Akai S900/950

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> Hello, first post here.  I'm fairly new to the S950.  I also have an S1100 that I've had for awhile and am much more comfortable on so I am not completely new to samplers.
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> So my problem is saving samples to disk.  I am able to save a template program with new name, keygroups, etc... but when I try to save samples, I hear the disk drive whirring normally for a few seconds and then "OOPS! Bad data from disk" appears.  I was able to save samples in the past until now.  I tried saving to both DD and HD disks.  I get the same result from both.
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> Is the drive failing?  I'm confused on this because I can save data, just not sample data.
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> For what it's worth my drive activity light on the S950 is "red" and on the S1100 it's "yellow".  Is that normal?  Anyone?  Bueller?....Bueller?
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> Thx!
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> Try to save an half second sample, if the drive can save it the problem is in the media, try a new floppy (buy some) if not the problem is the FDD, maybe disalligned heads or is diyng. 
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> the let is ok, red for the orignal FDD in both sampler (red 950 / orange 1100)
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> --- In Akais900s950@yahoogroups.com, "swede950"  wrote:
> >
> > Hello, first post here.  I'm fairly new to the S950.  I also have an S1100 that I've had for awhile and am much more comfortable on so I am not completely new to samplers.
> > 
> > So my problem is saving samples to disk.  I am able to save a template program with new name, keygroups, etc... but when I try to save samples, I hear the disk drive whirring normally for a few seconds and then "OOPS! Bad data from disk" appears.  I was able to save samples in the past until now.  I tried saving to both DD and HD disks.  I get the same result from both.
> > 
> > Is the drive failing?  I'm confused on this because I can save data, just not sample data.
> > 
> > For what it's worth my drive activity light on the S950 is "red" and on the S1100 it's "yellow".  Is that normal?  Anyone?  Bueller?....Bueller?
> > 
> > Thx!
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> Thx J.  I tried what you described and no luck.  Looks like a new floppy drive is in the future.  I live near the NYC area.  Anyone know of a good supplier for the floppy dive?
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> I actually have a spare S1100 floppy drive floating around here somewhere.  Will that work in the S950?
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> Thanks again!
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> --- In Akais900s950@yahoogroups.com, "J Killah"  wrote:
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> > Try to save an half second sample, if the drive can save it the problem is in the media, try a new floppy (buy some) if not the problem is the FDD, maybe disalligned heads or is diyng. 
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> > the let is ok, red for the orignal FDD in both sampler (red 950 / orange 1100)
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> > --- In Akais900s950@yahoogroups.com, "swede950"  wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello, first post here.  I'm fairly new to the S950.  I also have an S1100 that I've had for awhile and am much more comfortable on so I am not completely new to samplers.
> > > 
> > > So my problem is saving samples to disk.  I am able to save a template program with new name, keygroups, etc... but when I try to save samples, I hear the disk drive whirring normally for a few seconds and then "OOPS! Bad data from disk" appears.  I was able to save samples in the past until now.  I tried saving to both DD and HD disks.  I get the same result from both.
> > > 
> > > Is the drive failing?  I'm confused on this because I can save data, just not sample data.
> > > 
> > > For what it's worth my drive activity light on the S950 is "red" and on the S1100 it's "yellow".  Is that normal?  Anyone?  Bueller?....Bueller?
> > > 
> > > Thx!
> > >
> >
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