Emax

Someone gave me this awesome Emax HD sampler with 3 books full of 
diskettes. but the hard drive wouldn't work It reads "Hard disk 
error" or "Different Software Rev" messages to me. I discovered last 
night that when I boot the sampler from a floppy, it loads as OS 
version 3.2. if i monkey with one particular disk though, it'll load 
as OS version 1.1HD and I can see the hard drive contents, run 
diagnostics and can play around with all the other buttons. So i've 
been on emulatorarchive trying to figure out what to do. I ran a hard 
drive test and it says it's all right. I ran all the other tests and 
they say it's all right. So I'm trying to decide if I should reformat 
the hard drive. (There's tons of sounds on it that I can't 
save.)...and if I do reformat the hard drive, with OS version 1.1HD, 
will all the disks with OS version 3.2 work. At this point I can 
access most of the diskette sounds and use the system for play back 
only. I do want to use the other functions of the sampler (to make 
those beautiful gritty 12bit samples) but don't want to accidentally 
disable the thing completely. 
....any suggestions?

A reformat isn't necessary, the Emax contains a"copy software" function. It is designed 
to copy newer OSs onto media (hard drives, floppies) without erasing the bank data. 
Use this function, it's in Master somewhere, to copy the Emax HD 1.1 OS onto the hard 
drive and onto any floppies you have that don't have the HD OS on it. Then you should 
be able to boot to the hard drive and access all the floppies too.

I do wonder, have you made sure that the banks are still on the hard drive? If you ran 
the "hidden" hard drive diagnostics on the hard drive then the hard drive should have 
been wiped clean.

On 30 Oct 2001 at 22:55, spacesuitoption@... wrote:

> Someone gave me this awesome Emax HD sampler with 3 books full of 
> diskettes. but the hard drive wouldn't work It reads "Hard disk 
> error" or "Different Software Rev" messages to me. I discovered last 
> night that when I boot the sampler from a floppy, it loads as OS 
> version 3.2. if i monkey with one particular disk though, it'll load 
> as OS version 1.1HD and I can see the hard drive contents, run 
> diagnostics and can play around with all the other buttons. So i've 
> been on emulatorarchive trying to figure out what to do. I ran a hard 
> drive test and it says it's all right. I ran all the other tests and 
> they say it's all right. So I'm trying to decide if I should reformat 
> the hard drive. (There's tons of sounds on it that I can't 
> save.)...and if I do reformat the hard drive, with OS version 1.1HD, 
> will all the disks with OS version 3.2 work. At this point I can 
> access most of the diskette sounds and use the system for play back 
> only. I do want to use the other functions of the sampler (to make 
> those beautiful gritty 12bit samples) but don't want to accidentally 
> disable the thing completely. 
> ....any suggestions?

John Silveria II
AIM: EmaxJS
The Silveria Family Website
Emax and Emax II User's Group
http://www.silveriafamily.com

It didn't work. If I turn on the emax without a floppy inserted, then I insert a disk when asked for one and press load, It fools itself into thinking that HD 1.1 OS is loaded. I can then see the contents of the hard drive but it won't load any of it. I then tried to "copy software" or use any other function and it reads "different software rev". It'll run scan disk in this mode but it says the hard disk is ok. I tried loading the HD 1.1 OS from emulatorarchive but it won't read the floppy disk and seizes up. The emax will read floppies if I boot from a floppy with OS 3.2 and it'll occasionally let me tweak the paramaters but I can't save them. Sometimes it won't let me get into any other screens. what's your prognosis Doctor?

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Silveria 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!


  A reformat isn't necessary, the Emax contains a"copy software" function. It is designed 
  to copy newer OSs onto media (hard drives, floppies) without erasing the bank data. 
  Use this function, it's in Master somewhere, to copy the Emax HD 1.1 OS onto the hard 
  drive and onto any floppies you have that don't have the HD OS on it. Then you should 
  be able to boot to the hard drive and access all the floppies too.

  I do wonder, have you made sure that the banks are still on the hard drive? If you ran 
  the "hidden" hard drive diagnostics on the hard drive then the hard drive should have 
  been wiped clean.

  On 30 Oct 2001 at 22:55, spacesuitoption@... wrote:

  > Someone gave me this awesome Emax HD sampler with 3 books full of 
  > diskettes. but the hard drive wouldn't work It reads "Hard disk 
  > error" or "Different Software Rev" messages to me. I discovered last 
  > night that when I boot the sampler from a floppy, it loads as OS 
  > version 3.2. if i monkey with one particular disk though, it'll load 
  > as OS version 1.1HD and I can see the hard drive contents, run 
  > diagnostics and can play around with all the other buttons. So i've 
  > been on emulatorarchive trying to figure out what to do. I ran a hard 
  > drive test and it says it's all right. I ran all the other tests and 
  > they say it's all right. So I'm trying to decide if I should reformat 
  > the hard drive. (There's tons of sounds on it that I can't 
  > save.)...and if I do reformat the hard drive, with OS version 1.1HD, 
  > will all the disks with OS version 3.2 work. At this point I can 
  > access most of the diskette sounds and use the system for play back 
  > only. I do want to use the other functions of the sampler (to make 
  > those beautiful gritty 12bit samples) but don't want to accidentally 
  > disable the thing completely. 
  > ....any suggestions?

  John Silveria II
  AIM: EmaxJS
  The Silveria Family Website
  Emax and Emax II User's Group
  http://www.silveriafamily.com

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Put in the floppy with HD 1.1 and then power up the unit. It should boot up just fine and 
when you do a Software check it should you are running OS 1.1 HD. Do not take that 
disk out of the drive. At this point you should be able to copy the OS onto the hard drive. 
If you can not then there is a good chance your hard drive is faulty.

If you are booting up without a disk inside the unit and it is saying you need to insert a 
floppy this is a sign that the HD is bad or not compatible, no matter what the scan tells 
you (and exactly what scan are you using). It is possible that the boot sectors of the HD 
are bad and the scan you are using isn't recognizing that.

Remember the Emax isn't booted until it loads the OS from either a Floppy or the Hard 
Disk. The OS is not stored inside the unit anywhere, it is stored on every piece of media 
that it formats. If you are powering up the unit and it says you need to insert a floppy 
disk then your system is not booting off of the hard drive, it is booting off of the floppy 
and whatever OS is on the floppy is what you have just booted with. It isn't "fooled into 
thinking HD 1.1 is loaded" it is loaded with HD 1.1.

If you boot with a floppy that has HD 1.1 on it, then take that floppy out and insert a 
different floppy that has a different OS on it when you go to do certain functions, like 
Copy Software, you are going to get a "different software rev" error because everytime 
you access an function the Emax has to go back out to the floppy and read that part of 
the OS. The entire OS is not sitting resident in memory anywhere.

