By
mpc3000
Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:06 pm
"i woudl go online and get a new os and try loading that."
Come on, this is not a windows machine. Re-loading the OS is rarely the answer. In all my years of repairing, re-loading the OS has never been the problem. Why?
1) The OS is checksummed and will only be written to the XL's flash when completely and totally intact. That is, it is impossible to write a bad OS to flash.
2) The OS and the working area are in separate locations. There is nothing users can do on the MPC to corrupt the working memory. Even if you did, re-starting the MPC reloads the intact and correct OS from flash.
3) Flash memory used for the OS has limited lifetime cycles. It is only designed to be written to so many times. Burn that out, the MPC is as good as dead. Replacing it is no easy task since it is a surface mount component. Even if you could find a replacement part, and find someone to do SM work for you, it will likely be cheaper to buy another MPC.