NIOA VS-880 TIP 620-0003:

Replacement Hard Drive Recommendations

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Roland Media Compatability List
Some Listmembers don't agree with the some of the entries of the Roland Media Compatability List:

Venky asked:

Roland has added a Toshiba HDD2169 [3.1 gig] to the list of compatible drives in their web page. Has any one ever tried it. Roland says it is offered through H Co. I called H Co and the guy quoted me a price of $375. I told him that I can get the same drive from other places for around $250. He says that the other places offer a wide mount and only H Co. offers the "narrow mount". I wasn't sure if he was making things up.

Venky, After several list members had unfortunate experiences with Toshiba drives, we decided they weren't the best choice for the VS. Not sure why Roland is so excited about them. Probably the same people that liked the Jaz drive.

Steven Dunston Kirkland, WA 21 Feb 1998


Internal IDE Hard Drives:

This drive has been used and approved by several listees.

2.1 Gig 2.5" drive
IBM DTNA-22160
$230
www.computer-smarts.com/hdibm.html

Steven Dunston (StevenD@BESTNET.com) 26 Jan 1998


Note: Incompatable drives usually display the following problems:

A lag or delay in starting or stopping playback, or recording. This lag is typically about a half second. The display also shows inconsistant time position.

Drive Media Errors including "Drive too Slow" messages, etc.

1998/03


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