On 31 Oct 2001 at 9:17, David W Crosby wrote:

> It didn't work. If I turn on the emax without a floppy inserted, then I insert a disk when 
asked for one and press load, It fools itself into thinking that HD 1.1 OS is loaded. I can 
then see the contents of the hard drive but it won't load any of it. I then tried to "copy 
software" or use any other function and it reads "different software rev". It'll run scan 
disk in this mode but it says the hard disk is ok. I tried loading the HD 1.1 OS from 
emulatorarchive but it won't read the floppy disk and seizes up. The emax will read 
floppies if I boot from a floppy with OS 3.2 and it'll occasionally let me tweak the 
paramaters but I can't save them. Sometimes it won't let me get into any other screens. 
what's your prognosis Doctor?
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: John Silveria 
>   To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:33 PM
>   Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
> 
> 
>   A reformat isn't necessary, the Emax contains a"copy software" function. It is 
designed 
>   to copy newer OSs onto media (hard drives, floppies) without erasing the bank data. 
>   Use this function, it's in Master somewhere, to copy the Emax HD 1.1 OS onto the 
hard 
>   drive and onto any floppies you have that don't have the HD OS on it. Then you 
should 
>   be able to boot to the hard drive and access all the floppies too.
> 
>   I do wonder, have you made sure that the banks are still on the hard drive? If you ran 
>   the "hidden" hard drive diagnostics on the hard drive then the hard drive should have 
>   been wiped clean.
> 
>   On 30 Oct 2001 at 22:55, spacesuitoption@... wrote:
> 
>   > Someone gave me this awesome Emax HD sampler with 3 books full of 
>   > diskettes. but the hard drive wouldn't work It reads "Hard disk 
>   > error" or "Different Software Rev" messages to me. I discovered last 
>   > night that when I boot the sampler from a floppy, it loads as OS 
>   > version 3.2. if i monkey with one particular disk though, it'll load 
>   > as OS version 1.1HD and I can see the hard drive contents, run 
>   > diagnostics and can play around with all the other buttons. So i've 
>   > been on emulatorarchive trying to figure out what to do. I ran a hard 
>   > drive test and it says it's all right. I ran all the other tests and 
>   > they say it's all right. So I'm trying to decide if I should reformat 
>   > the hard drive. (There's tons of sounds on it that I can't 
>   > save.)...and if I do reformat the hard drive, with OS version 1.1HD, 
>   > will all the disks with OS version 3.2 work. At this point I can 
>   > access most of the diskette sounds and use the system for play back 
>   > only. I do want to use the other functions of the sampler (to make 
>   > those beautiful gritty 12bit samples) but don't want to accidentally 
>   > disable the thing completely. 
>   > ....any suggestions?
> 
>   John Silveria II
>   AIM: EmaxJS
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>   Emax and Emax II User's Group
>   http://www.silveriafamily.com
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Your biggest issue is going to be that an Internal Zip will toast the power supply. The 
power supply in the Emax and Emax II can not handle the drain of an internal zip. Does 
your Emax happen to have the external SCSI adapter?


On 2 Nov 2001 at 15:41, David Crosby wrote:

> THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE HELP!
> last night, my hard drive actually let me get into it. Half of the banks 
> were toast but half were accessible. I copied those banks onto floppy then 
> tried to reformat the HD. It wiped it clean but won't take the software. It 
> keeps crashing when it gets to the loading software part.I've decided that 
> the HD is history. But the system still works by floppy and I have many, 
> many samples. So i'm thinkin about installing an internal zip drive in the 
> system and removing that noisy hard drive. I saw a procedure for it on 
> emulatorarchive but the wording of the article seems to imply that it's a 
> only a theory. Has anyone actually installed a zip drive in the Emax HD? 
> Will the OS HD1.1 software format a 100mb zip disk? Will the floppy drive 
> work while I transfer all my files to zip disks? Any special tips on 
> installing a zip from anyone that's actually done it?
> 
> 
> >From: "John Silveria" <emaxjs@...>
> >Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
> >Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:40:54 -0800
> >
> >Put in the floppy with HD 1.1 and then power up the unit. It should boot up 
> >just fine and
> >when you do a Software check it should you are running OS 1.1 HD. Do not 
> >take that
> >disk out of the drive. At this point you should be able to copy the OS onto 
> >the hard drive.
> >If you can not then there is a good chance your hard drive is faulty.
> >
> >If you are booting up without a disk inside the unit and it is saying you 
> >need to insert a
> >floppy this is a sign that the HD is bad or not compatible, no matter what 
> >the scan tells
> >you (and exactly what scan are you using). It is possible that the boot 
> >sectors of the HD
> >are bad and the scan you are using isn't recognizing that.
> >
> >Remember the Emax isn't booted until it loads the OS from either a Floppy 
> >or the Hard
> >Disk. The OS is not stored inside the unit anywhere, it is stored on every 
> >piece of media
> >that it formats. If you are powering up the unit and it says you need to 
> >insert a floppy
> >disk then your system is not booting off of the hard drive, it is booting 
> >off of the floppy
> >and whatever OS is on the floppy is what you have just booted with. It 
> >isn't "fooled into
> >thinking HD 1.1 is loaded" it is loaded with HD 1.1.
> >
> >If you boot with a floppy that has HD 1.1 on it, then take that floppy out 
> >and insert a
> >different floppy that has a different OS on it when you go to do certain 
> >functions, like
> >Copy Software, you are going to get a "different software rev" error 
> >because everytime
> >you access an function the Emax has to go back out to the floppy and read 
> >that part of
> >the OS. The entire OS is not sitting resident in memory anywhere.
> >
> >On 31 Oct 2001 at 9:17, David W Crosby wrote:
> >
> > > It didn't work. If I turn on the emax without a floppy inserted, then I 
> >insert a disk when
> >asked for one and press load, It fools itself into thinking that HD 1.1 OS 
> >is loaded. I can
> >then see the contents of the hard drive but it won't load any of it. I then 
> >tried to "copy
> >software" or use any other function and it reads "different software rev". 
> >It'll run scan
> >disk in this mode but it says the hard disk is ok. I tried loading the HD 
> >1.1 OS from
> >emulatorarchive but it won't read the floppy disk and seizes up. The emax 
> >will read
> >floppies if I boot from a floppy with OS 3.2 and it'll occasionally let me 
> >tweak the
> >paramaters but I can't save them. Sometimes it won't let me get into any 
> >other screens.
> >what's your prognosis Doctor?
> > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > >   From: John Silveria
> > >   To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> > >   Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:33 PM
> > >   Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
> > >
> > >
> > >   A reformat isn't necessary, the Emax contains a"copy software" 
> >function. It is
> >designed
> > >   to copy newer OSs onto media (hard drives, floppies) without erasing 
> >the bank data.
> > >   Use this function, it's in Master somewhere, to copy the Emax HD 1.1 
> >OS onto the
> >hard
> > >   drive and onto any floppies you have that don't have the HD OS on it. 
> >Then you
> >should
> > >   be able to boot to the hard drive and access all the floppies too.
> > >
> > >   I do wonder, have you made sure that the banks are still on the hard 
> >drive? If you ran
> > >   the "hidden" hard drive diagnostics on the hard drive then the hard 
> >drive should have
> > >   been wiped clean.
> > >
> > >   On 30 Oct 2001 at 22:55, spacesuitoption@... wrote:
> > >
> > >   > Someone gave me this awesome Emax HD sampler with 3 books full of
> > >   > diskettes. but the hard drive wouldn't work It reads "Hard disk
> > >   > error" or "Different Software Rev" messages to me. I discovered last
> > >   > night that when I boot the sampler from a floppy, it loads as OS
> > >   > version 3.2. if i monkey with one particular disk though, it'll load
> > >   > as OS version 1.1HD and I can see the hard drive contents, run
> > >   > diagnostics and can play around with all the other buttons. So i've
> > >   > been on emulatorarchive trying to figure out what to do. I ran a 
> >hard
> > >   > drive test and it says it's all right. I ran all the other tests and
> > >   > they say it's all right. So I'm trying to decide if I should 
> >reformat
> > >   > the hard drive. (There's tons of sounds on it that I can't
> > >   > save.)...and if I do reformat the hard drive, with OS version 1.1HD,
> > >   > will all the disks with OS version 3.2 work. At this point I can
> > >   > access most of the diskette sounds and use the system for play back
> > >   > only. I do want to use the other functions of the sampler (to make
> > >   > those beautiful gritty 12bit samples) but don't want to accidentally
> > >   > disable the thing completely.
> > >   > ....any suggestions?
> > >
> > >   John Silveria II
> > >   AIM: EmaxJS
> > >   The Silveria Family Website
> > >   Emax and Emax II User's Group
> > >   http://www.silveriafamily.com
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nope.
will it fry the supply if i disconnect the hard drive and the floppy?
can i replace that with a better power supply?

