Using xd to smartmedia adapter

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:10 am

So in an effort to avoid paying up to $100 for one of the 5 volt memory cards, I got one of these xd to smartmedia adapters. According to the posts in the 303 forum, I have the adapter that works (at least with the 303's) but when I plug it into my 202, nothing happens, and the C/D banks won't light up.

Anyone have a similar problem before? I went and bought a new xd card, so I'm pretty sure it's not that. Any help is appreciated.

ColeRockLee · Post by **ColeRockLee** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:40 am

Is the XD card more than 4mb? If so, there's your problem it won't read anything over 4mb. That's all assuming the XD adapter will work with the 202 at all, dunno if it's compatible with the 5 volt cards the 202 needs.

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 5:20 pm

From what I can gather, it's compatible with 5 volts. But you're right, the xd card is bigger. The smallest I could find was 1g. I doubt you can still get 4mb or under memory cards anywhere.

ColeRockLee · Post by **ColeRockLee** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:44 am

That sux man. Them 5v cards are goin for crazy prices on ebay. It's shit like this that discourages me from buying hardware. Hell, even the 1gb CF cards the 404 uses are gettin scarce. Damn shame. If I ever buy another sampler it's gonna have an internal hard drive.

ColeRockLee · Post by **ColeRockLee** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 2:35 am

http://www.thepacrat.com/index.php?act= ... 9da7d276aa

Stumble across that one earlier thought maybe you would wanna see it.

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:15 am

Holy Jesus, thanks for the tip! I just snatched one of those up. Let's hope they work.

ellaguru · Post by **ellaguru** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:03 am

i bought an adapter too, but frankly i didn't ask to myself that question:is it good more than 4mb? result:i have a 16mb smartmedia card, i can see this in my pc and i see also PTN SPL etc etc but when i put it in the sp-303 it can't be read this....now i have only internal meory free...do you know if i can recuperate the smartmediacard or it is f*°^*d for ever?
thanx

ellaguru · Post by **ellaguru** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:42 pm

i found the answer in this spectacular forum: i was wrong when i put the smartmedia in my sp-303, the upward part was the gold part....now it works :lol:

thax boys!

PHeMoX · Post by **PHeMoX** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:18 pm

Lol, are you saying you've put it in upside down?

If I ever buy another sampler it's gonna have an internal hard drive.

You'll have plenty of soon to be legacy gear by that time, trust me.

We really need some people here that are able to mod gear big time. Like building a hard drive into a SP 606, 555 or 404 for cheap or something. You know, to get rid of the inevitable flash card issue.

Actually, I can do a prediction as far as Roland's new gear goes... it's pretty likely they will dump the whole flash card thing and use hard drives from now on. Small sized hard drives are cheap these days, I bet the new MC will have one.

jbl · Post by **jbl** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:37 am

i think they should move on to usb sticks.

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 3:43 am

Probably internal flash memory like the new macbooks.

ColeRockLee · Post by **ColeRockLee** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:10 am

If they'd quit actin like money hungry bitches and update the OSs the flash cards would be all good.

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:13 am

That won't change any time soon.

ColeRockLee · Post by **ColeRockLee** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:32 am

Euclid Ov Oåklånd wrote:That won't change any time soon.

Sad but true.