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On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:05:01 +0000, Gareth Magennis wrote:

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On Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:42:55 +0000, Gareth Magennis wrote:


Interesting stuff guys. Thanks.


In this case there is no OS on the disk at all, the 2480 does not boot
from it.
I have successfully upgraded the 2480's OS via MIDI onto its onboard
Flash, with no valid hard drive installed. The drive is purely
storage.

Does this make things any easier?
Is cloning the new drive from the working (noisy) one a viable
proposition?



Cheers,


Gareth.


It is viable. Would need to be done in a PC, bit for Bit copy. But I'm
not sure if you need to clone it without me knowing the file system. I
snuck in here late, just what is the equipment. I've spent a couple
decades with digital recorders from Fostex, Otari and DVR recorders
from SA, Samsung and Cisco. The firmware embedded OS isn't a problem
but I'd like to do a little research on what a 2840 is.





http://www.rolandus.com/products/pro...?ProductId=339




Its kinda old in technology terms, but not that old really.



Cheers,


Gareth.

Have you contacted Roland support? That would be the first thing I would
do. Obviously there is content on the noisy hard drive you wish to
transfer and I am certain this is not a unique situation that Roland/Boss
would have support for.

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I am in regular contact with the Roland Service Dept. UK. They do not have
a specific solution, though are very helpful. This is, after all, an
obsolete piece of equipment, designed for a 40Gb hard drive, that worked
very well. Shame you can't buy the drives any more.

It would be rather neat, though, to find a working solution!



Gareth.