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Re: Emax II noise

1999-12-01 by smop@...

but the HD is an extra..

what about adding a power on/off switch for just that internal HD


or is it like OS has to be loaded each time anew every time the hard drive is powered off/on?

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On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 23:52:31   John Joseph Silveria II wrote:
>From: "John Joseph Silveria II" <emaxjs@...>
>
>The drive would still stay powered up. The OS pays no mind to where it 
>was loaded from as far as telling the difference in hardware. I bleive the 
>reason my new Quantum Fireball 500Mb drive turned out to be 
>incompatible with the Emax II was because once it spun up for booting 
>it would power down and the Emax would have no idea how to get it to 
>turn back on.
>
>> 
>> what if the OS is on a disk in the 3.5 drive?
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:55:41   John Joseph Silveria II wrote:
>> >From: "John Joseph Silveria II" <emaxjs@...>
>> >
>> >Because that's where the OS is kept too, anytime you touch a function
>> >button it has to read the OS from the hard drive.
>> >
>> >
>> >> Silly hard drive .
>> >> why does it have to be running all the time if it is only used when
>> >> loading or saving banks ???  (power-kill switch  mod possible??)
>> >> 
>> >> Its an IBM drive I think.
>> >> Is there a list of all drive brands and types that work with the Emax
>> >> I/II anywhere?
>> >> 
>> >> silly SP808 Mcgroovesampler had a loudwhinny zipdrive also but it had
>> >> to be in continuous use for operation
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> also wondering why it gets so hot and needs so much ventilation .. 
>> >> 
>> >> thnks
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> --
>> >> 
>> >> On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:23:54   John Joseph Silveria II wrote:
>> >> >From: "John Joseph Silveria II" <emaxjs@...>
>> >> >
>> >> >Yeah, certainly when I had an old clunker internal drive it would
>> >> >start whirrring away, that was solved by moving to an external Syquest
>> >> >unit. I also suffered from the vibration screach mentioned in my
>> >> >online FAQ caused by the LCD vibrating so fast, however that goes away
>> >> >after a few minutes of warming up.
>> >> >
>> >> >> From: Ed Auer <auer@...>
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> It is most likely the internal hard drive. The drive I have makes a
>> >> >> fair amount of noise as well. You could get an external enclosure
>> >> >> for the drive and move it away from the sampler.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> --Ed
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> At 09:17 PM 11/30/99 -0800, you wrote:
>> >> >> >From: "   " <smop@...>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >I just got an Emax II. It seems pretty noisy - like a computer
>> >> >> >(which has
>> >> >> a fan) .    
>> >> >> >Im wondering if this is normal for an Emax or what ..    Is it the
>> >> >> internal hard drive I wonder???  I dont like music gear being noisy
>> >> >> , especially a sampler   :( > > > > > >--== Sent via Deja.com
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>> >> >> >
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> > Emax and Emax II User's Group
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>
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>
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>                   AIM/AOL - Emax JS
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