Akai S1000 / S1100 samplers

Hi !

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Robert Cary
To: akaiS1000S1100Samplers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 11:59 PM
Subject: Re: [akaiS1000S1100Samplers] Akai S1000HD memory expansion cards?


>Hi Gary

>The S1000s have four slots for proprietary Akai
>memory boards. These boards are 4 meg each so
>you're maxed out at 16 meg.

Sorry, - that\ufffds wrong.
Regular cards are 2MB or 8MB size for S1000/S1100.

So, - if his S1000 OS shows 16MB (8 megawords) of RAM installed, - there 
could be 2x 8MB cards inside or 2x 2MB cards and 1x 8MB cards.
These are the only possible combinations of cards coming up w/ 16 MB (8 
megawords).

If the OS shows 16 megawords, - then there are 32MB of RAM installed by 4x 
8MB cards which would be the max already.

So, - it\ufffds absolutely necessary not to mix up megabytes and megawords and 
the possible combinations of installed cards inside a S1000/S1100.
Turn o the machine again and see what your display shows in MEGAWORDS, - is 
it really 16 then ?

>You can install four
>8 meg boards to get a full 32 meg but I believe
>you have to make a modification to the
>motherboard first.

Right !

>You can get the boards from
>here but they're expensive:

http://www.firstpr.com.au/rwi/smem/

These are not 8MB boards, - it\ufffds one 32 MB board which replaces 4 pieces of 
8MB boards !!!

>I've also seen them come up on ebay from time to
>time so it may be worth checking there. Good
>luck.

Yes, - but before looking for 4x 8MB cards,- he\ufffdd better open his S1000HD to 
look for what\ufffds really  built in.
If there\ufffds one or two 8MB boards installed already, - modification of 
digital board is obsolete \ufffdcause it\ufffds already done, - in addition, he\ufffdd need 
only 2 or 3 8MB boards then !

>Rob

PeWe

--- "Gary M. Thomas" <GMThomas@...> wrote:

> The amount of RAM in this unit is
> currently 16MB. I wonder
> where I can purchase the RAM expansion cards to
> fill it up to the max.
> (I think it's 32MB)
>
> Thanks for your help... Gary