Andybaby
August 6th 04, 06:46 AM
Hi all,
The internal hard drive in my K2000 (Quantum LPS 240MB) has sadly
died, and I would like to replace it...BUT from what I read,
apparantly this is an impossibility in 2004.
The compatibility list on http://www.swee****er.com/k2000/drives.html
implies that other than the drives listed, other drives will NOT work.
Ebay seems devoid of any drive from this (small) list.
Pyramid sells 'refurbished' drives:
http://66.96.129.224/cgi-local/shop.pl/page=hardware.htm
for US$250 /$A355!! - without postage! They also suggest that an
external box (with it's own power supply) is the way to go.
Here's what they say:
"With the latest version of the operating system, the K2000 can see a
hard drive up to 2Gb. However, the official word from Kurzweil is
that the K2000 power supply is inadequate to run a drive of this size,
so an external SCSI hard drive with its own power supply is the way
to go.
Removable SCSI drives (ZIP, JAZZ, and ORB) have better shock
resistance than hard drives, but seem to have long-term reliability
problems. We are offering external SCSI hard drives as an
alternative. All mechanisms and SCSI enclosures are new. Don't
trust your data to old, used drives."
Are they exagerrating about the Kurz power supply not being able to
cope w a drive 2G or larger?
And what's this about the 'long term reliability probs in using Jaz
and Zip disks'.. is this a valid point, or part of a sales pitch?
To summarise...it looks finding an internal HD for a K2x00 is
impossible.
1. Hope to find old compatible drive on ebay etc (I havent found any)
2. Buy a 'refurbished' one ($$$) from pyramid ...
At this stage it looks like a zip/jaz is the only option, but I'd MUCH
prefer an internal drive. I dont want to carry around a zip/jaz -
they're supposedly REALLY SLOW, take up space, take up a powerpoint,
as now the alleged reliability issues mentioned by the pyramid site;
nor do I want to get an external box to carry around..
Are there any other options?
Andy
ps. here's more of what Pyramid say:
http://www.pyramid-sound.com/hints.htm#K2000_operating_system:
Question: "I was planning to get an internal hard-drive because it
would give me more storage than the external ZIP I'm using by now.
Also, I like the idea of an internal hard drive. I have a K2VP and I
believe it can handle a 2 GB hard drive. What's the difference with an
external hard-drive versus an internal? I realize an internal hard
drive would drain power from the Kurzweil, but why would that be a
problem?"
The K2VP can address a 2 GB hard drive, but it is not a good idea to
be powering it as an internal drive. When a new OS upgrade comes out,
it adapts the Kurzweil to the newer, larger drives. However, there is
no power supply upgrade. The official word from Kurzweil is that the
latest OS upgrade for K2000 lets you use a 2 gig HD, but they
specifically advise against using 2 GB drives as internal units
because the K2000's power supply can't handle it. They have not issued
a similar warning for the K2600, and we have not heard of K2600 power
supplies going out with an 8 gig drive, but it may be too soon to
tell. The Operating System upgrade that made it possible for the K2600
to see an 8 gig drive is fairly recent.
The larger and faster the drive, the more power it draws. Portability
is nice, especially if you're a gig-hopping musician and play live.
It's one useless thing to lug around. However, unless you really need
many samples for the performance, a smallish internal hard drive (less
than 700 MB) would be your best bet. However, please note that many
smaller drives do not meet the power supply specs for K2000, K2VP, and
K2VX.
An external SCSI hard drive is a very different scenario from an
internal because it is a freestanding unit with its own power supply.
In other words, it does not run off the Kurzweil's power supply and
therefore is not an extra load on the Kurzweil. "
The internal hard drive in my K2000 (Quantum LPS 240MB) has sadly
died, and I would like to replace it...BUT from what I read,
apparantly this is an impossibility in 2004.
The compatibility list on http://www.swee****er.com/k2000/drives.html
implies that other than the drives listed, other drives will NOT work.
Ebay seems devoid of any drive from this (small) list.
Pyramid sells 'refurbished' drives:
http://66.96.129.224/cgi-local/shop.pl/page=hardware.htm
for US$250 /$A355!! - without postage! They also suggest that an
external box (with it's own power supply) is the way to go.
Here's what they say:
"With the latest version of the operating system, the K2000 can see a
hard drive up to 2Gb. However, the official word from Kurzweil is
that the K2000 power supply is inadequate to run a drive of this size,
so an external SCSI hard drive with its own power supply is the way
to go.
Removable SCSI drives (ZIP, JAZZ, and ORB) have better shock
resistance than hard drives, but seem to have long-term reliability
problems. We are offering external SCSI hard drives as an
alternative. All mechanisms and SCSI enclosures are new. Don't
trust your data to old, used drives."
Are they exagerrating about the Kurz power supply not being able to
cope w a drive 2G or larger?
And what's this about the 'long term reliability probs in using Jaz
and Zip disks'.. is this a valid point, or part of a sales pitch?
To summarise...it looks finding an internal HD for a K2x00 is
impossible.
1. Hope to find old compatible drive on ebay etc (I havent found any)
2. Buy a 'refurbished' one ($$$) from pyramid ...
At this stage it looks like a zip/jaz is the only option, but I'd MUCH
prefer an internal drive. I dont want to carry around a zip/jaz -
they're supposedly REALLY SLOW, take up space, take up a powerpoint,
as now the alleged reliability issues mentioned by the pyramid site;
nor do I want to get an external box to carry around..
Are there any other options?
Andy
ps. here's more of what Pyramid say:
http://www.pyramid-sound.com/hints.htm#K2000_operating_system:
Question: "I was planning to get an internal hard-drive because it
would give me more storage than the external ZIP I'm using by now.
Also, I like the idea of an internal hard drive. I have a K2VP and I
believe it can handle a 2 GB hard drive. What's the difference with an
external hard-drive versus an internal? I realize an internal hard
drive would drain power from the Kurzweil, but why would that be a
problem?"
The K2VP can address a 2 GB hard drive, but it is not a good idea to
be powering it as an internal drive. When a new OS upgrade comes out,
it adapts the Kurzweil to the newer, larger drives. However, there is
no power supply upgrade. The official word from Kurzweil is that the
latest OS upgrade for K2000 lets you use a 2 gig HD, but they
specifically advise against using 2 GB drives as internal units
because the K2000's power supply can't handle it. They have not issued
a similar warning for the K2600, and we have not heard of K2600 power
supplies going out with an 8 gig drive, but it may be too soon to
tell. The Operating System upgrade that made it possible for the K2600
to see an 8 gig drive is fairly recent.
The larger and faster the drive, the more power it draws. Portability
is nice, especially if you're a gig-hopping musician and play live.
It's one useless thing to lug around. However, unless you really need
many samples for the performance, a smallish internal hard drive (less
than 700 MB) would be your best bet. However, please note that many
smaller drives do not meet the power supply specs for K2000, K2VP, and
K2VX.
An external SCSI hard drive is a very different scenario from an
internal because it is a freestanding unit with its own power supply.
In other words, it does not run off the Kurzweil's power supply and
therefore is not an extra load on the Kurzweil. "