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K2000CFDriveinstallationintheyear2012

Maybethiswillbeofusetosomeone. IfyouarethinkingaboutinstallingaSCSIharddriveinyourK2000thenyoumaywanttoconsiderthesecons: AharddrivewilldrawmorepowerfromyourK2000itwillcausethepowersupplytoworkharderand makemoreheat.Aharddrivealsogeneratesheat,sotheK2000willrunevenhotter.Heatreducesthelife ofelectricalcomponents.YouwillneedafaninyourK2000. AharddriveismechanicalTherearemovingpartsandtherearebearingsthatwearinnormaluse.They aresensitivetoshock(fromadroporafall)andvibrations. Harddrivesmakenoisetheygetnoisierastheywearandheatup. Limitedselectionofdrivesit'stheyear2012....seeifyoucanfindabrandnew2GBWideSCSIHDDthatis onthe(now15yearold)approveddrivelistprobablynot.Youcouldtryalagerdriveofcourse,butyou canonlyaccess2GBfromtheK2000anyway,sotherestwillbewasted. Theproisthatyoucanstilluseyourfloppydrive. InstallingaCF(CompactFlash)drivehastheseadvantages: Doesnotdrawasmuchpowernodiskspinuppowersupplydroop.Runscool. NomovingpartsOk,well,theejectbuttonisamovingpart,butthat'stheonlyone. Nonoisesilence! FewerlimitsinselectionIDEmakeshackingoldgeareasierinthispostSCSIworld.StarTech&Addonics bothhaveIDECFreadersnewforaround$30US. TheconisthatyouwillloseyourfloppydriveunlessyoumountyourCFcardreaderinternally(whichshouldwork too,astheCFdrivewithouta3.25"baywilltakeupmuchlessspaceIwillnotcoverinternalinstallationhere).IMO, onceyouseehowfastyourprogramsandsamplesloadfromSCSI,you'llneverwanttousethefloppyagain. IfyouhavedonethesameresearchthatIhave,youwillhaveseenmuchmentionoftheSCM/MicrotechSCSICF drives(pcd47B,pcd50,etc.)asanoption.Theywereaviableandinexpensiveoptionaslittleasfiveyearsago,but nowtheycanbehardtofind,expensiveandstillmaynotworkwithyourK2000.Inmanycases,youmightbelimited tousingonlycertainCFcards.Thedrivesarealsolonger/deeperthanafloppydrive,sotheywillnotfitinaK2000R.I personallytriedaSCMPCD47binmyK2000Sv3anditwouldnotwritewithoutrebootingmyK2000S,thoughitread fine. However,thispersonseemedtogethispcd47bworkingwell:http://www.keyboardz.net/en/kurzweil-k2000-adding-ascsi-card-reader.html Ihavereadreportsofotherpeopleusingthisdrivesuccessfullyaswell,soitmaybeanoptionworthtryingonyour K2000.

YoumayhavealsoseenUSBfloppydrivesemulatorswhereaUSBdevicereplacesthefloppyandmultiplefloppydisk imagescanbeplacedonathumbdrive.Ihavealsotriedthis,unsuccessfully(onaK2500RS).Again,thereareother folkswhogotthisworking.Theproblemwiththisisthatyouarelimitedtoloading1.44Matatime(notsogoodfor largesamples),andyoumayneedtousespecificUSBsticks.

Ebayphotobycmykanalog IbelievethebestoptionforanyonestillusingaK2000istouseanIDE/SCSIbridgetoadapttheSCSIbustoanIDE drive.Imightaddthatthereareothercardreadersoutthereandthereareotherbridgesavailablethatmaywork withtheK2000aswell.PerhapsaSCSI/SATAbridgewillworkwithaSSDdriveorSDcardreadermypointisthat theremaybeotherwaystodothis,withmorepossibilities. Thissetupisworkingformewithnoproblems(inaK2000ROS3.87Jandthiskeyboard,aK2000vpsOS3.54J)soI'd liketosharemymodswithyou:)

K2000xKeyboard
Partsneeded: AcardAEC7720U~$50$270USusedoneBayasof13June2012 ALTAcardAEC7720UW~$50$270USusedoneBayasof13June2012 ALT68pinto50pinSCSIadapterw/HighByteTermination~$18US CFreader,3.5"bay~$30US 2GBCompactFlash~$10USYoucanuselargercards,buttheK2000willonlyformat2GB 13"SCSIcable~$? 3"IDEcable,40pmaletofemale~$? FDDYpowercable(Molexto2Bergconnectors)~$6US 10"HDDpowercableextender,maletofemale~$?Iffanisinstalled KurzweilK2000OS3.54andup(3.87isrecommendedIhaveconfirmedthatthiswillnotworkwithOS3.01) Doublesidedtape,Velcroorhotglue~$? OpenyourK2000.

