Strange MPC4000 fault with external saving

Yo Peeps,

just wondering if anyone has had this problem before. I use flash memory to save onto out of the front usb port on the 4000. When I insert a flash card it flashs and shows up in the Save/Load windows of the 4000. however (usually at the worst possible moment) sometimes when I insert the card the 4000 won't power the card up (the stick won't flash showing it has power) and the Save/Load menu dosen't show that there is a card there. I try another card or external hard drive with the same result.

Once I have turned the machine off (losing all that great work) and back on again the card will once again work. Very strange....

NB: I don't have an internal drive installed.


Any Ideas Folks?

Thanks

Bless Up!

I save all my beats on cd. don't you have a cd drive?


sound like you have a bad usb port, or a bad flash memory



also, you could install ak.sys on your computer, and drag the entire memory, of your mpc, over to your computer

After reading up about screen faults and the occurance of dry solder joints on other machines. I opened up the 4000, removed the usb board and found a dry solder on it. I Resoldered it and now the problem has gone....Hope this helps someone else out there.

grassroots wrote:After reading up about screen faults and the occurance of dry solder joints on other machines. I opened up the 4000, removed the usb board and found a dry solder on it. I Resoldered it and now the problem has gone....Hope this helps someone else out there.

KUDOS! now that's what I'm talking 'bout. You researched, diagnosed and fixed your own problem.