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Re: Yamaha Smart Piano disquette

2004-02-15 by midi_magic2000

Jimmy

Glad to have helped.  The advantage of Root-A-Ripper over the other 
programs is you can now back up your disks on to your HDD or even 
CDrom. The other programs just give you another copy-protected 
floppy, this way you can back them up BEFORE something goes wrong.

Midi Magic


--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Jimmy <JimmyM@V...> wrote:
> It appears I solved my problem by looking deeper in the file 
utility section. 
> I have used the RootARipper file and although it did bring the midi 
file to my Harddrive as simple midi files I  have copy them back to a 
new disquette and It is just working fine.
> On the other hand the DVcopy did not do it.... 
> thanks to guy who put it up.  This was a real time saver.
> Great group to help each other.
> 
> Jimmy.
> Canada, where it is cold... and piano music warm our heart.
> 
> Happy Valentin day everyone one
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Robert Welcyng 
>   To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 1:26 AM
>   Subject: Re: [disklavier] Yamaha Smart Piano disquette
> 
> 
>   Because it is not a DOS diskette, you will not be able to 
duplicate the 
>   diskette using any DOS operating system copying programs.  You 
must use 
>   one of the special disk image copying programs such as one of 
those 
>   Carol recommended.  (dkvcopy is downloadable from this Yahoo 
site.)
> 
>   Another option is to check with Yamaha Canada 
http://www.yamaha.ca/ and 
>   see if you could mail them the diskette and have them make a 
replacement 
>   copy for you.
> 
>   Jimmy wrote:
>   > I have so far copy thge disquette to a memory bank onto the 
unit,,, I am 
>   > operating with window 2000...   may be there is a way to ask 
the dos 
>   > command to make a copy, but I don't remember what are the 
parameter for 
>   > it,, or is it even possible with  W2000.
>   > Thanks,,,,
>   > Jimmy
>   > 
>   >     ----- Original Message -----
>   >     From: Carol Beigel <mailto:crbrpt@b...>
>   >     To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com 
<mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
>   >     Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 6:53 PM
>   >     Subject: Re: [disklavier] Yamaha Smart Piano disquette
>   > 
>   >     Do not put the disk back into the DKV.  Depends on what
>   >     operating system is on your personal computer.  If you
>   >     have DOS you can use dkvcopy or AnaDisk.  I have had
>   >     AnaDisk work in XP.
>   > 
>   >     Carol Beigel
>   > 
>   >     ----- Original Message -----
>   >     From: "Jimmy" <JimmyM@V... <mailto:JimmyM@V...>>
>   >     To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com 
<mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>>
>   >     Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 1:50 PM
>   >     Subject: [disklavier] Yamaha Smart Piano disquette
>   > 
>   > 
>   >      > Hello,
>   >      >
>   >      > Once more I need some input and some help regarding a
>   >     SPS disquette  (SMART piano) that is slightly damage,
>   >     the metal cover doesn't return in postion and I am
>   >     afraid the disk could jam one day.
>   >      > Any how, my question is this: How can I make a copy
>   >     to safeguard.  I have tried using the Yamaha unit, ( I
>   >     have a Mark III) but it says copy protected cannont
>   >     copy, and my computer cannont read it, it is asking to
>   >     FORMAT, which I do not want to do.
>   >      >
>   >      > Any tips or help available from anyone... thanks once
>   >     more for this helping groups.
>   >      >
>   >      > Jimmy
>   >      > Montreal Canada.
>   >      >
>   > 
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