Findagoodworkspacethediningroomtableworksforme!Layatowelunderyourkeyboardandsupportthe wheelsidewithabookorsmallbox.Thisistokeeppressureoffofthewheelsassemblyandstanchions.Unscrewthe 7bottomcoverbolts.Removethebottomcovercarefully,mindingthefancable(ifinstalled).

DisconnectfancableharnessatJ18

Afankitisrecommendedifyoudonotalreadyhaveoneinstalled. RemoveSMPKoptionifyouhaveone.

Remove3boltsintherearandtwoscrewsonthetop.

NoneedtounplugtheSMPKcables;justmovethecardoutofthewaytogettotheFDDcables. Removethefloppydrive.Unscrewthetwoboltsonthebottom(blackplate)andthenfourboltsonthesidesofthe drive.

Leavethemountingbracketsinplace.Foldthefloppycableaspicturedtoeasilyslideitunderthemountingbracket. YoucanreinstalltheSMPKnowthatthefloppycablesareoutfromunderit. InstallCFdrive.Notethatthereareonlytwoscrews;oneoneitherside.

Lookathowmuchroomwehavetoworkwith!

SetSCSI/IDEbridgeID.ThisoneissettoSCSI0.DonotuseSCSI6asthatistheK2000processorsID

IusedanAEC7720UWanda68to50pinadapterwithhighbytetermination.TheAEC7720Udoesnotneedan adapter. Cutandterminatecables

ThereasonweneedashortmaletofemaleIDEcableisbecausetheSCSI/IDEcardwouldnotclearthebracketif installeddirectlyonthedrive.

Iusedoldcablesfrompreviousprojects&boughtconnectorsfromthelocalelectronicsshop.

Cablesarenowcutandterminated.NotetheIDEcablehasonemaleend.TheconnectorinthemiddleoftheSCSI cableisnotnecessarythiswasjustaleftoverfrommyotherCFinstall.ThewhiteMolexconnectorswillbeusedto makeapowercableextension. Youmightfinditeasiertohavethesecablesmadeforyou.

CFIDEBridgeAdapterconnection

AttachtheIDEcablebetweenthedriveandbridge.Thegoodthingaboutusingtheadapteristhatitprovidesalarge enoughsurfacetosecuretheassemblytothedrivebay/topcover.Iusedhotglueforthis,butyoucanalsouse doublesidedtapeorVelcro.Leaveenoughroombetweentheadapterandrearcovertoinsert/removetheSCSI cable. AdapterSCSIconnection

ConnecttheSCSIcabletothebridgeassemblyandthentothemainboard.YoushouldalsoconnecttheFDDpowerY cabletothedriveandbridgeatthistime.TrytofoldtheSCSIcablesothatitdoesnotblocktheflowofairfromthe fanduct(locatedunderthedrivewhenthebottomcoverisinstalled).

Power InstallthepowercableextenderbetweenYcableandHDDpowerconnectoronthefanharness.Mineismadefrom someleftoversmallgaugespeakerwire.InsertthecableharnessbackintoJ18.IfyourK2000didnothaveafankit, thenyouwillneedtomakeacablethatgoesfromJ18tothedrivebay.Irecommendusingtheoldfloppypowercable astheboardconnectoristhesameforJ18only+5visneededfortheCFreaderandthebridge.CliptheFDD connector,addwiretothelengthandterminatewithaHDDpowerconnector.Alternately,youcancutthereceptacle and+12VwireoffofanHDDextendercableandjointhetwocablestogether.