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Silveria 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 11:06 AM
  Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!


  Your biggest issue is going to be that an Internal Zip will toast the power supply. The 
  power supply in the Emax and Emax II can not handle the drain of an internal zip. Does 
  your Emax happen to have the external SCSI adapter?


  On 2 Nov 2001 at 15:41, David Crosby wrote:

  > THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE HELP!
  > last night, my hard drive actually let me get into it. Half of the banks 
  > were toast but half were accessible. I copied those banks onto floppy then 
  > tried to reformat the HD. It wiped it clean but won't take the software. It 
  > keeps crashing when it gets to the loading software part.I've decided that 
  > the HD is history. But the system still works by floppy and I have many, 
  > many samples. So i'm thinkin about installing an internal zip drive in the 
  > system and removing that noisy hard drive. I saw a procedure for it on 
  > emulatorarchive but the wording of the article seems to imply that it's a 
  > only a theory. Has anyone actually installed a zip drive in the Emax HD? 
  > Will the OS HD1.1 software format a 100mb zip disk? Will the floppy drive 
  > work while I transfer all my files to zip disks? Any special tips on 
  > installing a zip from anyone that's actually done it?
  > 
  > 
  > >From: "John Silveria" <emaxjs@...>
  > >Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  > >To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  > >Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
  > >Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:40:54 -0800
  > >
  > >Put in the floppy with HD 1.1 and then power up the unit. It should boot up 
  > >just fine and
  > >when you do a Software check it should you are running OS 1.1 HD. Do not 
  > >take that
  > >disk out of the drive. At this point you should be able to copy the OS onto 
  > >the hard drive.
  > >If you can not then there is a good chance your hard drive is faulty.
  > >
  > >If you are booting up without a disk inside the unit and it is saying you 
  > >need to insert a
  > >floppy this is a sign that the HD is bad or not compatible, no matter what 
  > >the scan tells
  > >you (and exactly what scan are you using). It is possible that the boot 
  > >sectors of the HD
  > >are bad and the scan you are using isn't recognizing that.
  > >
  > >Remember the Emax isn't booted until it loads the OS from either a Floppy 
  > >or the Hard
  > >Disk. The OS is not stored inside the unit anywhere, it is stored on every 
  > >piece of media
  > >that it formats. If you are powering up the unit and it says you need to 
  > >insert a floppy
  > >disk then your system is not booting off of the hard drive, it is booting 
  > >off of the floppy
  > >and whatever OS is on the floppy is what you have just booted with. It 
  > >isn't "fooled into
  > >thinking HD 1.1 is loaded" it is loaded with HD 1.1.
  > >
  > >If you boot with a floppy that has HD 1.1 on it, then take that floppy out 
  > >and insert a
  > >different floppy that has a different OS on it when you go to do certain 
  > >functions, like
  > >Copy Software, you are going to get a "different software rev" error 
  > >because everytime
  > >you access an function the Emax has to go back out to the floppy and read 
  > >that part of
  > >the OS. The entire OS is not sitting resident in memory anywhere.
  > >
  > >On 31 Oct 2001 at 9:17, David W Crosby wrote:
  > >
  > > > It didn't work. If I turn on the emax without a floppy inserted, then I 
  > >insert a disk when
  > >asked for one and press load, It fools itself into thinking that HD 1.1 OS 
  > >is loaded. I can
  > >then see the contents of the hard drive but it won't load any of it. I then 
  > >tried to "copy
  > >software" or use any other function and it reads "different software rev". 
  > >It'll run scan
  > >disk in this mode but it says the hard disk is ok. I tried loading the HD 
  > >1.1 OS from
  > >emulatorarchive but it won't read the floppy disk and seizes up. The emax 
  > >will read
  > >floppies if I boot from a floppy with OS 3.2 and it'll occasionally let me 
  > >tweak the
  > >paramaters but I can't save them. Sometimes it won't let me get into any 
  > >other screens.
  > >what's your prognosis Doctor?
  > > >   ----- Original Message -----
  > > >   From: John Silveria
  > > >   To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  > > >   Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:33 PM
  > > >   Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
  > > >
  > > >
  > > >   A reformat isn't necessary, the Emax contains a"copy software" 
  > >function. It is
  > >designed
  > > >   to copy newer OSs onto media (hard drives, floppies) without erasing 
  > >the bank data.
  > > >   Use this function, it's in Master somewhere, to copy the Emax HD 1.1 
  > >OS onto the
  > >hard
  > > >   drive and onto any floppies you have that don't have the HD OS on it. 
  > >Then you
  > >should
  > > >   be able to boot to the hard drive and access all the floppies too.
  > > >
  > > >   I do wonder, have you made sure that the banks are still on the hard 
  > >drive? If you ran
  > > >   the "hidden" hard drive diagnostics on the hard drive then the hard 
  > >drive should have
  > > >   been wiped clean.
  > > >
  > > >   On 30 Oct 2001 at 22:55, spacesuitoption@... wrote:
  > > >
  > > >   > Someone gave me this awesome Emax HD sampler with 3 books full of
  > > >   > diskettes. but the hard drive wouldn't work It reads "Hard disk
  > > >   > error" or "Different Software Rev" messages to me. I discovered last
  > > >   > night that when I boot the sampler from a floppy, it loads as OS
  > > >   > version 3.2. if i monkey with one particular disk though, it'll load
  > > >   > as OS version 1.1HD and I can see the hard drive contents, run
  > > >   > diagnostics and can play around with all the other buttons. So i've
  > > >   > been on emulatorarchive trying to figure out what to do. I ran a 
  > >hard
  > > >   > drive test and it says it's all right. I ran all the other tests and
  > > >   > they say it's all right. So I'm trying to decide if I should 
  > >reformat
  > > >   > the hard drive. (There's tons of sounds on it that I can't
  > > >   > save.)...and if I do reformat the hard drive, with OS version 1.1HD,
  > > >   > will all the disks with OS version 3.2 work. At this point I can
  > > >   > access most of the diskette sounds and use the system for play back
  > > >   > only. I do want to use the other functions of the sampler (to make
  > > >   > those beautiful gritty 12bit samples) but don't want to accidentally
  > > >   > disable the thing completely.
  > > >   > ....any suggestions?
  > > >
  > > >   John Silveria II
  > > >   AIM: EmaxJS
  > > >   The Silveria Family Website
  > > >   Emax and Emax II User's Group
  > > >   http://www.silveriafamily.com
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  > > >               ADVERTISEMENT
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Just replace the HD with another SCSI one.  You must know someone with a few
dead Mac's lying about...  I put a Mac 40 meg SCSI in mine, then changed it
for a 120 meg drive.  Works just fine...
Cheers,
  Gordon
----- Original Message -----
From: "David W Crosby" <spacesuitoption@...>
To: <emax@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!


