Korg i2 HD, i3 HD Installation Manual
INSTALLATION GUIDE
HARD DISK EXPANSION
i2/i3 HD
Table of Contents:
Contents of the
i2/i3 HD
Kit
1. General
2. Data Back-up
3. Opening the i2/i3 Keyboard
4. Exchanging the Operating System
5. Installing the i2/i3 Hard Disk Board in normal version
instruments (yellow)
6. Installing the i2/i3 Hard Disk Board in EX version
instruments (red)
7. Powering on, Initializing
8. Formatting the HARD DISK and Testing
Illustration 1 ( KORG i2/i3 bottom)
Illustration 2 ( KORG
i2/i3
Mainboard)
© 1996 musitronics GmbH
WARNING
The installation of this hard disk for the KORG i2/i3 models must be referred to an authorized KORG
dealer. We will not be liable for any damages arising out of improper installation.
Contents of the EXK-IHD Kit
a) EPROM (
yellow
) containing the new operating system for the normal version of the i2/i3.
b) EPROM (
red
) containing the new operating system for the EX version of these instruments.
c) i2/i3 HDisk board
d) Ribbon cable with male and female connectors.
e) Hard disk with attachment strips.
f) Mounting accessories (2 spacer bolts, 2 screws, 1 cable strap)
1. General
The room in which the components are installed must be clean and dry. Note that there are delicate
electronic components inside the i2/i3, which could be destroyed by electrostatic discharge. For this
reason you should avoid touching the components' contacts.
The only tool required for installation is a Phillips screwdriver.
2. Data Back-up
Before you begin with the installation, use the "SAVE ALL DATA" function of the "DISK" menu to make
a back-up copy of all the i2/i3 data to floppy disk or via MIDI to another MIDI device!
3. Opening the i2/i3 Keyboard
Switch off the instrument and disconnect all connecting cables, especially the power cord of the
keyboard.
Turn the keyboard upside down (please mind the joystick!) and unscrew all the screws which are
marked with an arrow in
illustration 1
. Turn the keyboard over again and fold up the complete front
panel. The
"Main Board"
(main control board) of the i2/i3 will become visible (
illustration 2
).
4. Exchanging the Operating System
IC29
which contains the operating system of your i2/i3 is marked with an arrow in
illustration 2
. Lift
IC29 off its socket and replace it with the
new operating system EPROM
supplied
(the yellow
EPROM is for "normal" devices and the red EPROM is for EX version devices!). Pay special attention
to the polarity of the chip (the "nose" must be pointing to the left!).
5. Installing the i2/i3 HDisk Board in normal version instruments
(yellow operating system EPROM).
a) Unscrew the screw which holds the
"Main Board"
in place (see illustration 2). Screw the
spacer
bolt
supplied into this hole.
b) Pull the female connector of the ribbon cable leading to the Style Card slot out of the
CN15A
socket.
c) Connect the
grey female connector
of the i2/i3
Hard-Disk Board
to the
CN15A socket
and
screw the board onto the spacer bolt installed in step a) (lower hole of the i2/i3 Hard-Disk Board).
d) Connect the
female connector of the Style Car d slot
to the
black male connector
located at the
upper end of the i2/i3 Hard-Disk Board.
e) Connect the
ribbon cable
supplied to the male connector located on the left bottom side of the
i2/i3 Hard-Disk Board. Connect the other female connector of the ribbon cable to the male
connector of the hard disk.
f) Pull the
protective foil
off the adhesive tapes and stick the hard disk to the
bottom side
of the
i2/i3's enclosure (
below
the ribbon cable leading to the floppy drive).
g) Reassemble the keyboard.
6. Installing the i2/i3 HDisk Board in EX version instruments
(red operating system EPROM)
a) Unscrew the screw by which the "i2/i3 Style EX" board is attached to the "Main Board" by means
of a spacer bolt (see illustration 2). Screw the
spacer bolt
supplied into this hole.
b) Pull the female connector of the ribbon cable leading to the Style Card slot out of the
socket of
the "i2/i3 Style EX" board
.
c) Connect the
grey female connector
of the "
i2/i3 HDisk" Board
to the
male connector of the
"i2/i3 Style EX" board
and screw the board into the spacer bolt installed in step a) (upper hole of
the i2/i3 HDisk Board). In addition you can use the cable strap to hold the i2/i3 HDisk Board in
place. To do so, insert the cable strap into the remaining hole of the i2/i3 HDisk Board, pull it
around the i2/i3 Style EX board and tighten the cable strap.
d) Connect the
ribbon cable
supplied to the male connector located on the left bottom side of the
i2/i3 HDisk Board. Connect the other female connector of the ribbon cable to the male connector
of the hard disk.
e) Connect the
female connector of the Style Car d slot
to the
black male connector
located at the
top end of the "i2/i3 HDisk Board".
f) Pull the
protective foil
off the adhesive tapes and stick the hard disk to the
bottom side
of the
i2/i3's enclosure (
below
the ribbon cable leading to the floppy drive).
g) Reassemble the keyboard.
7. Powering on, Initializing
For the i2/i3 to function correctly, it has to be initialized first. Hold down the
"EDIT STYLE"
and
"DISK"
keys and switch on the i2/i3.
Please switch the instrument off again after the initialization
procedure.
8. Formatting the HARD DISK and Testing
Hold down the
"EDIT STYLE"
and
"EDIT PROGRAM"
keys and switch the instrument on again.
• If the message "HARDDISK: ERROR" occurs, please switch the instrument off again and recheck
the installation. This message means, that the hard disk does not work because it has not been
detected by the operating system.
• If the partition to be formatted contains data, the message "DISK: CONTAINS XY FILES" will
appear on the display. Check the data of this hard disk partition and decide whether you want to
use it or not.
• Finally press the "
DISK
" key and use the "
PAGE+
" key to select the "
DISK 5: UTILITY
" page. Use
the cursor position keys to select "
FORMAT DISK
" and use the dial or the "
UP/DOWN
" keys to
select the desired partition (C,D,E,F,G,....). Then press cursor position key "
G/H
" to format the
desired partition and use cursor position keys "E" or "F" to confirm your decision.
After installing the hard disk you must use the above procedure to format each of the
remaining partitions C,D,E,F,G.... separately. Otherwise you will not be able to save data to the
corresponding partitions !
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