Emax

Hello all,

Well, I'm still having fun and games with my Emax II's.

On my Emax II keyboard I'm trying to erase everything from my ram, but when I use:

Master >Erase all, etc nothing happens. The memory usage remains the same......I now know 
why I can't load multiple disc banks!!

Does anyone know why this is happening? If yes, could someone please let me know how  I 
can solve this problem?

Many thanks in advance.

All the best

Dave

There is no need to empty RAM via MASTER > ERASE to load multiple
disk-banks,just load it/them. How does your Emax behave when you try
to load, does it load anything, let's say the first floppy ? Does it
show insert Disk 2 etc. then in the display, where does it stuck ?
Does your Emax abtually have enough RAM to load those banks ???! 



--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "bty54193247" <goodrobot@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> 
> Well, I'm still having fun and games with my Emax II's.
> 
> On my Emax II keyboard I'm trying to erase everything from my ram,
but when I use:
> 
> Master >Erase all, etc nothing happens. The memory usage remains the
same......I now know 
> why I can't load multiple disc banks!!
> 
> Does anyone know why this is happening? If yes, could someone please
let me know how  I 

> can solve this problem?
> 
> Many thanks in advance.
> 
> All the best
> 
> Dave
>

Hello,

Many thanks indeed for your reply. It turns out my recent purchase, and new addition to 
my collection, rather than having 2mb RAM, it only has 1mb......time for a RAM upgrade I 
think!!
If I wasn't having such a weekend with my Emax II rack I would have checked my available 
memory before I posted a question on the forum :)
Many thanks again.

All the best

Dave


--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "rascalrevenge" <rascalrevenge@...> wrote:

>
> There is no need to empty RAM via MASTER > ERASE to load multiple
> disk-banks,just load it/them. How does your Emax behave when you try
> to load, does it load anything, let's say the first floppy ? Does it
> show insert Disk 2 etc. then in the display, where does it stuck ?
> Does your Emax abtually have enough RAM to load those banks ???! 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "bty54193247" <goodrobot@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > Well, I'm still having fun and games with my Emax II's.
> > 
> > On my Emax II keyboard I'm trying to erase everything from my ram,
> but when I use:
> > 
> > Master >Erase all, etc nothing happens. The memory usage remains the
> same......I now know 
> > why I can't load multiple disc banks!!
> > 
> > Does anyone know why this is happening? If yes, could someone please
> let me know how  I 
> > can solve this problem?
> > 
> > Many thanks in advance.
> > 
> > All the best
> > 
> > Dave
> >
>

I'm pretty sure you aren't going to be able to upgrade that unit. The 
1Mb Emax II requires a daughterboard and I think those have been 
impossible to find for almost a decade now.

bty54193247 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Many thanks indeed for your reply. It turns out my recent purchase, and new addition to 
> my collection, rather than having 2mb RAM, it only has 1mb......time for a RAM upgrade I 
> think!!
> If I wasn't having such a weekend with my Emax II rack I would have checked my available 
> memory before I posted a question on the forum :)
> Many thanks again.
>
> All the best
>   

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Hello John,

Another Emax II bites the dust. The power supply has just died on my Emax II rack, in 
addition to the output board fault I mentioned in one of my other posts :(
My Emax II rack has a daughter board fitted with 8mb of RAM.......may sound like a stupid 
question, but could I use this daughter board/RAM in my 1mb Emax II keyboard?
Would it just be a case of fitting the daughter board in my keyboard, and away I go, or 
would I need to perform any software trickery to get the keyboard to recognize the extra 
RAM?.......If the RAM upgrade works I would be in a position to part out the rest of my 
Emax II rack. I'm going to have to keep the floppy as a back-up, but the rest of the 
components would be available.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Happy holidays!!

