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winz SpUser
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Unformatted HD Disks = the same as DD disks???
Yo....
i've read all the threads about using HD's (covering the hole), etc...
now we all know that DD disks are mad pricey and nearly impossible to find new.
a guy in the mpc forum wrote, that if you can find unformatted HD disks and format them in your machine, you can use them like dd disks, without covering the whole.
for the machine it would be like a dd disk then.
any experience on this?
Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:55 am
DFACE DXA admin
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that doesnt make any sense. you cant change the type of media by how you format it. its still a hd disk _________________
Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:58 pm
Drinks SpUser
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You can fool HD drives into thinking a DD disk is HD but not the other way around. That being said, some DD drives can read HD just fine and I'm assuming the SP drive (at least the 7030 later model) does just that. Couldn't get them to work with my grey model though. _________________ www.myspace.com/djdrinks
Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:18 pm
thx SpUser
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yes, i have a 7030 black re-edition (1994) and the floppy drive reads HD discs, i always use that kind of floppy, but i don't know if the drive has been replaced with another (maybe it's not the original drive), and i don't know what brand of drive it is
next time i open up the sp i'll try to find what brand it is then post the informations here
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:30 pm
peterpiper0815 SpUser
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^^That would be really nice cause infos on floppy drives of old samplers are rare and who want to pay 90$ for a floppy drive at route66 when a 5$ drive from ebay also work.
There are some sites that explain how to modify drives for old computers like the Commodore Amiga. I'm very interested if these mods also work for the old samplers (sp, eps, s900, s950).
peace
Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:54 pm
DFACE DXA admin
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yeah alot of those tutorials similarly apply to other gear from the time _________________
Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:40 pm
winz SpUser
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thx wrote:
yes, i have a 7030 black re-edition (1994) and the floppy drive reads HD discs, i always use that kind of floppy, but i don't know if the drive has been replaced with another (maybe it's not the original drive), and i don't know what brand of drive it is
next time i open up the sp i'll try to find what brand it is then post the informations here
yeah this would be great, 'cause purchasing new dd disks is nearly impossbile and very expensive
Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:16 am
loopwhole SpUser
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my re issue has to have the hole coverd, yours probably has been replaced at some point. _________________ loopwhole.net
Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:52 am
thx SpUser
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hd floppy drive
loopwhole wrote:
my re issue has to have the hole coverd, yours probably has been replaced at some point.
it could be possible. i've bought this machine only one year ago, and is possible that in so many years (till 1994) the drive has been replaced. i've not opened the machine yet, sorry. i'll do it sooner as possible. _________________ http://writers-connection.noblogs.org/
here's a pic of my sp floppy drive that reads ds-hd (double side high density) disks (without tape on the hole)
someone recognize this drive?
it has a black front cover and a white sticker on the top with number "9111" printed on it
i don't know the brand because i haven't founded any information on the drive except for the white sticker
sorry... i can't say more than this
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Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:24 am
loopwhole SpUser
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could be one of hundreds...maybe thousands. however it looks like a mitsubishi by the back...hard to say tho. _________________ loopwhole.net
Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:29 pm
thx SpUser
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loopwhole wrote:
could be one of hundreds...maybe thousands. however it looks like a mitsubishi by the back...hard to say tho.