Atthispoint,beforeyouapplypowertoyourK2000,youllfirstwanttocheckthatyoumadeyourconnections correctly,thatnothingisshortedoropenandthateverythingissecurealwayscheckanddoublecheckbefore applyingpower! Youcanalsoreinstalltheblackplatefromthefloppydrive.Thisblackplatefillstheslightgapbetweenthebottomof thebayandthedrive.Reinstalltheblackplateasitwasonthefloppydrivethereisalittleridgeonthebayopening thatactsasastopfortheplate.Theplatewillstickoutafewmillimetersfromthefrontofthedrive.Sincethereare noboltholesintheCFdrive,usedoublesidedtapetosecureittothebottomoftheCFdrivewheretheboltswere. Sorry,Iforgottotakeapictureofthis,butyoucanseetheplateonthefloppydrivepictureatthebeginningofthe guide. Youmaynowputthebottomcoverbackonthesynth(donotputtheboltsbackinuntilaftertesting).Makesureyou arentpinchinganycables.Flipthekeyboardsoyoucanseethedisplay.

TestFormat BootyourK2000.PresstheDISKbutton.Now,therewilllikelybeapauseof6to10secondsbeforethediskmode pageshowsuponthedisplay.*Seenotebelow. Selectyourdriveusingthealphawheel.MineissettoSCSI0. IusedaSiliconSystems4GBcard,anditshoweduponthedisplay.

PresstheMOREsoftbuttonuntilyouseeFORMATpressFORMAT.Themenuwillask(repeatedly)ifyouaresure youwanttoformat,pressOKuntilitstartstoformat.

TheK2000willonlyformat2GB. Nowthatweknoweverythingisworking,unplugthelinecordandfinishreassemblingthesynthbyputtingthe7 bottomcoverboltsbackin.Youshouldhave4smallboltsleftoverfromthefloppydrivedowhatyouwantwith them. Done! HeresthefinishedinstallationinmyK2000vps

K2000RRackModule
ThisCFinstallationontheK2000R(andK2500R)istheonlyCFconfigurationthatwillworkinK2xR,asfarasIknow. ThisisbecausetheSCMCFdrivesaretoodeeptofitintherackunitsthereisnotenoughroomintherack;theback ofthedrivewilltouchtheaudio/powerboard,andthefrontwillstickoutfromthefaceplate.BecausethisIDECFcard readerissoshort,itcanbeinstalledinanumberofways.Iwillshowaneasy,accuratewaytodothis. *IfyouhavenotreadtheK2000keyboardsection,Iurgeyoutoreaditbeforestartingastheremaybeinformationor stepsnotcoveredinthissection. Partsneeded: EverythinglistedintheK2000keyboardguideexceptfortheHDDpowercableextender #4sheetmetalscrews Zipties Toolsneeded: Drill 1/8drillbit 3/32drillbit Tape File Safetyglasses*Alwaysusethesewhenusingpowertools,ALWAYS! Startbyopeningupyourrackunit. ThisaFrankensteinrackthatIbuiltoutofpartsfromdeadracks,sothismaynotlookexactlylikeyours.Aswiththe K2000keyboard,layatowelundertheracksothatitdoesnotscratchyourworkingsurface.

Removethetapeholdingthedisplayandbuttonboardribboncablesontothesideofthedrivebracket.Removethe fourscrewsholdingthebrackettothechassis(thiswillbeselfexplanatoryonceyoustartworking).Donotremove thebracketandfloppydriveyet.

Unplugthefloppyribboncableandpowercable.Ifyouhavethesamplingoptioninstalled,youshouldnotneedto removeit,butyouwillhavealittlelessspacetoworkwithhere.Youmaynowremovethedrivebracket,floppydrive andcablesallatoneoncebytiltingthebracketforwardandliftingbackandupoutoftherackunit.(Notethatthe connectormarkedAudioInExp.IsforthesamplingoptionDONOTaccidentallyplugyourfloppyribboncableinto thisconnectororitwillshortthefloppyandmeltthecableaskmehowIknow) Removethefloppydrivefromthebracket.

Layyourfloppydriveupsidedownonthetableandnotethelocationofthescrewholes.

Alignandmarkholes

Placethefloppybracketontopofthedriveandalignthebracketholeswiththefloppyholes.Payattentionthatthe bracketisorientedcorrectly.Thefrontofthedriveshouldbeapproximately1fromthefrontofthebracket.Once aligned,usetapeonthesidesofthebracketanddrivetoholdtheminplace.

InsertyourCFreaderintothebracketandontopofthefloppydrive.Alignthefrontsideboltholessothattheyhave thesameverticalalignment(youcandothiswithyoureye,orusearuler).Oncealigned,usetapeontheinsideofthe bracketandCFdrivetoholditinplace.

