By MPCStorageSolution.com
Procedure for installing Internal SCSI Compact
Flash Reader/Writer Drive in Akai MPC2000XL
This procedure is for informational purpose only. Please read and
review this procedure
several
times so that you fully understand and
feel comfortable performing the modification to your MPC2000XL
sampler. If you do not feel comfortable about taking things apart and
working with electrical equipment, then you should find someone who
has basic knowledge of working with electrical components to perform
the task. If you have questions regarding this procedure, please contact
us for further clarification.
The above pictures show the front and rear view of the flash drive. The
scsi compact flash r/w (reader/writer) drive is non-hot swappable
which means the flash card can
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only be inserted and removed when the
drive is powered OFF. In other words, if the drive is powered ON, then
the card
cannot be removed or risk loss of data or corruption.
A little information about Compact Flash Cards
Most producers who purchase this drive use a compact flash card with
the maximum capacity of 16GB so they never have to remove it for a
long time. 8GB, 4GB, 2GB, 1GB compact flash cards are also acceptable
cards. Also, we use many different brands but have a preference for the
Kingston brand as it is ultra-reliable and we have never had any
problems. We have also used the following brands in our facility:
Updating the Operating System
Before removing the floppy drive or zip drive from the MPC2000XL,
1.14 operating system must be copied to the sampler to take advantage
of the partitioning feature and using compact flash cards up to a
capacity of 16GB. But, before doing so, find out which version is
currently installed by pressing SHIFT OTHER ( Button 8), then press the
VER soft key. You can visit
http://www.mpcstoragesolution.com to
obtain a copy of OS 1.14 for MPC2000XL and save to zip disk or floppy
disk. If you choose to use 1.20 operating system, then that it is fine, but
you will be limited to 1GB of memory regardless of compact flash
capacity.
Setting the SCSI ID
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