Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Hi all,

First, I would like to say that this is a very nice community.

Now to my problems ... I recently decided to upgrade the internal, 
enormous 40MB hard drive of my S1000HD. At the same time I also 
replaced the backlight panel and replaced the floppy drive with a Zip 
100MB drive. So far, so good ... Now, I would like to reconnect all 
those disconnected cables (the way I labeled the cables turned out to 
be quite unsuccessful).

Does anyone know where I can find some service documentation or 
schematics for the S1000? Even detailed photos of the interior would 
be great. I have not succeeded to get in touch with Akai here in 
Sweden or with Akai in Japan.

The other problem: My S1000 is now equiped with two internal SCSI 
drives. The internal SCSI cable only has two connectors, of which one 
is joined on the SCSI card by soldering. Does anyone have any ideas 
how to connect the drives?

Thank you very much.


Regards,

Mattias, Sweden

Hi,

For connecting the internal scsi cable, there is not much you can do
wrong because the internal HD and the ZIP define their ID's through
the jumpers you will find on them. You know this works with a binary
system. Normally there are three jumpers: ID0, ID1 and ID2. Just make
sure that they have a different id. 
The scsi cable should have a white mark on one side. That must be
aligned with pin 1 on the scsi connectors. 

I have never seen a service manual. 

Which other cables must be connected? Normally only the power supply
cables. Let us know. Someone on the list can supply you with some
pictures. 

Rgds

Frank 


--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "koppeti"
<mathias_cedergren@h...> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> First, I would like to say that this is a very nice community.
> 
> Now to my problems ... I recently decided to upgrade the internal, 
> enormous 40MB hard drive of my S1000HD. At the same time I also 
> replaced the backlight panel and replaced the floppy drive with a Zip 
> 100MB drive. So far, so good ... Now, I would like to reconnect all 
> those disconnected cables (the way I labeled the cables turned out to 
> be quite unsuccessful).
> 
> Does anyone know where I can find some service documentation or 
> schematics for the S1000? Even detailed photos of the interior would 
> be great. I have not succeeded to get in touch with Akai here in 
> Sweden or with Akai in Japan.
> 
> The other problem: My S1000 is now equiped with two internal SCSI 
> drives. The internal SCSI cable only has two connectors, of which one 
> is joined on the SCSI card by soldering. Does anyone have any ideas 
> how to connect the drives?
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mattias, Sweden

> At the same time I also 
> replaced the backlight panel and replaced the floppy drive with a 
> Zip 100MB drive. 

I am going to replace backlight too.. where did you buy it.. I am
planning to buy new one at www.midi-rakete.de

You said you replaced floppy with ZIP drive.. is it possible to use
internal ide ZIP drive that is connected on the same cable where I
have floppy now? This would be great because in my country I can't
find any SCSI ZIP drive.

> Even detailed photos of the interior would 
> be great.

I can create some photos of my S1100 but I don't have any drive installed.

regards,
Miha

manaay wrote:

> > At the same time I also
> > replaced the backlight panel and replaced the floppy drive with a
> > Zip 100MB drive.
>
> I am going to replace backlight too.. where did you buy it.. I am
> planning to buy new one at www.midi-rakete.de


I got mine here:
http://www.backlights.co.uk/
It arrived quickly (from UK to California).

The backlight was bought at http://www.backlights.co.uk/ . Fast and 
reliable service. They also have good installation instructions on-
line.

Well, regarding the Zip drive, the one installed is a SCSI Zip drive, 
not ide. I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think it is possible to use 
an ide drive in an Akai S1000.

Thank you for kindly offering me your photographic services, but how 
much difference is there between the S1000 and the S1100?

Regards,

Mattias

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "manaay" 
<mlampret@e...> wrote:
> > At the same time I also 
> > replaced the backlight panel and replaced the floppy drive with a 
> > Zip 100MB drive. 
> 
> I am going to replace backlight too.. where did you buy it.. I am
> planning to buy new one at www.midi-rakete.de
> 
> You said you replaced floppy with ZIP drive.. is it possible to use
> internal ide ZIP drive that is connected on the same cable where I
> have floppy now? This would be great because in my country I can't
> find any SCSI ZIP drive.
> 
> > Even detailed photos of the interior would 
> > be great.
> 
> I can create some photos of my S1100 but I don't have any drive 
installed.

> 
> regards,
> Miha

> Thank you for kindly offering me your photographic services, but how 
> much difference is there between the S1000 and the S1100?