All the best

Dave


--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, John Silveria II <john@...> wrote:
>
> I'm pretty sure you aren't going to be able to upgrade that unit. The 
> 1Mb Emax II requires a daughterboard and I think those have been 
> impossible to find for almost a decade now.
> 
> bty54193247 wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Many thanks indeed for your reply. It turns out my recent purchase, and new addition 
to 
> > my collection, rather than having 2mb RAM, it only has 1mb......time for a RAM 
upgrade I 
> > think!!
> > If I wasn't having such a weekend with my Emax II rack I would have checked my 
available 

> > memory before I posted a question on the forum :)
> > Many thanks again.
> >
> > All the best
> >   
> 
> -- 
>                       Yahoo! Messenger: EmaxJS
> The Silveria Family Website and Emax and Emax II User's Group
>                     http://www.silveriafamily.com
>

Why not simply fix or replace the power supply? Its a shame to reduce a perfectly good 8MB Emax 
II to spare parts and scrap when it could still enjoy a long and happy life of music making :)

Merry Christmas! 

Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 6:42:58 AM, you wrote:

>
Hello John,

Another Emax II bites the dust. The power supply has just died on my Emax II rack, in 
addition to the output board fault I mentioned in one of my other posts :(
My Emax II rack has a daughter board fitted with 8mb of RAM.......may sound like a stupid 
question, but could I use this daughter board/RAM in my 1mb Emax II keyboard?
Would it just be a case of fitting the daughter board in my keyboard, and away I go, or 
would I need to perform any software trickery to get the keyboard to recognize the extra 
RAM?.......If the RAM upgrade works I would be in a position to part out the rest of my 
Emax II rack. I'm going to have to keep the floppy as a back-up, but the rest of the 
components would be available.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Happy holidays!!

All the best

Dave

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, John Silveria II <john@...> wrote:
>
> I'm pretty sure you aren't going to be able to upgrade that unit. The 
> 1Mb Emax II requires a daughterboard and I think those have been 
> impossible to find for almost a decade now.
> 
> bty54193247 wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Many thanks indeed for your reply. It turns out my recent purchase, and new addition 
to 
> > my collection, rather than having 2mb RAM, it only has 1mb......time for a RAM 
upgrade I 
> > think!!
> > If I wasn't having such a weekend with my Emax II rack I would have checked my 
available 

> > memory before I posted a question on the forum :)
> > Many thanks again.
> >
> > All the best
> > 
>

Hello,

I'm getting my Emax II rack checked over to see if the power supply, and output board can 
be fixed.....I totally agree with what your saying, it would be such a shame to scrap it, but 
if it's going to cost £200 - £300 to get fixed, it really wouldn't be worth doing, as I can 
pick-up a fully working Emax II rack for £150 - £200.
I'll let you know how I get on.

Very best wishes for the New Year!!




--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, tu@... wrote:
>
> Why not simply fix or replace the power supply? Its a shame to reduce a perfectly good 
8MB Emax 
> II to spare parts and scrap when it could still enjoy a long and happy life of music 
making :)
> 
> Merry Christmas! 
> 
> Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 6:42:58 AM, you wrote:
> 
> >
> Hello John,
> 
> Another Emax II bites the dust. The power supply has just died on my Emax II rack, in 
> addition to the output board fault I mentioned in one of my other posts :(
> My Emax II rack has a daughter board fitted with 8mb of RAM.......may sound like a 
stupid 
> question, but could I use this daughter board/RAM in my 1mb Emax II keyboard?
> Would it just be a case of fitting the daughter board in my keyboard, and away I go, or 
> would I need to perform any software trickery to get the keyboard to recognize the 
extra 
> RAM?.......If the RAM upgrade works I would be in a position to part out the rest of my 
> Emax II rack. I'm going to have to keep the floppy as a back-up, but the rest of the 
> components would be available.
> I look forward to hearing from you.
> 
> Happy holidays!!
> 
> All the best
> 
> Dave
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, John Silveria II <john@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm pretty sure you aren't going to be able to upgrade that unit. The 
> > 1Mb Emax II requires a daughterboard and I think those have been 
> > impossible to find for almost a decade now.
> > 
> > bty54193247 wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Many thanks indeed for your reply. It turns out my recent purchase, and new 
addition 

> to 
> > > my collection, rather than having 2mb RAM, it only has 1mb......time for a RAM 
> upgrade I 
> > > think!!
> > > If I wasn't having such a weekend with my Emax II rack I would have checked my 
> available 
> > > memory before I posted a question on the forum :)
> > > Many thanks again.
> > >
> > > All the best
> > > 
> >
>