Removethetapeholdingthefloppydrivetothebracket.FlipthebracketandCFdriveupsidedown.Useapencilto marktheCFdriveholesusingthetwoexistingholesinthebracket.

Alsomakeamarktwospotsonthedrivebracketabout1fromtheoriginalrearfloppydriveholes.Thenewrear holesdontneedtobeexact;theyarejusttheretokeepthenewCFdrivemoresecurelyfastened. RemovetheCFdrivefromthebracketatthistime.

Drillingtheholes Useapunchtoputanindentationonthemarksthatyoumadethebracket.Ifyoudonothaveapunch,usea sheetrockscrewandahammer.Thisstepisimportantbecause,withouttheselittleindentations,yourdrillbitwill danceorwanderaroundonthemetalandstartaholeinthewrongplace,especiallywhenusingahandpowerdrill. Theindentationgivesthedrillbitsomethingtograbonto.Nowdrillyourholesusinga1/8drillbittomakethetwo newrearmountingholes.Useafileorlargerdrillbittodeburrthenewholeswhenfinished. ReinsettheCFdriveintothebracket,aligningthetwofrontholesthatyoumarkedpreviously.Nowmarkyournew rearholesontheCFdrivejustasyoudidwiththefront.YoushouldnowhavefourpencilmarksonyourCFdrivethat exactlycorrespondtotheholesinthefloppybracket.Sorry,Ididnttakeapictureofthisstep. CarefullyremovetheCFreaderinternalsfromthe3.5drivechassisandsetaside.YouneedtoremovetheCF board/slotmechanismfromthe3.5chassissoasnottodamageitwhiledrilling.Becarefulnottosmudgeyour pencilmarkswhiledoingthis.

Again,useapunchtomakeindentationsinthecenterofyourpencilmarks.Irecommendusingapieceofsoftwood underneathsoasnottoscratchorbendthefrontofthedrivechassiswhilepunchinganddrilling.Youcannowdrillall fourholeswitha3/32drillbit.Whenfinished,usethe1/8bitfromthepreviousstepstodeburrthenewdrive holes. TheCFcardinternalscannowbereinstalledbackintothe3.5drivechassis.

MounttheCFreadertothefloppybracket.

NowyoucanpermanentlyinstalltheCFdriveintothefloppybracketusing#4sheetmetalscrews. Looksgood!Thehardworkisdone. MounttheSCSI/IDE

ThereisplentyofspaceinthebracketfortheIDEcable,SCSI/IDEadapter,and68pinto50pinSCSIadapter.Aswith theK2000keyboard,Iusedhotgluetoaffixtheadaptertothefloppybracketthisprettymuchholdseverythingin placeandmakesforeasierserviceability.Irecommendthatyouuseanadhesivethatyoucantrustiftheassembly falls,theSCSI/IDEcouldshortifittouchesthechassisorbracket.Forextrainsurance,youcouldlinethesurrounding areawithtapetopreventproblemsifitdoesfall. YoucanconnecttheFDDYpowercabletothedriveandSCSI/IDEadapternow.

Powercable

TheK2000R(andK2500R)comewithaHDDcablethatislongenoughtoreachthefloppybay.Cliptheziptiesoffof thepowercableharnessandruntheMolexconnectortothefloppybay.ConnecttheHDDpowercabletotheFDDY powercable.Retiethepowercableharness,minustheHDDcable.

IroutedtheHDDcable(alsoconnectstofan)alongpartofthebuttonboardcableandwrappedabitofgafferstape arounditsothatitwouldbeanchored.Therestofthecableandattachedfanstartcircuitwereroutedunderthe PRAMexpansionconnector.Youcanroutethecableanywayyoulike,aslongasitwillnotrubagainstanyelectrical points.Also,trytoavoidgettingthewiretooclosetotheheatsink.Considerifyourrackwillbestationaryormoved aroundalot,andsecureyourwires/cablesaccordingly.

LaststepSCSIcable DONOTconnecttheSCSIcableyet!

HeresaproblemtheinternalSCSIconnectoriskeyedBACKWARDS!PluggingyourSCSIcablein,asis,willprevent yourrackfrombootingandcoulddamageyourSCSI/IDEor68/50pinadapter.Thisseemslikeaglaringerroron KurzweilspartmaybetheywantedtheusertouseabackwardscableaspartoftheirHDDkit.Anyway,itswrong!

