Thanks to all!!!

I finally got my Microtech PCD-47B SCSI reader yesterday off of Ebay. Swapped out my Zip250 for it, messed with the jumper settings a bit and... VOILA! Works like a champ! It's like having 3 hard drives in 1. I can't believe more people aren't doing this. It was way too easy.
Thanks to everyone on the forum for their inputs on accomplishing this. Now I got 30 Zips I won't ever be using again.

congrats. i have yet to make the move but i will be doing the same very soon.

Found this post online on Akai message board. Seems there were a few people who did not find any success with this reader. I was looking in to buying one cos I found a guy who is selling his dirt cheap. I dont know much about them as far as compatability but I know i will have to consider making the move as soon as my ZIP drive goes down.



[Akai] Microtech PCD-47B SCSI Card Reader

* To: <akai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
* Subject: [Akai] Microtech PCD-47B SCSI Card Reader
* From: "Mike Goins" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
* Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:24:33 -0400
* Delivery-date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:20:17 -0400
* Sender: Akai-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Many of you know how much I like SCSI PC card reader to replace floppies,
Zips, etc.

Do not buy the Microtech PCD-47B SCSI card reader to use with your Akai. I
have just tested a third one of these and not managed to get anyone of them
to work.

If anyone knows different, let me know.


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congrats Juke

I have the 47B also and I only had one problem with it and mpc3000 helped me out, it's been working fine ever since.....

A lot of the 47B's out there have a pre-loaded read only firmware which have caused problems..... midicase.com has the read/write version.

lol, just realized the sender of that email above..... he has several of these drives up and running now.... that email is from 2002.

I got this off of the MIDICASE.COM website:

PCD-47 Firmware Issues

The PCD-47's seem to have several versions of the firware. With the PCD installed, you should see a version number in the FORMAT screen similar to m3.1 or r3.1. If you have 'r' showing, that is a READ ONLY firmware and you will not be able to write to or format any card in the PCD. The first PCD-47 I bought had a READ ONLY firmware which I purchased from a typically clueless e-bay seller.

If you need the manual for it... here it is:

Microtech PCD-47 Card Reader Manual

Yo has anyone tried these with Akai Rackmount samplers?

Without Soldering

"Do not buy the Microtech PCD-47B SCSI card reader"

That was posted in a response to receiving two readers that we not working properly. A later message cleared the issue up with the firmware.

Actually, the reader FAQ at the midicase site should be the final up-to-date answer (and in fact is the same author as the above message).

"Yo has anyone tried these with Akai Rackmount samplers? "

Yes and certain S-series work with certain PCD's. We have discussed this extensively on the Akai Pro Samplers mailing list, which the above message was quoted from.

JUKE 179r wrote:I got this off of the MIDICASE.COM website:

PCD-47 Firmware Issues

The PCD-47's seem to have several versions of the firware. With the PCD installed, you should see a version number in the FORMAT screen similar to m3.1 or r3.1. If you have 'r' showing, that is a READ ONLY firmware and you will not be able to write to or format any card in the PCD. The first PCD-47 I bought had a READ ONLY firmware which I purchased from a typically clueless e-bay seller.

If you need the manual for it... here it is:

Microtech PCD-47 Card Reader Manual

Okay I know someone who is selling one of these how can I find out if it is read or R-Write version. I am sure this guy is clueless. Are there any markings or serials that would give this away.

Before I bought my drive, I asked the seller if it was writable and of course he didn't know what I was talking about. I sent him emails from the midicase.com website showing how there was a difference in drives. He then told me he honestly didn't know, but if I won it and it didn't work for me, that i could send it back in the original box for a refund. I kept the email just incase it hadn't worked. Luckily it did.

Oh yeah... I checked my reader inside and out and there was nothing printed or stamped on it stating that it was/wasn't readable or writable. Sorry dude...

Cool homie well this cat says he has no clue to what I was talking about so I guess I will have to buy it and see. He says that if it dosent work I can easily resale it cos he sold 3 already to some others. He said so far no one has complained about them.

It really does not matter if the firmware is read or write since the correct firmware is posted at the midicase website. With a $5 SCSI card in a PC, the firmware can be updated yourself.

True dat.
I just updated mine from the 3.1 to 3.2 firmware. I don't know what the difference was but I went ahead and did it anyway.
It still works the same.

Here it is:
Microtec PCD-47 firmware 3.2



one....

JUKE 179r wrote:True dat.
I just updated mine from the 3.1 to 3.2 firmware. I don't know what the difference was but I went ahead and did it anyway.
It still works the same.

Here it is:
Microtec PCD-47 firmware 3.2



one....

yeah Mine came with 3.2 works fine in the MPC as well.