Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

i'm having the same problem with not being able to  upgrade the OS;
the OSMAKER program just opens and closes (or dosn't it work through
windows?) and the other os upgrade program just plays with the disk
for ages but dosn't write anything (or at least it won't read anything
on the s1000) it's so frustrating not being able to upgrade! i'd be
greatful if anyone could help.

i lost my cursor knob... i'm using a paper clip at the moment haha.

--- In akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com, "Gilles Coudert"
<gcoudert@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the answers:
>  
> - knob: my S1000 has actually got knobs but the paint on one of them 
> is quite worn and I would like to restore it to its former glory. It 
> once belonged to Bros, allegedly!
>  
> - floppy: not sure that it's the drive. I can load and save 
> samples/progs without any problems. I wonder if it's the Akai 
> application that has a problem.
> 
> What's an EPROM burner btw? I found two binary Eprom images on this 
> group, how do I use them?
>  
> - scsi: true, there is no internal SCSI slot on the card. I've 
> checked. I might go for an external SCSI drive instead. The come up 
> very frequently on eBay; I've got one for my S2800i and one for my 
> Esi-4000.
> 
> Incidentally, if anyone has an S2800, I recommend the 32Mb upgrade 
> (sold by some company in Germany; e-mail me for details). As you may 
> know, the S2800i cannot be expanded beyond 16Mb normally. The only 
> thing is, it now plays up when naming items using the front panel 
> buttons, which isn't much of a problem because the data knob does 
> the trick. I must have fried something when soldering.
> 
> Gilles
>