Can I install JJ from an HD rather than CF?

Hello, I've been lurking for the past couple weeks and am brand new to the MPC, I got it about a week ago. Things were working great when it frooze up today during load functions. After some research and trying out a different CF card, it appears my CF reader has malfunctioned. A hard drive seems like a much better option than replacing the CF.

So as long as I can access the files on the hard drive through the mpc's interface, the CF reader is irrelevant and I shouldn't have a problem reloading JJ OS from AKAI OS? (I factory reset while trouble shooting).

Or does loading through a hard drive give me a different/limited set of options?

Thanks in advance, this site has already been a lot of help.

And sorry if this was already asked, I can't find the search function on mobile.

I know I have seen posts of people being able to to install from the hard drive.I would worry more about your cf **** up your mpc.Have you looked at it?Is it a bent pin?

If you won't be able to see *.bin file in load page on Akia os, which might be a case... you must put OS in Root of HD and turn mpc on with Window hey. Nearly positive it will works.
on jjos you see other OS files to load, but on Akai?

TYPO wrote:I know I have seen posts of people being able to to install from the hard drive.I would worry more about your cf **** up your mpc.Have you looked at it?Is it a bent pin?

All of my pins are looking good! I opened the mpc up and the ribbon looks good and is connected. Nothing is burned out or dislodged. And I definitely tried with another CF card as well, with the same result.

I have never actually removed the CF card since I've owned it until I had the issue. It went our right in the middle of a session!

If the CF reader is faulty, do you think it would be a good idea to disconnect the ribbon since it doesn't work anyways?