> nope.
> will it fry the supply if i disconnect the hard drive and the floppy?
> can i replace that with a better power supply?
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: John Silveria
>   To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 11:06 AM
>   Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
>
>
>   Your biggest issue is going to be that an Internal Zip will toast the
power supply. The
>   power supply in the Emax and Emax II can not handle the drain of an
internal zip. Does
>   your Emax happen to have the external SCSI adapter?
>
>
>   On 2 Nov 2001 at 15:41, David Crosby wrote:
>
>   > THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE HELP!
>   > last night, my hard drive actually let me get into it. Half of the
banks
>   > were toast but half were accessible. I copied those banks onto floppy
then
>   > tried to reformat the HD. It wiped it clean but won't take the
software. It
>   > keeps crashing when it gets to the loading software part.I've decided
that
>   > the HD is history. But the system still works by floppy and I have
many,
>   > many samples. So i'm thinkin about installing an internal zip drive in
the
>   > system and removing that noisy hard drive. I saw a procedure for it on
>   > emulatorarchive but the wording of the article seems to imply that
it's a
>   > only a theory. Has anyone actually installed a zip drive in the Emax
HD?
>   > Will the OS HD1.1 software format a 100mb zip disk? Will the floppy
drive
>   > work while I transfer all my files to zip disks? Any special tips on
>   > installing a zip from anyone that's actually done it?
>   >
>   >
>   > >From: "John Silveria" <emaxjs@...>
>   > >Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>   > >To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>   > >Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
>   > >Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:40:54 -0800
>   > >
>   > >Put in the floppy with HD 1.1 and then power up the unit. It should
boot up
>   > >just fine and
>   > >when you do a Software check it should you are running OS 1.1 HD. Do
not
>   > >take that
>   > >disk out of the drive. At this point you should be able to copy the
OS onto
>   > >the hard drive.
>   > >If you can not then there is a good chance your hard drive is faulty.
>   > >
>   > >If you are booting up without a disk inside the unit and it is saying
you
>   > >need to insert a
>   > >floppy this is a sign that the HD is bad or not compatible, no matter
what
>   > >the scan tells
>   > >you (and exactly what scan are you using). It is possible that the
boot
>   > >sectors of the HD
>   > >are bad and the scan you are using isn't recognizing that.
>   > >
>   > >Remember the Emax isn't booted until it loads the OS from either a
Floppy
>   > >or the Hard
>   > >Disk. The OS is not stored inside the unit anywhere, it is stored on
every
>   > >piece of media
>   > >that it formats. If you are powering up the unit and it says you need
to
>   > >insert a floppy
>   > >disk then your system is not booting off of the hard drive, it is
booting
>   > >off of the floppy
>   > >and whatever OS is on the floppy is what you have just booted with.
It
>   > >isn't "fooled into
>   > >thinking HD 1.1 is loaded" it is loaded with HD 1.1.
>   > >
>   > >If you boot with a floppy that has HD 1.1 on it, then take that
floppy out
>   > >and insert a
>   > >different floppy that has a different OS on it when you go to do
certain
>   > >functions, like
>   > >Copy Software, you are going to get a "different software rev" error
>   > >because everytime
>   > >you access an function the Emax has to go back out to the floppy and
read
>   > >that part of
>   > >the OS. The entire OS is not sitting resident in memory anywhere.
>   > >
>   > >On 31 Oct 2001 at 9:17, David W Crosby wrote:
>   > >
>   > > > It didn't work. If I turn on the emax without a floppy inserted,
then I
>   > >insert a disk when
>   > >asked for one and press load, It fools itself into thinking that HD
1.1 OS
>   > >is loaded. I can
>   > >then see the contents of the hard drive but it won't load any of it.
I then
>   > >tried to "copy
>   > >software" or use any other function and it reads "different software
rev".
>   > >It'll run scan
>   > >disk in this mode but it says the hard disk is ok. I tried loading
the HD
>   > >1.1 OS from
>   > >emulatorarchive but it won't read the floppy disk and seizes up. The
emax
>   > >will read
>   > >floppies if I boot from a floppy with OS 3.2 and it'll occasionally
let me
>   > >tweak the
>   > >paramaters but I can't save them. Sometimes it won't let me get into
any
>   > >other screens.
>   > >what's your prognosis Doctor?
>   > > >   ----- Original Message -----
>   > > >   From: John Silveria
>   > > >   To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>   > > >   Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:33 PM
>   > > >   Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
>   > > >
>   > > >
>   > > >   A reformat isn't necessary, the Emax contains a"copy software"
>   > >function. It is
>   > >designed
>   > > >   to copy newer OSs onto media (hard drives, floppies) without
erasing
>   > >the bank data.
>   > > >   Use this function, it's in Master somewhere, to copy the Emax HD
1.1
>   > >OS onto the
>   > >hard
>   > > >   drive and onto any floppies you have that don't have the HD OS
on it.
>   > >Then you
>   > >should
>   > > >   be able to boot to the hard drive and access all the floppies
too.
>   > > >
>   > > >   I do wonder, have you made sure that the banks are still on the
hard
>   > >drive? If you ran
>   > > >   the "hidden" hard drive diagnostics on the hard drive then the
hard
>   > >drive should have
>   > > >   been wiped clean.
>   > > >
>   > > >   On 30 Oct 2001 at 22:55, spacesuitoption@... wrote:
>   > > >
>   > > >   > Someone gave me this awesome Emax HD sampler with 3 books full
of
>   > > >   > diskettes. but the hard drive wouldn't work It reads "Hard
disk
>   > > >   > error" or "Different Software Rev" messages to me. I
discovered last
>   > > >   > night that when I boot the sampler from a floppy, it loads as
OS
>   > > >   > version 3.2. if i monkey with one particular disk though,
it'll load
>   > > >   > as OS version 1.1HD and I can see the hard drive contents, run
>   > > >   > diagnostics and can play around with all the other buttons. So
i've
>   > > >   > been on emulatorarchive trying to figure out what to do. I ran
a
>   > >hard
>   > > >   > drive test and it says it's all right. I ran all the other
tests and
>   > > >   > they say it's all right. So I'm trying to decide if I should
>   > >reformat
>   > > >   > the hard drive. (There's tons of sounds on it that I can't
>   > > >   > save.)...and if I do reformat the hard drive, with OS version
1.1HD,
>   > > >   > will all the disks with OS version 3.2 work. At this point I
can
>   > > >   > access most of the diskette sounds and use the system for play
back
>   > > >   > only. I do want to use the other functions of the sampler (to
make
>   > > >   > those beautiful gritty 12bit samples) but don't want to
accidentally
>   > > >   > disable the thing completely.
>   > > >   > ....any suggestions?
>   > > >
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i don't know of any dead macs. I kind of like the idea of the zip drive to store 36 banks on each disk. I have enough sounds to fill up at least 10 zip disks. The searching thru the floppies thang is gettin' old fast.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gordon JC Pearce 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 1:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!


  Just replace the HD with another SCSI one.  You must know someone with a few
  dead Mac's lying about...  I put a Mac 40 meg SCSI in mine, then changed it
  for a 120 meg drive.  Works just fine...
  Cheers,
    Gordon
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "David W Crosby" <spacesuitoption@...>
  To: <emax@yahoogroups.com>
  Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 5:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!


