What is the largest HD that I can use? AKAi Tech support is

The HDD that I bought on ebay for $29 works perfect. Makes very little and barely noticeable noise and its a full 100gb drive. I will most likely never fill that up with stuff but hey whatevers... It makes me feel good knowing that I aint gotta worry about memory space.

Here is the model.

TOSHIBA MK1031GAS 100gb




I found this list of HDD for the 2500 and this is what led me to the HDD that I purchased. I was originally going for the 40gb but unbelievably found the 100gb cheaper.


Fujitsu
MHN2200AT 20GB
MHM2200AT 20GB
MHV2080 80GB

Samsung
MP0804H 80GB
HM 100JC 100GB

Seagate
ST960812a-rk 60GB
st9100823a-rk 100GB
ST92011A 20GB

Toshiba
MK4026GAX 40GB
MK1032GAX 100GB
MK8032GAX 80GB
MK8032GAS 80GB
MK8025GAS 80GB
Mk1031GAS 100GB

Hitachi
Travelstar HTS541080G9AT00 80GB
hts424020m9t00 20 gb



This list was posted on a website that sells the 2500 and I also saw this list a few months back posted under the MPC 1000.

Hi everyone

i bought this in the end

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=886604

and the HDM - 10 kit.

will advise if it works when it all arrives

300gb in my 5k...

boredatwork wrote:Hi everyone

i bought this in the end

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=886604

and the HDM - 10 kit.

will advise if it works when it all arrives

for your info... works perfectly....

diegoeskryptic wrote:300gb in my 5k...

quality not quantity

boredatwork wrote:

diegoeskryptic wrote:300gb in my 5k...

quality not quantity

i have both

diegoeskryptic wrote:i have both

now your just showing off

diegoeskryptic wrote:

boredatwork wrote:

diegoeskryptic wrote:300gb in my 5k...

quality not quantity

i have both

Now all you need to do is get that HD out the 5k... 5k aint quality.

Certified Beatz wrote:I called these clowns in RI about the problem and I am a IT guy so I know my **** plus I have over 15 years with the MPC from 3000 to 2000 and now the 2500.

What is the largest HD that I can use?

120 not worth it to me I have a server which I house all of my sounds with backs ups done every 8 hours.

What is the largest drive I would like to tweak my drums on the fly not this transfering bull **** that takes for every

Sometime people require more than is needed if you wish to transfer files on the fly then dont use a hardware based sampler... Coming from the MPC 2000 and MPC 3000 the USB option is actually a very good improvement so is the ability to use a Large HD. You could actually use a bigger drive but you would need to format it with the HD software not the MPC. But then again its not recommended because it is not formatted by the MPC. Calling people clowns because you didnt get the answer you expected is not cool. Besides what hardware sampler transfers files on the fly?

And just for future reference the larger the drive, the more you lose when it dies....

I think 160GB is cool... Anything more is just looking for a problem....Not to mention heat generated....

And this isnt a diss for "Certified Beatz".... I am just informing you on the topic... My brother uses this account and eventhough I've helped him time after time with MPC issues. He still blames things on Akai because He's not well informed. Every company has wrinkles to iron out and thats why there is updates and Technical Support. Akai's Technical Support is actually very helpful. And probably the only company that offers technical support without charging you. Try calling Apple technical support or Dell... Then you'll understand where I am coming from.

Anyways, Whatever

OBAMA is PRESIDENT....

Haha yo, no matter how big a HD you install make sure to buy and USE an external drive as well or back up via USB regularly. You KNOW as soon as you get close to spending the hundreds of hours to fill up that big @ss HD..Buzz tic tic tic.. lol. Save early and often. Shoot I learned that on my Apple II lol..

peace

i woulndt go any higher than an 80 gig seagate. thats what i use i have over 300 drum kits. full songs . full beats. full albums. all my samples . all vocals. and plenty of space left over p.s. no glitches thats the key , they'll sell you a 120 but dont tell you about all the fragmenting problems and lost files.