Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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SKRYPTRS
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Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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The Akai S900 has the option to boot from disk to a 4.0 operating system. It basically makes it have all the functions of an s950. Is there a way to create an image to boot from disk? Since I can't save the operating system I can only load it. Is this possible? If so how?

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Re: Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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SKRYPTRS wrote:The Akai S900 has the option to boot from disk to a 4.0 operating system. It basically makes it have all the functions of an s950. Is there a way to create an image to boot from disk? Since I can't save the operating system I can only load it. Is this possible? If so how?
Use a pc to make an image of the disk.

Please see the software manual page 14.
https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_driv ... al_ENG.pdf

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Re: Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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I've got a Gotek drive emulator running HxC. It runs fine in my S900 in all respects but one - auto load (and thus booting version 4) doesn't work. The S900 does auto load from the original FDD drive.

Also, is there a way to convert an HD floppy image to an SD image (provided there is sufficient free space left)?

Thanks!

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Re: Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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Thats exactly where I'm at. Trying to make it autoload

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Re: Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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I've tried every combination in terms of software and jumpers now, I can't get it to work.

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Re: Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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Man that blows. Makes me wish I never got rid of my s950.

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Re: Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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SKRYPTRS wrote:Man that blows. Makes me wish I never got rid of my s950.
Me, too, I had two of those. But I think the S900 sounds a little better, more definition. Hope we can get this to work somehow.

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Re: Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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Any luck on an auto load work around for booting OS4?

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Re: Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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I'm interested in this Autoload as well. 1.2 has the filter accessible anyway but if I can't use OS 4 then I won't be able to use my old disks.

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Re: Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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OS 4 image added to the S900 package :
https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_driv ... Images.zip

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Re: Akai S900 Version 4 Boot

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living sounds wrote:I've got a Gotek drive emulator running HxC. It runs fine in my S900

im trying to get the gotek working in my s900, did you need to make any jumper pin configuration changes?

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it's an hxc gotek ?

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