Exchange tips and tricks for the Akai MPC4000
By dustymaestro Sat May 24, 2014 3:47 pm
How about this?



313 studio tricks wrote:http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2053587.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XTranscend+SSD+IDE+128gb&_nkw=Transcend+SSD+IDE+128gb&_sacat=0&_from=R40

this drive works directly in 'cable select' mode with a small adapter:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 06215221:s

no PATA to SATA conversion needed!

alternative for $80 total (as of the time of this writing), also IDE so no conversion to SATA needed:

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=172085
By turnstile Mon Jun 02, 2014 1:22 am
Im happy to say that this drive package works great with the 4k. The only caveat was that the mounting bracket that came with it could not be used as it only had holes for side mounting vs. bottom mounting like the MPC has. I bought this http://www.frys.com/product/6168579 from Fry's which had the needed bottom mount holes. I also ended up buying a SilenX fan http://www.frys.com/product/5525440?sit ... IN_RSLT_PG which fit perfectly. One major PLUS with the included Addonics IDE to SATA adapter (from OWC) was that it had 2 4pin power receptacles (see first image in link below). So since the SilenX fan came with a 4pin power plug included I didnt need to cut, or splice into the original fan wire or connector. I just unplugged the original, mounted the new one, and plugged it right into the 2nd 4pin power connector. One other great thing about the Silverstone mounting plate is that it will hold 2 X 2.5" drives. So if you wanted you could disconnect the CDR drive and add another SSD. Click on the link below to see a few images from the install.

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/pgfxlusc7k6piez/AAAyrpwf52AGFRJ7p4olksWpa
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By JUKE 179r Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 pm
Good shit turnstile. What size is your SSD?
Fry's is the shit! I miss going to the store in Las Vegas since I moved to Alabama.
By turnstile Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:22 pm
JUKE 179r wrote:Good **** turnstile. What size is your SSD?
Fry's is the ****! I miss going to the store in Las Vegas since I moved to Alabama.


I bought the 60GB model though they have larger sizes. In total I spent around $115 for everything including a new fan, SSD, and mounting hardware. A major increase in performance and reliability for very little cash.

+1 on Fry's.