As I know they are almost the same. S1100 has smpte,digital out, scsi
and effect board by default. Maybe there are some other differences
because OS is not the same.

regards,
Miha

Hi,

Thanks for the jumper info. But, how do I connect the drives? Only 
one connector is available on the SCSI cable, the other connector is 
joined on the SCSI card by soldering. Are there any SCSI adapters or 
cables out there extending the number of connectors? Is it possible 
to integrate 68 pins cables, 50-to-68-pins adapters and so on?

If I manage to collect a service manual, I'll let you know!

Thanks.


Regards,

Mattias

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "formals777" 
<frank.govaerts@p...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> For connecting the internal scsi cable, there is not much you can do
> wrong because the internal HD and the ZIP define their ID's through
> the jumpers you will find on them. You know this works with a binary
> system. Normally there are three jumpers: ID0, ID1 and ID2. Just 
make
> sure that they have a different id. 
> The scsi cable should have a white mark on one side. That must be
> aligned with pin 1 on the scsi connectors. 
> 
> I have never seen a service manual. 
> 
> Which other cables must be connected? Normally only the power supply
> cables. Let us know. Someone on the list can supply you with some
> pictures. 
> 
> Rgds
> 
> Frank 
> 
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "koppeti"
> <mathias_cedergren@h...> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > First, I would like to say that this is a very nice community.
> > 
> > Now to my problems ... I recently decided to upgrade the 
internal, 
> > enormous 40MB hard drive of my S1000HD. At the same time I also 
> > replaced the backlight panel and replaced the floppy drive with a 
Zip 
> > 100MB drive. So far, so good ... Now, I would like to reconnect 
all 
> > those disconnected cables (the way I labeled the cables turned 
out to 
> > be quite unsuccessful).
> > 
> > Does anyone know where I can find some service documentation or 
> > schematics for the S1000? Even detailed photos of the interior 
would 
> > be great. I have not succeeded to get in touch with Akai here in 
> > Sweden or with Akai in Japan.
> > 
> > The other problem: My S1000 is now equiped with two internal SCSI 
> > drives. The internal SCSI cable only has two connectors, of which 
one 
> > is joined on the SCSI card by soldering. Does anyone have any 
ideas 

> > how to connect the drives?
> > 
> > Thank you very much.
> > 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Mattias, Sweden

Mattias,

I don't know if your cable is long enough to support the two drives. I
so, you could press another connector on the cable (if you're familiar
with that). 
Theoretically it is possible to extend the cable, but then you need to
make a scsi cable with two female and a male connector. As you know,
scsi is very sensitive and scsi adapters are easy to break.

Rgds

Frank




--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "koppeti"
<mathias_cedergren@h...> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for the jumper info. But, how do I connect the drives? Only 
> one connector is available on the SCSI cable, the other connector is 
> joined on the SCSI card by soldering. Are there any SCSI adapters or 
> cables out there extending the number of connectors? Is it possible 
> to integrate 68 pins cables, 50-to-68-pins adapters and so on?
> 
> If I manage to collect a service manual, I'll let you know!
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mattias
> 
> --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "formals777" 
> <frank.govaerts@p...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > For connecting the internal scsi cable, there is not much you can do
> > wrong because the internal HD and the ZIP define their ID's through
> > the jumpers you will find on them. You know this works with a binary
> > system. Normally there are three jumpers: ID0, ID1 and ID2. Just 
> make
> > sure that they have a different id. 
> > The scsi cable should have a white mark on one side. That must be
> > aligned with pin 1 on the scsi connectors. 
> > 
> > I have never seen a service manual. 
> > 
> > Which other cables must be connected? Normally only the power supply
> > cables. Let us know. Someone on the list can supply you with some
> > pictures. 
> > 
> > Rgds
> > 
> > Frank 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "koppeti"
> > <mathias_cedergren@h...> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > First, I would like to say that this is a very nice community.
> > > 
> > > Now to my problems ... I recently decided to upgrade the 
> internal, 
> > > enormous 40MB hard drive of my S1000HD. At the same time I also 
> > > replaced the backlight panel and replaced the floppy drive with a 
> Zip 
> > > 100MB drive. So far, so good ... Now, I would like to reconnect 
> all 
> > > those disconnected cables (the way I labeled the cables turned 
> out to 
> > > be quite unsuccessful).
> > > 
> > > Does anyone know where I can find some service documentation or 
> > > schematics for the S1000? Even detailed photos of the interior 
> would 
> > > be great. I have not succeeded to get in touch with Akai here in 
> > > Sweden or with Akai in Japan.
> > > 
> > > The other problem: My S1000 is now equiped with two internal SCSI 
> > > drives. The internal SCSI cable only has two connectors, of which 
> one 
> > > is joined on the SCSI card by soldering. Does anyone have any 
> ideas 
> > > how to connect the drives?
> > > 
> > > Thank you very much.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > Mattias, Sweden