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Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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i need OS

By dj e.d.e Sun May 13, 2007 5:34 pm
what guy's i need to get a OS for a 2000 classic.

it has the boot up disk but it reads disk read error when i pop it in ,
i didnt mess with this on my XL so i'm not sure how the CLASSIC works,
does any one know where i can download a FACTORY OS?

do you guy's think if i copied my OS from my XL and install it on the CLASSIC would that work?

and if i get another OS am i able to install it so i dont need to use the disk when i turn it on ,or am i goin to have to use that disk everytime?

i did a search but i couldnt find anything but new updates. but no downloads, can i install a new OS on this machine? or will i still need the old OS to upgrade with a new OS.?

thanks fellas .i didnt have to do this with my XL 7 yrs back. i'm doin this for a friend.

thanks FAM for any help.
peace
e.d.e
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By EMFinite Sun May 13, 2007 5:45 pm
the forat site has the OS...1.72

http://www.forat.com/service/##MPC2000
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RIGHT on

By dj e.d.e Sun May 13, 2007 6:11 pm
THANKS EMFinite appreciate it man.

i got to get it on a floppy now
peace
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By Lampdog Sun May 13, 2007 7:26 pm
If you don't have it I can email it to you.

2k classic 1.72

or

2kxl 1.14
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Release Date: May 24,1999

Ref. #: MPC2kV172

mpc2000 V1.72 Operating System Upgrade

The system software for the MPC2000 has been upgraded to V1.72 to add support for the following improvements and fixes:

Improvements:
[DISK]
1. The note duration may be altered when SMF data is loaded - fixed.
2. The time signature may be altered when SMF data is loaded - fixed.
3. The 64th track may be lost when all 64-track sequence is saved and loaded - fixed.
4. Garbage data is displayed when FLASH is selected while Flash-ROM is not installed - fixed.
5. “Can’t find file . . . [SKIP]” message appears when the program is loaded with sound that exceeds the internal memory capacity - fixed.
[SONG]
After converting song to a sequence, the subsequent operation makes lock up if the convert destination sequence has been used in a song - fixed.
[MAIN SCREEN]
1. Incorrect Tempo is sometimes shown - fixed.
2. Copy Parameters of Sequence revives some deleted sequences - fixed.
3. Recording sequence records pad action while in stop mode when Count is set to OFF - fixed.
4. SHIFT TIMING affects non-selected tracks - fixed.
[MIDI]
Note Repeat functions on a wrong MIDI channel when MIDI keyboard is used - fixed.
[SYNC]
1. It now waits for 50 seconds (used to be 1 second) for MIDI Clock to come in after Start Command is received in MIDI Clock Slave mode.
2. In MIDI Clock Master mode, PLAY START may not start the slave units (depending on the unit) from the beginning - fixed.
[PROGRAM]
Velocity setting in Velocity field of Velocity Modulation Window not reflected - fixed.
[TRIM]
Invalid loop length could be set sometimes - fixed.
The upgrade is available free of charge and can be obtained from Akai's Internet web site at http://www.akai.com/akaipro or by contacting the Akai Sales Department directly at (817) 831-9203 Akai Musical Instrument Corp., 4710 Mercantile Drive, Ft. Worth, Texas 76137

Phone:(817) 831-9203 - Fax:(817) 222-1490

website:http://www.akai.com/akaipro

In Canada, contact Power Marketing, 3349 Bloor St. W. #24, Toronto, Ont, Canada M8X 1E9

phone:(416)234-1226 - fax:(416)234-0824
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By dj e.d.e Wed May 16, 2007 7:50 pm
cool lampdog thanks man.. now check it out i got the OS on a disk but when i turn on the MPC and put the disk in i still get this message "DISK READ ERROR" whats the cause of that ? any ideas. i would imagine it is the OS right? or could it be the disk it self is no good? i need to get another disk to try it and see.,

damn i havent been at this stage in a long time easy how you forget the basic's

but then again i have a 2kXL and i didnt have to go through this.

any help is appreciated
thanks
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By dj e.d.e Wed May 16, 2007 7:55 pm
oh yeah are the lights supost to stay on till the disk is loaded/ cause the lights are all on noteslder/play/record/everything is on any ideas

will i have to get into the MPc and move shi+ around?

By K-Mello Wed May 16, 2007 8:09 pm
dj e.d.e wrote:oh yeah are the lights supost to stay on till the disk is loaded/ cause the lights are all on noteslder/play/record/everything is on any ideas

will i have to get into the MPc and move shi+ around?


On my joint all of the lights will stay on until the OS is finished loading. I imagine they all work this way.

If you are still getting "DISK READ ERROR", try again with another disk, but it might be the drive itself. When I first got my 2K, I was able to boot from a Jaz drive but not from the floppy. I ended up having to replace the floppy with an old drive I had laying around in my surplus. It works fine now, even though I never use it.

Peace,
KM
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By dj e.d.e Wed May 16, 2007 8:31 pm
i will have to try that and see what happens ,hopefully it's not the drive cause i dont think it will get fixed then i may have to offer some omney for it then.
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By Lampdog Wed May 16, 2007 9:21 pm
omney for it then.
Nothing like some good omney to make they day go by smoothly, lol.

Really doe, the only 2 files that should be on the disk are
.SYS and .BIN, no folders, no other files. I think it can be that, the disk itself, bad OS download, mpc problems, drive problem (it's a standard regular ole pc floppy drive).
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By dj e.d.e Wed May 16, 2007 11:06 pm
oh man my spelling is bad isnt it?


i meant money.

is the 1.72 an upgrade or is it an actuall factory OS?
when i turn it on it says romv1.00 is that the OS i need?
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By Lampdog Thu May 17, 2007 1:44 am
1.72 is an actual mpc2k classic os. The last and latest one.
http://www.forat.com/Downloads/2_mpc2kv172.zip
http://www.forat.com/Downloads/MPC2000E.zip

What I posted earlier was the changes and fixes that took affect inside of 1.72 ya dig.

Just place the .EXE and .SYS on a clean blank disk to make a startup disk.

The 1.72 upgrade notice is in there as well.

My bad earlier, I said .BIN, that was wrong.
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By dj e.d.e Thu May 17, 2007 9:51 pm
OK i downloaded and put it on a disk but it still reads disk error...so i i checked in side and man this is not like the 3kxl you literally have to take everything apart HUH?
well i think it could be the disk drive it self. cause the disk is new .

can i put in a 100mb zipin the place of yhe floppy?
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By muscle Fri May 18, 2007 6:29 am
bad floppy or drive , imo
people have done the zip mod its $$ if you send it out, and hard to diy
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By pt3r Fri May 18, 2007 3:33 pm
dj e.d.e wrote:can i put in a 100mb zipin the place of yhe floppy?


If you're good at soldering yes otherwise forget about it, you'll **** up the machine, better try to score an external SCSI zip or even better a SCSI cardreader.
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By dj e.d.e Fri May 18, 2007 6:18 pm
well i might have to do then if i cant get it to read the scsi ihave i'll have to open it up and operate.

i fuct with my 2kxl i put everything in it myself but this may be a little more hardy work but i'm down !!
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