S-1000.
On top, - I\ufffdm in germany and shipping, customs, VAT would be too much in 
this case.

regards

PeWe

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