I just pulled the hard drive out of the T-2
and turned it back on and IT WORKED....all the lights came on the sound is back the
whistles are blowing...GREAT....I put the hard drive back in and it wouldn't turn on..
no lights, sound, nothing.....took the drive back out and all is well again...just have to replace the hard drive...thank God it was nothing major....and again thanks to all of you who tried to help with emails and phone calls and chats and skype....I feel good again....life is good.....
TR

Tony, please let me pay for the hard drive.
I just emailed you with the information on where and when I purchased the one that went bad.
Unfortunately it does happen, but as you will see I bought it new in May of 2006.
Talk to later. I'm so relieved that's all it is.
DonM

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Tony, please let me pay for the hard drive.
I just emailed you with the information on where and when I purchased the one that went bad.
Unfortunately it does happen, but as you will see I bought it new in May of 2006.
Talk to later. I'm so relieved that's all it is.
DonM
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WOW! Don, I give you much repsect my friend. Offering to pay for the new HD really speaks highly of your character.

Tony,

Now you know why I get the big bucks!

Keep in touch,

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

Thanks everyone.....Don....I couldn't open the attachment in your e-mail, we'll talk later on Skype....
Squeak...Don is an honorable man and that my friend is why I bought his Tyros instead of the others that were offered to me...
Gary....what can I say, Donny Pesce always said that you were the GURU of the forums and you continue to prove it...hanks again..
TR

Is there any function on the T2 for putting the drive to sleep? I have always been nervous about pounding away at a keyboard that has a delicate hard drive spinning away inside......

Also, a lot of people transport their light weight arrangers in bags or cases that are anything but rugged and well padded. Most people treat their laptops far more gently, but the drive inside a keyboard is just as delicate, and probably more gig-essential!

Anyway, if there is any way to spin down a hard drive before you play, you have a much reduced possibility of damaging it. A small UPS might also be a good way to prevent brownouts which can also wreak havoc on HDs and other delicate computer components.

I am happy to see more and more keyboards equipped with 50-100MB solid state drives on board. For anything other than audio files, this memory, especially if you can expand it with GB sized memory cards, is MORE than enough for regular arranger usage, and puts to rest any concerns about impact damage to a delicate HD.

I wonder if anyone makes a direct replacement for a HD (laptop or regular sized) that can be used as a plug and play replacement? I know you lose capacity, but gain the benefit of ruggedness.....

Squeak,

Don certainly IS a characture! It's too bad he's from the south.

Tom

Tom,

On the other hand, Don never plays golf in the snow!

When it comes to spinning down the hard drive, this feature, to my knowledge, is not available in the T2. Hard drives fail, even when they are not being transported--it's the nature of the beast. Those tiny bearings eventually wear out and the drive goes out of alignment. In reality, there is not a lot you can do about this other than not use the HD. I'm confident that solid state drives will eventually replace HDs and the problems associated with HDs will be eliminated. It's just a matter of time.

Cheers,

Gary

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Travlin' Easy

Hi Squeak,
Don's a thorough gentleman.
Sent me one of his Ketron Serial cables, all the way to Aust. as I couldn't buy one here. Wouldn't let me pay for postage or the cable.

More amazing still, I bought his Ketron 13 swithch pedal board. He got a bit of a shock with the overseas postage which I was supposed to pay. From memory, I think he offered to pay half or majority of the postage cost, which I naturally refused, as I didn't want him giving his board away for nothing.
I ended up with a bargain either way, as I would never have been able to buy a second hand one here.

It's great that there are still wonderfull people around.

best wishes
Rikki

Mr. Mason is ACES.
Don epitomizes the character for which the majority of the SZ members are known.
Tony...So glad to hear your problem has been identified and resolved.
Eddie