By Schnooker
Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:49 pm
Howdy!
About 2 weeks ago, I done the update to 2.10, and everything was fine!
I turned the machine off for a few days, and the next time I turned it back on, it displayed an error 'no internal audio device could be found', and would then automatically shut down - I was shocked to my very core!
After panicking for a while, and attempting to turn the unit on and off again for an hour or so, I bit the bullet and emailed Akai - to this day, they have not replied.
I also came here looking for a magical fix (there is none), and then proceeded to call the Akai HQ in LI, here in the States.
I nice lad called Aaron replied, and suggested re-installing 2.10 from an SD card or Thumb Drive, and since my machine would not properly boot, he also suggested using the 16 Step (3 button) method, which puts the MPC into offline boot mode as soon as you power on.
This actually worked, in that instead of just shutting down, it would now freeze on the Update splash screen, but would not allow any updates, or communication, even when plugged into my PC.
I emailed Aaron again, to tell him my bad news, and he then informed me it was most definitely a hardware issue, and I was out of warranty, and basically - 'here's some telephone numbers for service centers', and goodbye - they are very emphatic that they are not taking any responsibility here at all.
I then emailed MPCStuff, and they replied that my problem is more than likely an issues with the Carrier PCB Board ($350), but they're out of stock, and won't have them until the end of the year.
Now, I have a $2300 MPC sitting on my desk, which has turned into a huge turd!
My issue is as follows, there appears to be many folks out there having issues with PCB boards for the MPC X/Live. This is starting to appear more and more like a hardware flaw, as my little unti has sat on top of a desk for 2 years, and been gently caressed and loved only by me in that time, but now there's this rather expensive flaw inside.
Your thoughts, please.
Stephen
About 2 weeks ago, I done the update to 2.10, and everything was fine!
I turned the machine off for a few days, and the next time I turned it back on, it displayed an error 'no internal audio device could be found', and would then automatically shut down - I was shocked to my very core!
After panicking for a while, and attempting to turn the unit on and off again for an hour or so, I bit the bullet and emailed Akai - to this day, they have not replied.
I also came here looking for a magical fix (there is none), and then proceeded to call the Akai HQ in LI, here in the States.
I nice lad called Aaron replied, and suggested re-installing 2.10 from an SD card or Thumb Drive, and since my machine would not properly boot, he also suggested using the 16 Step (3 button) method, which puts the MPC into offline boot mode as soon as you power on.
This actually worked, in that instead of just shutting down, it would now freeze on the Update splash screen, but would not allow any updates, or communication, even when plugged into my PC.
I emailed Aaron again, to tell him my bad news, and he then informed me it was most definitely a hardware issue, and I was out of warranty, and basically - 'here's some telephone numbers for service centers', and goodbye - they are very emphatic that they are not taking any responsibility here at all.
I then emailed MPCStuff, and they replied that my problem is more than likely an issues with the Carrier PCB Board ($350), but they're out of stock, and won't have them until the end of the year.
Now, I have a $2300 MPC sitting on my desk, which has turned into a huge turd!
My issue is as follows, there appears to be many folks out there having issues with PCB boards for the MPC X/Live. This is starting to appear more and more like a hardware flaw, as my little unti has sat on top of a desk for 2 years, and been gently caressed and loved only by me in that time, but now there's this rather expensive flaw inside.
Your thoughts, please.
Stephen