  > nope.
  > will it fry the supply if i disconnect the hard drive and the floppy?
  > can i replace that with a better power supply?
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: John Silveria
  >   To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  >   Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 11:06 AM
  >   Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
  >
  >
  >   Your biggest issue is going to be that an Internal Zip will toast the
  power supply. The
  >   power supply in the Emax and Emax II can not handle the drain of an
  internal zip. Does
  >   your Emax happen to have the external SCSI adapter?
  >
  >
  >   On 2 Nov 2001 at 15:41, David Crosby wrote:
  >
  >   > THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE HELP!
  >   > last night, my hard drive actually let me get into it. Half of the
  banks
  >   > were toast but half were accessible. I copied those banks onto floppy
  then
  >   > tried to reformat the HD. It wiped it clean but won't take the
  software. It
  >   > keeps crashing when it gets to the loading software part.I've decided
  that
  >   > the HD is history. But the system still works by floppy and I have
  many,
  >   > many samples. So i'm thinkin about installing an internal zip drive in
  the
  >   > system and removing that noisy hard drive. I saw a procedure for it on
  >   > emulatorarchive but the wording of the article seems to imply that
  it's a
  >   > only a theory. Has anyone actually installed a zip drive in the Emax
  HD?
  >   > Will the OS HD1.1 software format a 100mb zip disk? Will the floppy
  drive
  >   > work while I transfer all my files to zip disks? Any special tips on
  >   > installing a zip from anyone that's actually done it?
  >   >
  >   >
  >   > >From: "John Silveria" <emaxjs@...>
  >   > >Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  >   > >To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  >   > >Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
  >   > >Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:40:54 -0800
  >   > >
  >   > >Put in the floppy with HD 1.1 and then power up the unit. It should
  boot up
  >   > >just fine and
  >   > >when you do a Software check it should you are running OS 1.1 HD. Do
  not
  >   > >take that
  >   > >disk out of the drive. At this point you should be able to copy the
  OS onto
  >   > >the hard drive.
  >   > >If you can not then there is a good chance your hard drive is faulty.
  >   > >
  >   > >If you are booting up without a disk inside the unit and it is saying
  you
  >   > >need to insert a
  >   > >floppy this is a sign that the HD is bad or not compatible, no matter
  what
  >   > >the scan tells
  >   > >you (and exactly what scan are you using). It is possible that the
  boot
  >   > >sectors of the HD
  >   > >are bad and the scan you are using isn't recognizing that.
  >   > >
  >   > >Remember the Emax isn't booted until it loads the OS from either a
  Floppy
  >   > >or the Hard
  >   > >Disk. The OS is not stored inside the unit anywhere, it is stored on
  every
  >   > >piece of media
  >   > >that it formats. If you are powering up the unit and it says you need
  to
  >   > >insert a floppy
  >   > >disk then your system is not booting off of the hard drive, it is
  booting
  >   > >off of the floppy
  >   > >and whatever OS is on the floppy is what you have just booted with.
  It
  >   > >isn't "fooled into
  >   > >thinking HD 1.1 is loaded" it is loaded with HD 1.1.
  >   > >
  >   > >If you boot with a floppy that has HD 1.1 on it, then take that
  floppy out
  >   > >and insert a
  >   > >different floppy that has a different OS on it when you go to do
  certain
  >   > >functions, like
  >   > >Copy Software, you are going to get a "different software rev" error
  >   > >because everytime
  >   > >you access an function the Emax has to go back out to the floppy and
  read
  >   > >that part of
  >   > >the OS. The entire OS is not sitting resident in memory anywhere.
  >   > >
  >   > >On 31 Oct 2001 at 9:17, David W Crosby wrote:
  >   > >
  >   > > > It didn't work. If I turn on the emax without a floppy inserted,
  then I
  >   > >insert a disk when
  >   > >asked for one and press load, It fools itself into thinking that HD
  1.1 OS
  >   > >is loaded. I can
  >   > >then see the contents of the hard drive but it won't load any of it.
  I then
  >   > >tried to "copy
  >   > >software" or use any other function and it reads "different software
  rev".
  >   > >It'll run scan
  >   > >disk in this mode but it says the hard disk is ok. I tried loading
  the HD
  >   > >1.1 OS from
  >   > >emulatorarchive but it won't read the floppy disk and seizes up. The
  emax
  >   > >will read
  >   > >floppies if I boot from a floppy with OS 3.2 and it'll occasionally
  let me
  >   > >tweak the
  >   > >paramaters but I can't save them. Sometimes it won't let me get into
  any
  >   > >other screens.
  >   > >what's your prognosis Doctor?
  >   > > >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   > > >   From: John Silveria
  >   > > >   To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  >   > > >   Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:33 PM
  >   > > >   Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
  >   > > >
  >   > > >
  >   > > >   A reformat isn't necessary, the Emax contains a"copy software"
  >   > >function. It is
  >   > >designed
  >   > > >   to copy newer OSs onto media (hard drives, floppies) without
  erasing
  >   > >the bank data.
  >   > > >   Use this function, it's in Master somewhere, to copy the Emax HD
  1.1
  >   > >OS onto the
  >   > >hard
  >   > > >   drive and onto any floppies you have that don't have the HD OS
  on it.
  >   > >Then you
  >   > >should
  >   > > >   be able to boot to the hard drive and access all the floppies
  too.
  >   > > >
  >   > > >   I do wonder, have you made sure that the banks are still on the
  hard
  >   > >drive? If you ran
  >   > > >   the "hidden" hard drive diagnostics on the hard drive then the
  hard
  >   > >drive should have
  >   > > >   been wiped clean.
  >   > > >
  >   > > >   On 30 Oct 2001 at 22:55, spacesuitoption@... wrote:
  >   > > >
  >   > > >   > Someone gave me this awesome Emax HD sampler with 3 books full
  of
  >   > > >   > diskettes. but the hard drive wouldn't work It reads "Hard
  disk
  >   > > >   > error" or "Different Software Rev" messages to me. I
  discovered last
  >   > > >   > night that when I boot the sampler from a floppy, it loads as
  OS
  >   > > >   > version 3.2. if i monkey with one particular disk though,
  it'll load
  >   > > >   > as OS version 1.1HD and I can see the hard drive contents, run
  >   > > >   > diagnostics and can play around with all the other buttons. So
  i've
  >   > > >   > been on emulatorarchive trying to figure out what to do. I ran
  a
  >   > >hard
  >   > > >   > drive test and it says it's all right. I ran all the other
  tests and
  >   > > >   > they say it's all right. So I'm trying to decide if I should
  >   > >reformat
  >   > > >   > the hard drive. (There's tons of sounds on it that I can't
  >   > > >   > save.)...and if I do reformat the hard drive, with OS version
  1.1HD,
  >   > > >   > will all the disks with OS version 3.2 work. At this point I
  can
  >   > > >   > access most of the diskette sounds and use the system for play
  back
  >   > > >   > only. I do want to use the other functions of the sampler (to
  make
  >   > > >   > those beautiful gritty 12bit samples) but don't want to
  accidentally
  >   > > >   > disable the thing completely.
  >   > > >   > ....any suggestions?
  >   > > >
  >   > > >   John Silveria II
  >   > > >   AIM: EmaxJS
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If i just disconnect the hard drive, will that mess anything up? It's extremely noisy and the emax is difficult to turn on/off because the on/off button is missing.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gordon JC Pearce 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 1:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!


  Just replace the HD with another SCSI one.  You must know someone with a few
  dead Mac's lying about...  I put a Mac 40 meg SCSI in mine, then changed it
  for a 120 meg drive.  Works just fine...
  Cheers,
    Gordon
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "David W Crosby" <spacesuitoption@...>
  To: <emax@yahoogroups.com>
  Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 5:18 PM
  Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!