ThesolutionistofilethekeyoffofoneendofyourSCSIcable..

andthenplugthecableinbackwardssothattheredstripe(pin1)ofthecableisclosesttotherightsideoftheunit. Finishingup

Atthispoint,beforeyouapplypowertoyourK2000R,youllfirstwanttocheckthatyoumadeyourconnections correctly,thatnothingisshortedoropenandthateverythingissecurealwayscheckanddoublecheckbefore applyingpower!FollowtheinstructionsinthelastpartoftheK2000Keyboardsection;TestFormattogetyour drivesetup. Onceyouaresureeverythingisworkingasitshould,youmaycloseuptheK2000R.Youshouldhave4smallboltsleft overfromthefloppydrivedowhatyouwantwiththem.

Itsuptoyoutodecideifyouwanttoinvest$100USormoreinyouroldsynth.Forme,itwasworththemoneyand efforttobeabletoloadsamplesandprogramsquicklywithabootmacro.AllIneedtodoisturnonmysynthandit loadseverythingautomaticallyessentialinalivesituation.Ispentalittleover$100USeachtomodifymytwo K2000Ss.ItwouldhavebeenlessexpensivetouseaPCDdrive(especiallyifithadworkedforme),butmuchI preferredthecleanlookofablack,singleslotCFdriveinmyK2000,andwaswillingtopayalittlemoreforit. ThismodificationshouldworkontheK2500/K2500Raswell. *NoteregardingDISKModepause. Iwasalertedtoissuesofa7secondpausewhenusingtheAEC7720.ItooexperiencedthispausewhenIfirst completedthismodontheotherK2000,butitneverhappenedagain.Tofindoutwhy,Iloaded4differentcardswith thesamefilesoneach.HereiswhatIlearnedafteracoupleofhoursoftesting: Yes,thissetupwillapparentlywork(meaningthesynthwillbootandplay)withanyCFcard(Iused2GBTranscend 80x&133x,SiliconSystems4GB,andaSmartdisk512MBfromanoldcamera),butallwillhaveasevensecond(or more)delaywhenaccessingDISKMode.Idonotfeelthatthisisaproblem,butsomefolksmaybeannoyedbythe delay.ThispausehappensonlythefirsttimeyoupressDISKafterpoweringup,sosubsequentpressesshouldbring themenuupasquicklyasothermenus. but,ifyouuseofthemacrofunction,youcanmakeabootmacro(BOOT.MAC),whichseemstosolvethe7second pausewhenaccessingDISKmode.ThisiswhyIdidnotnoticethedelayIuseabootmacrotoloadsamplesfromthe CFcardduringbootup.AssoonastheK2000isbooted,DISKModeworksasyouwouldexpect(Isuspectthatthe7 seconddelayhappensduringstartupitmakesthedelaytransparent).So,toavoidthedelaywhenyoupressDISK, usethemacrofunctiontomakeaBOOT.MACfileandenableStartup:andLibrary:withyourSCSIID.Youcanfindout howtodothisinthemanual. ***Disclaimer*** Thisguidehasbeenwrittenandpostedtoshowanddescribeatechnicalprocedurethathasworkedformeonmy keyboards;itmayworkforyouoritmaynot.Youmaytrythisprocedure,buttryatyourownrisk.Tothoseless technicallyinclined,someofthestepsinthisdocumentmayappeardifficultormissingsomedetailsIwould recommendthatthisprocedurebeperformedbyacompetentelectronicstechastherearepotentiallylethal voltages/currentsinside.IamanexperiencedtechwhoisnotassociatedwithKurzweilMusicSystems,Acard, Addonics,StarTechoranyotherbrands(whosenamesandtrademarksremainthesolepropertyoftheirrespective owners)mentionedinthisdocument.Iamalsofromapartoftheworldwherepeopleoftentakenoresponsibilityfor theiractions,hencethisdisclaimer:Iwillnotbeheldresponsibleforanydamage,injuryordeathtopersonsor propertycausedbyfollowingthestepsinthisdocument.Ifyouhavechosentofollowthestepsinthisguide,itis understoodthatyoudosoatyourownrisk. Woodman1200June2012 K2000RaddendumaddedOctober2012

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