electro-music.com   Dedicated to experimental electro-acoustic
and electronic music
 
    Front Page  |  Radio
 |  Media  |  Forum  |  Wiki  |  Links
Forum with support of Syndicator RSS
 FAQFAQ   CalendarCalendar   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   LinksLinks
 RegisterRegister   ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in  Chat RoomChat Room 
go to the radio page Live at electro-music.com radio 1 Please visit the chat
poster
 Forum index » Instruments and Equipment » General Discussion
Mackie sdr24/96 problem
Post new topic   Reply to topic
Page 1 of 1 [5 Posts]
View unread posts
View new posts in the last week
Mark the topic unread :: View previous topic :: View next topic
Author Message
paulmorison



Joined: Feb 27, 2013
Posts: 32
Location: UK

PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2016 5:40 am    Post subject: Mackie sdr24/96 problem Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hi all
Bought this second hand, very cheap in new condition, boxed. Apparently it never worked from new.

Well, I've completely dismantled the machine, checked the BIOS battery (3.2v) checked the continuity of all vales and re-assembled. On boot up, the machine usually shows the correct screen, but none of the buttons respond. All the power rails are correct. Very occassionally, the display shows the error message "innit fault (m) SDR halted. Does anyone know what this means please? Can't find it in any manuals. I have contacted the chap who is the guru on the other 2 models of Mackie recorders, but has no relevant info on this message, or indeed the SDR model
Oh yes, got to ask, could the operating system be corrupt, and where is it stored pleased? How do I re-format the had? Same as the dry and HDR?
I'm now re-reading the manuals to try and grasp fully how it works and how to do these things...I'm an old rust and plstic(audio tape) person unfortunately!
I'll shut up now


Do I need to re-install bios? Could this be a had fault, and indeed, is any boot up info held on the hd?
I was told some boards from new we're faulty, I guess that could be it
I don't want to retire this machine, as I'm determined to fix it!

Many thanks for reading this, and I will update with anything that happens. I'm sure there are others out there that still want use there machines
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
DES



Joined: Feb 28, 2003
Posts: 794
Location: New Jersey
Audio files: 8

PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2016 9:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hard to say exactly what is going on. If it's sat for a while the bios may have become corrupted or components may have started to fail (caps for example). Is the hard disk spinning up? Could be a corrupted OS. I believe you download different OS versions here:

https://supportloudtech.netx.net/loud-public/#category/16192

There are some tech notes as well. Does it appear that there may have been some options installed and possibly removed? If so the machine may be trying to initialize them but can't because they're no longer present. When selling gear some people will remove in-demand options and sell them seperately to ake more money... If this is a possibility then an OS install would be the way to go. Been a lng time since I've seen a SDR...do you load the OS via floppy disk? If so make sure the floppy drive is initializing too.

Hope some of this helps...

_________________
Dave
www.davesneed.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
paulmorison



Joined: Feb 27, 2013
Posts: 32
Location: UK

PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2016 12:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hi
Thanks very much for that, some good tips
Not sure how you reload is or change bios , I'm sure it's somewhere in the manual
I'll keep group informed
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
DES



Joined: Feb 28, 2003
Posts: 794
Location: New Jersey
Audio files: 8

PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2016 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I used to have two MDR/HDRs and from what I remember there was either a menu to access the floppy or you turned the machine on while the update disk was in the floppy. I think that info should be in one of the manuals.
_________________
Dave
www.davesneed.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
paulmorison



Joined: Feb 27, 2013
Posts: 32
Location: UK

PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 4:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hi Dave
Appreciate the reply
The SDR is completely different to the Mdr and HDR, it's not even made by Mackie, also non std mother board!
Seems some more investigation is required
I will keep the group informed
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic
Page 1 of 1 [5 Posts]
View unread posts
View new posts in the last week
Mark the topic unread :: View previous topic :: View next topic
 Forum index » Instruments and Equipment » General Discussion
Jump to:  

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum


Forum with support of Syndicator RSS
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
Copyright © 2003 through 2009 by electro-music.com - Conditions Of Use