  > nope.
  > will it fry the supply if i disconnect the hard drive and the floppy?
  > can i replace that with a better power supply?
  >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   From: John Silveria
  >   To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  >   Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 11:06 AM
  >   Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
  >
  >
  >   Your biggest issue is going to be that an Internal Zip will toast the
  power supply. The
  >   power supply in the Emax and Emax II can not handle the drain of an
  internal zip. Does
  >   your Emax happen to have the external SCSI adapter?
  >
  >
  >   On 2 Nov 2001 at 15:41, David Crosby wrote:
  >
  >   > THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE HELP!
  >   > last night, my hard drive actually let me get into it. Half of the
  banks
  >   > were toast but half were accessible. I copied those banks onto floppy
  then
  >   > tried to reformat the HD. It wiped it clean but won't take the
  software. It
  >   > keeps crashing when it gets to the loading software part.I've decided
  that
  >   > the HD is history. But the system still works by floppy and I have
  many,
  >   > many samples. So i'm thinkin about installing an internal zip drive in
  the
  >   > system and removing that noisy hard drive. I saw a procedure for it on
  >   > emulatorarchive but the wording of the article seems to imply that
  it's a
  >   > only a theory. Has anyone actually installed a zip drive in the Emax
  HD?
  >   > Will the OS HD1.1 software format a 100mb zip disk? Will the floppy
  drive
  >   > work while I transfer all my files to zip disks? Any special tips on
  >   > installing a zip from anyone that's actually done it?
  >   >
  >   >
  >   > >From: "John Silveria" <emaxjs@...>
  >   > >Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  >   > >To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  >   > >Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
  >   > >Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:40:54 -0800
  >   > >
  >   > >Put in the floppy with HD 1.1 and then power up the unit. It should
  boot up
  >   > >just fine and
  >   > >when you do a Software check it should you are running OS 1.1 HD. Do
  not
  >   > >take that
  >   > >disk out of the drive. At this point you should be able to copy the
  OS onto
  >   > >the hard drive.
  >   > >If you can not then there is a good chance your hard drive is faulty.
  >   > >
  >   > >If you are booting up without a disk inside the unit and it is saying
  you
  >   > >need to insert a
  >   > >floppy this is a sign that the HD is bad or not compatible, no matter
  what
  >   > >the scan tells
  >   > >you (and exactly what scan are you using). It is possible that the
  boot
  >   > >sectors of the HD
  >   > >are bad and the scan you are using isn't recognizing that.
  >   > >
  >   > >Remember the Emax isn't booted until it loads the OS from either a
  Floppy
  >   > >or the Hard
  >   > >Disk. The OS is not stored inside the unit anywhere, it is stored on
  every
  >   > >piece of media
  >   > >that it formats. If you are powering up the unit and it says you need
  to
  >   > >insert a floppy
  >   > >disk then your system is not booting off of the hard drive, it is
  booting
  >   > >off of the floppy
  >   > >and whatever OS is on the floppy is what you have just booted with.
  It
  >   > >isn't "fooled into
  >   > >thinking HD 1.1 is loaded" it is loaded with HD 1.1.
  >   > >
  >   > >If you boot with a floppy that has HD 1.1 on it, then take that
  floppy out
  >   > >and insert a
  >   > >different floppy that has a different OS on it when you go to do
  certain
  >   > >functions, like
  >   > >Copy Software, you are going to get a "different software rev" error
  >   > >because everytime
  >   > >you access an function the Emax has to go back out to the floppy and
  read
  >   > >that part of
  >   > >the OS. The entire OS is not sitting resident in memory anywhere.
  >   > >
  >   > >On 31 Oct 2001 at 9:17, David W Crosby wrote:
  >   > >
  >   > > > It didn't work. If I turn on the emax without a floppy inserted,
  then I
  >   > >insert a disk when
  >   > >asked for one and press load, It fools itself into thinking that HD
  1.1 OS
  >   > >is loaded. I can
  >   > >then see the contents of the hard drive but it won't load any of it.
  I then
  >   > >tried to "copy
  >   > >software" or use any other function and it reads "different software
  rev".
  >   > >It'll run scan
  >   > >disk in this mode but it says the hard disk is ok. I tried loading
  the HD
  >   > >1.1 OS from
  >   > >emulatorarchive but it won't read the floppy disk and seizes up. The
  emax
  >   > >will read
  >   > >floppies if I boot from a floppy with OS 3.2 and it'll occasionally
  let me
  >   > >tweak the
  >   > >paramaters but I can't save them. Sometimes it won't let me get into
  any
  >   > >other screens.
  >   > >what's your prognosis Doctor?
  >   > > >   ----- Original Message -----
  >   > > >   From: John Silveria
  >   > > >   To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  >   > > >   Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:33 PM
  >   > > >   Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
  >   > > >
  >   > > >
  >   > > >   A reformat isn't necessary, the Emax contains a"copy software"
  >   > >function. It is
  >   > >designed
  >   > > >   to copy newer OSs onto media (hard drives, floppies) without
  erasing
  >   > >the bank data.
  >   > > >   Use this function, it's in Master somewhere, to copy the Emax HD
  1.1
  >   > >OS onto the
  >   > >hard
  >   > > >   drive and onto any floppies you have that don't have the HD OS
  on it.
  >   > >Then you
  >   > >should
  >   > > >   be able to boot to the hard drive and access all the floppies
  too.
  >   > > >
  >   > > >   I do wonder, have you made sure that the banks are still on the
  hard
  >   > >drive? If you ran
  >   > > >   the "hidden" hard drive diagnostics on the hard drive then the
  hard
  >   > >drive should have
  >   > > >   been wiped clean.
  >   > > >
  >   > > >   On 30 Oct 2001 at 22:55, spacesuitoption@... wrote:
  >   > > >
  >   > > >   > Someone gave me this awesome Emax HD sampler with 3 books full
  of
  >   > > >   > diskettes. but the hard drive wouldn't work It reads "Hard
  disk
  >   > > >   > error" or "Different Software Rev" messages to me. I
  discovered last
  >   > > >   > night that when I boot the sampler from a floppy, it loads as
  OS
  >   > > >   > version 3.2. if i monkey with one particular disk though,
  it'll load
  >   > > >   > as OS version 1.1HD and I can see the hard drive contents, run
  >   > > >   > diagnostics and can play around with all the other buttons. So
  i've
  >   > > >   > been on emulatorarchive trying to figure out what to do. I ran
  a
  >   > >hard
  >   > > >   > drive test and it says it's all right. I ran all the other
  tests and
  >   > > >   > they say it's all right. So I'm trying to decide if I should
  >   > >reformat
  >   > > >   > the hard drive. (There's tons of sounds on it that I can't
  >   > > >   > save.)...and if I do reformat the hard drive, with OS version
  1.1HD,
  >   > > >   > will all the disks with OS version 3.2 work. At this point I
  can
  >   > > >   > access most of the diskette sounds and use the system for play
  back
  >   > > >   > only. I do want to use the other functions of the sampler (to
  make
  >   > > >   > those beautiful gritty 12bit samples) but don't want to
  accidentally
  >   > > >   > disable the thing completely.
  >   > > >   > ....any suggestions?
  >   > > >
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE HELP!
last night, my hard drive actually let me get into it. Half of the banks 
were toast but half were accessible. I copied those banks onto floppy then 
tried to reformat the HD. It wiped it clean but won't take the software. It 
keeps crashing when it gets to the loading software part.I've decided that 
the HD is history. But the system still works by floppy and I have many, 
many samples. So i'm thinkin about installing an internal zip drive in the 
system and removing that noisy hard drive. I saw a procedure for it on 
emulatorarchive but the wording of the article seems to imply that it's a 
only a theory. Has anyone actually installed a zip drive in the Emax HD? 
Will the OS HD1.1 software format a 100mb zip disk? Will the floppy drive 
work while I transfer all my files to zip disks? Any special tips on 
installing a zip from anyone that's actually done it?


