Emax

Ok, so it most probably is a hardware error like you assumed.
I just booted my Emax SE with the SE HD OS and it works perfectly.
Booting it with HD 1.1 OS does not work but then again it also 
doesn't load the bank so this is not the same problem as you 
encounter.
Good luck.

///E-Synthesist

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, Marko Laukka <markolaukka@...> wrote:
>
> Hello esynthesist,
> Yes I have tried different disks, and it's all the same.
> When I use the OS3.2 disk it says 'CRC error' which means (I 
think) 'Cyclic Redundancy Check'. A way to check that data was 
received correctly.
> But that message does not occur with the other disks, not with HD 
version anyway.
> Â 
> Marko
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> --- Den lör 2008-06-21 skrev esynthesist <esynthesist@...>:
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> Från: esynthesist <esynthesist@...>
> Ämne: [emax] Re: Problem with Scanner MPU?
> Till: emax@yahoogroups.com
> Datum: lördag 21 juni 2008 17.54
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> Does this problem occur with all of your disks ?
> Because sometimes if there's a defective soundbank or OS on the 
> floppy disk, it can cause the Emax immediately to "crash". 
> Have you tried with a floppy *only* containing the OS, but no bank ?
> As far as I remember you should also use the appropriate OS, e.g. 
no 
> OS for HD versions if you don't have a HD Emax...
> 
> Of course there's only a small chance that the above is the actual 
> cause of your problem, but you never know: the above problem would 
be 
> much easier to solve than trying to find spare parts...
> 
> ///E-Synthesist 
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups. com, Marko Laukka <markolaukka@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Ted,
> > It turns on normal and ask for 'Insert disk!'. If I load the 
OS3.2 
> disk that came with Emax, it loads it and gives error message: 'CRC 
> error', and hangs. If  I put one of my own disks (OS1.1 HD) it 
loads 
> and says: 'wait a moment' loads the disk and display the loaded 
> bank/preset and then hangs, i.e. it doesn't matter which buttons I 
> press, nothing happens. The 'Enter' led lights up as normal but no 
> other leds (except for 'Analog processing'- led at beginning) or 
any 
> sequences of leds turns on. So I don't get any hint from some 
> diagnostic check at start up. 
> > The technical manual says; Problem: 'Software loads and then 
> display goes blank', Solution: 'Change bad scanner MPU'.
> > But in my case the display keep showing the loaded sound/preset 
and 
> the whole front panel is locked/don't respond to any button pushes. 
> The only led that stays on is the 'Enter' led.
> >  
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Marko
> > 
> > --- Den lör 2008-06-21 skrev Ted Summers <djtbs1@> :
> > 
> > Från: Ted Summers <djtbs1@>
> > Ämne: Re: [emax] Re: Problem with Scanner MPU?
> > Till: emax@yahoogroups. com
> > Datum: lördag 21 juni 2008 02.18
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> > When you say it loads the disk and just hangs there. what exactly 
> > happens.
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> > Sequence of evemts- what leds come on on the panel and do they 
stay 
> > on or change?
> > What shows in LCD? Does it say diagnostics, then loading software 
> or 
> > only diagnostics. These are all important because there may be 
> other 
> > explanation.
> > 
> > Regards.
> > Ted
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