>From: "John Silveria" <emaxjs@...>
>Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
>Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:40:54 -0800
>
>Put in the floppy with HD 1.1 and then power up the unit. It should boot up 
>just fine and
>when you do a Software check it should you are running OS 1.1 HD. Do not 
>take that
>disk out of the drive. At this point you should be able to copy the OS onto 
>the hard drive.
>If you can not then there is a good chance your hard drive is faulty.
>
>If you are booting up without a disk inside the unit and it is saying you 
>need to insert a
>floppy this is a sign that the HD is bad or not compatible, no matter what 
>the scan tells
>you (and exactly what scan are you using). It is possible that the boot 
>sectors of the HD
>are bad and the scan you are using isn't recognizing that.
>
>Remember the Emax isn't booted until it loads the OS from either a Floppy 
>or the Hard
>Disk. The OS is not stored inside the unit anywhere, it is stored on every 
>piece of media
>that it formats. If you are powering up the unit and it says you need to 
>insert a floppy
>disk then your system is not booting off of the hard drive, it is booting 
>off of the floppy
>and whatever OS is on the floppy is what you have just booted with. It 
>isn't "fooled into
>thinking HD 1.1 is loaded" it is loaded with HD 1.1.
>
>If you boot with a floppy that has HD 1.1 on it, then take that floppy out 
>and insert a
>different floppy that has a different OS on it when you go to do certain 
>functions, like
>Copy Software, you are going to get a "different software rev" error 
>because everytime
>you access an function the Emax has to go back out to the floppy and read 
>that part of
>the OS. The entire OS is not sitting resident in memory anywhere.
>
>On 31 Oct 2001 at 9:17, David W Crosby wrote:
>
> > It didn't work. If I turn on the emax without a floppy inserted, then I 
>insert a disk when
>asked for one and press load, It fools itself into thinking that HD 1.1 OS 
>is loaded. I can
>then see the contents of the hard drive but it won't load any of it. I then 
>tried to "copy
>software" or use any other function and it reads "different software rev". 
>It'll run scan
>disk in this mode but it says the hard disk is ok. I tried loading the HD 
>1.1 OS from
>emulatorarchive but it won't read the floppy disk and seizes up. The emax 
>will read
>floppies if I boot from a floppy with OS 3.2 and it'll occasionally let me 
>tweak the
>paramaters but I can't save them. Sometimes it won't let me get into any 
>other screens.
>what's your prognosis Doctor?
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: John Silveria
> >   To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >   Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:33 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
> >
> >
> >   A reformat isn't necessary, the Emax contains a"copy software" 
>function. It is
>designed
> >   to copy newer OSs onto media (hard drives, floppies) without erasing 
>the bank data.
> >   Use this function, it's in Master somewhere, to copy the Emax HD 1.1 
>OS onto the
>hard
> >   drive and onto any floppies you have that don't have the HD OS on it. 
>Then you
>should
> >   be able to boot to the hard drive and access all the floppies too.
> >
> >   I do wonder, have you made sure that the banks are still on the hard 
>drive? If you ran
> >   the "hidden" hard drive diagnostics on the hard drive then the hard 
>drive should have
> >   been wiped clean.
> >
> >   On 30 Oct 2001 at 22:55, spacesuitoption@... wrote:
> >
> >   > Someone gave me this awesome Emax HD sampler with 3 books full of
> >   > diskettes. but the hard drive wouldn't work It reads "Hard disk
> >   > error" or "Different Software Rev" messages to me. I discovered last
> >   > night that when I boot the sampler from a floppy, it loads as OS
> >   > version 3.2. if i monkey with one particular disk though, it'll load
> >   > as OS version 1.1HD and I can see the hard drive contents, run
> >   > diagnostics and can play around with all the other buttons. So i've
> >   > been on emulatorarchive trying to figure out what to do. I ran a 
>hard
> >   > drive test and it says it's all right. I ran all the other tests and
> >   > they say it's all right. So I'm trying to decide if I should 
>reformat
> >   > the hard drive. (There's tons of sounds on it that I can't
> >   > save.)...and if I do reformat the hard drive, with OS version 1.1HD,
> >   > will all the disks with OS version 3.2 work. At this point I can
> >   > access most of the diskette sounds and use the system for play back
> >   > only. I do want to use the other functions of the sampler (to make
> >   > those beautiful gritty 12bit samples) but don't want to accidentally
> >   > disable the thing completely.
> >   > ....any suggestions?
> >
> >   John Silveria II
> >   AIM: EmaxJS
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On 2 Nov 2001 at 13:27, David W Crosby wrote:

> If i just disconnect the hard drive, will that mess anything up? It's
> extremely noisy and the emax is difficult to turn on/off because the
> on/off button is missing. 

No matter what you unplug from the power supply a Zip drive will still burn it out. It 
simply draws too much power. You might be able to replace the Power Supply, I've 
heard of people doing that with the ESi-32, but I've never had a report from anyone who 
has done it. 

It's no big deal to go in and unplug the HD and remove it, just remember at that point 
you will not want (be able?) to use the HD 1.1 OS you'll want to convert all your disks 
into Emax OS 3.2. You should replace the power switch as well while you are in  there.


John Silveria II
AIM: EmaxJS
The Silveria Family Website
Emax and Emax II User's Group
http://www.silveriafamily.com

I haven't heard any Emax factory banks since I got the banks that cames with my ESi-
32.

On 3 Nov 2001 at 6:06, David Crosby wrote:

> thanks
> have you heard those emu classic emulator sample disks that are for sale on 
> emu.com? do they sound similar to the original emax samples?
> 
> 
> >From: "John Silveria" <emaxjs@...>
> >Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
> >Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 21:43:16 -0800
> >
> >On 2 Nov 2001 at 13:27, David W Crosby wrote:
> >
> > > If i just disconnect the hard drive, will that mess anything up? It's
> > > extremely noisy and the emax is difficult to turn on/off because the
> > > on/off button is missing.
> >
> >No matter what you unplug from the power supply a Zip drive will still burn 
> >it out. It
> >simply draws too much power. You might be able to replace the Power Supply, 
> >I've
> >heard of people doing that with the ESi-32, but I've never had a report 
> >from anyone who
> >has done it.
> >
> >It's no big deal to go in and unplug the HD and remove it, just remember at 
> >that point
> >you will not want (be able?) to use the HD 1.1 OS you'll want to convert 
> >all your disks
> >into Emax OS 3.2. You should replace the power switch as well while you are 
> >in  there.
> >
> >
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> >AIM: EmaxJS
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Hi,
An internal SCSI ZIP 100 pulls rather more 5V power than the stock
Miniscribe hard drive in an Emax, and therefore stresses the PSU more than
normal.

Miniscribe 8425S
5V 0.6A
12V 0.7A
peak 2.0A

Internal SCSI ZIP 100
5V 1A continuous
5V 1.7A peak

We have successfully run an Emax keyboard with an internal ZIP 100 and
Floppy Drive, with the Hard Disk removed. However whilst this worked for us
it could wreck your PSU - so we don't suggest you do it !!! A better and
safer alternative is to use an external ZIP(or power the internal ZIP
separately). External ZIP's are easier to locate and can be easily used with
an Emax that has already got a hard disk. Remember the Emax only formats a
maximum of 20MB on ANY drive.

Connect the internal Emax SCSI connector to a SCSI internal 50pin to
external 25pin adapter. Mount the adapter in the rear casing of the Emax as
described in the original E-mu SCSI retro article on our web site. We  can
supply the adapter if you have trouble getting one, or go to www.jameco.com.
You will need to take careful precautions when drilling out the Emax casing
as it is made of conductive plastic, so please do read the E-mu arcticle. We
will be putting pictorial upgrade instructions on our web site soon.

You will need Emax Plus OS when using an external  ZIP, as the ZIP can only
work on ID 5 or 6. The Plus OS enables selection of SCSI ID. We can provide
the Emax Plus OS diskette for free. An internal ZIP set to SCSI ID 0 should
work with OS HD 1.1. We have successfully run an External ZIP 100 with an
Emax HD model (OS Plus), and we have over 20 ZIP's full of factory and pro
samples. So if you do use a ZIP, you have access to an amazing new library
of sounds. The ZIP works really well with an Emax and formats in 2 seconds,
and tha horrible drive noise is gone !! The Plus OS enables you to run 2
external ZIP 100 drives which makes backups possible.

You can run OS HD 1.1 without a hard drive, it just won't be able to run any
HD instructions. It fails safe...

For anyone else on the list interested in a ZIP upgrade...Right now you need
an Emax HD model, as this usually has the correct digital board and boot
EPROM and PAL chips. Upgrades to older digital boards (e.g. early non HD
Emax's) is currently impossible, until we gain remanufacturing rights from
E-mu ( a subject that is under discussion with Dave Rossum etc.).

If anyone on the list has got an Emax (not Emax II) to work with any other
drive than a Miniscribe or Rodime 20MB, please let us know as this will help
future users as Rodimes are very short in life span (MTBF is 12k hours) and
Miniscribes are not much better !! We are trying to locate high quality
Miniscribe spare hard drives for users who have lost their hard drive, but
this is proving very difficult and the ZIP route is far more practical.

Hope this all helps.. keep the questions coming !!!

Rob

The Emulator Archive
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: John Silveria [mailto:emaxjs@...]
  Sent: 03 November 2001 05:43
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!


  On 2 Nov 2001 at 13:27, David W Crosby wrote:

  > If i just disconnect the hard drive, will that mess anything up? It's
  > extremely noisy and the emax is difficult to turn on/off because the
  > on/off button is missing.

  No matter what you unplug from the power supply a Zip drive will still
burn it out. It
  simply draws too much power. You might be able to replace the Power
Supply, I've
  heard of people doing that with the ESi-32, but I've never had a report
from anyone who
  has done it.

  It's no big deal to go in and unplug the HD and remove it, just remember
at that point
  you will not want (be able?) to use the HD 1.1 OS you'll want to convert
all your disks
  into Emax OS 3.2. You should replace the power switch as well while you
are in  there.


  John Silveria II
  AIM: EmaxJS
  The Silveria Family Website
  Emax and Emax II User's Group
  http://www.silveriafamily.com

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Hi,
There are two sets of interesting EIIIX sample CDROM's from E-mu...

Emulator Standards/More Standards are the original Emulator III library ,
with some familar samples for EII and Emax users but these are higher
quality.
Elements of Sound Volume 1 and 2 are the original Emax and Emax II library
in 16-bit format for the EIII/EIIIX and any sampler that can import EIIIX
samples.

These are either dated samples from the 1980's or useful retro samples -
depending on your perspective...

If you look at the Elements of Sounds bank listing you will recognise many
Emax factory samples...These CDROM's were available as a 4 set for the Emax
II.

Regards
Rob

  thanks
  have you heard those emu classic emulator sample disks that are for sale
on
  emu.com? do they sound similar to the original emax samples?





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thanks
have you heard those emu classic emulator sample disks that are for sale on 
emu.com? do they sound similar to the original emax samples?


>From: "John Silveria" <emaxjs@...>
>Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [emax] boy have i got problems!
>Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 21:43:16 -0800
>
>On 2 Nov 2001 at 13:27, David W Crosby wrote:
>
> > If i just disconnect the hard drive, will that mess anything up? It's
> > extremely noisy and the emax is difficult to turn on/off because the
> > on/off button is missing.
>
>No matter what you unplug from the power supply a Zip drive will still burn 
>it out. It
>simply draws too much power. You might be able to replace the Power Supply, 
>I've
>heard of people doing that with the ESi-32, but I've never had a report 
>from anyone who
>has done it.
>
>It's no big deal to go in and unplug the HD and remove it, just remember at 
>that point
>you will not want (be able?) to use the HD 1.1 OS you'll want to convert 
>all your disks
>into Emax OS 3.2. You should replace the power switch as well while you are 
>in  there.
>
>
>John Silveria II
>AIM: EmaxJS
>The Silveria Family Website
>Emax and Emax II User's Group
>http://www.silveriafamily.com


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I had E-mu replace my Miniscribe drive with a Seagate drive back in 1990, unfortunately 
at the time I was very technically uninformed and I never thought to find out what 
Seagate drive it was. My Emax unit was from Seagate, they had one for developing the 
internal SCSI for the unit and they provided a new drive when the Miniscribe failed. This 
drive was slower than the Miniscribe, but it lasted for the 8 years I had the unit and as 
far as I know still works fine for the new owner. E-mu did inform me that there was a 
40Mb Seagate that would work for storing banks, but not for booting the unit. That 
information could be wrong or I could have had a different Seagate drive.

thanks


>From: "John Silveria" <emaxjs@...>
>Reply-To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>To: emax@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [emax] Alternate Hard Drives
>Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 11:18:41 -0800
>
>I had E-mu replace my Miniscribe drive with a Seagate drive back in 1990, 
>unfortunately
>at the time I was very technically uninformed and I never thought to find 
>out what
>Seagate drive it was. My Emax unit was from Seagate, they had one for 
>developing the
>internal SCSI for the unit and they provided a new drive when the 
>Miniscribe failed. This
>drive was slower than the Miniscribe, but it lasted for the 8 years I had 
>the unit and as
>far as I know still works fine for the new owner. E-mu did inform me that 
>there was a
>40Mb Seagate that would work for storing banks, but not for booting the 
>unit. That
>information could be wrong or I could have had a different Seagate drive.
>
>


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> On 2 Nov 2001 at 13:27, David W Crosby wrote:
>
> > If i just disconnect the hard drive, will that mess anything up? It's
> > extremely noisy and the emax is difficult to turn on/off because the
> > on/off button is missing.
>
> No matter what you unplug from the power supply a Zip drive will still
burn it out. It
> simply draws too much power. You might be able to replace the Power
Supply, I've
> heard of people doing that with the ESi-32, but I've never had a report
from anyone who
> has done it.

#include <disclaimer>

I don't know about the Emax keyboards, but there's lots of empty space
inside my Emax II rack.  Certainly enough space to bolt in an additional 5v
power supply.  You can pick them up from electronics surplus suppliers for
next to nothing, then make up some kind of bracket to mount them near the
existing PSU.  Wire the mains input to the switched side of the power
switch, same as the existing PSU.  Connect the earth to the existing PSU
earth - probably a tag on the case, and connect the 5v line to the Zip drive
and the 0v to the existing 0v connection as well as the Zip 0v.

Please don't blow yourself or your Emax up doing this.  If you're not happy
about it, find someone who can do it for you.
HTH
  Gordon