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There are many different types of SIMMs available. The S6000 uses 72-pin SIMMs and both ‘fast

page’ and EDO memory can be used, even in combination. Parity or non-Parity can be used.

NOTE: SIMMs from S2000, S3000XL and S3200XL can be used in the S5000 and S6000 so

if you are upgrading, you may like to retain the SIMMs from your S2000 or XL to use in your

new sampler.

SIMMs come in various sizes and any combination of 4Mb, 8Mb, 16Mb, 32Mb and 64Mb boards

may be installed. Provided only 4, 8, 16 or 32Mb boards are used, there is no specific order of

insertion and they can reside in any slot. It does not matter whether you start with Slot 1 or Slot 4

- even if a slot in the middle is left free, the full memory complement is utilised.

However, in the case of using 64Mb boards, Slot 4 must

always

be the first to have a 64Mb board

installed and any subsequent upgrades with 64Mb modules must be done in descending order -

Slot 3, Slot 2, etc.. However, if you are mixing memory boards of different sizes, as long as the

64Mb SIMMs are inserted in the higher numbered boards, there is no specific order the smaller

modules need be inserted.

For example, the following would work perfectly giving a total of 152Mb or memory:

Slot 4: 64Mb

Slot 3: 64Mb

Slot 2: 8Mb

Slot 1: 8Mb

Plus 8Mb ‘hardwired’ memory.

However, in the following example, only 25% of the 64Mb board in Slot 2 would be addressed

giving a total of 104Mb:

Slot 4: 64Mb

Slot 3: 8Mb

Slot 2: 64Mb

Slot 1: 8Mb

Plus 8Mb ‘hardwired’ memory.

NOTE: The maximum memory the S6000 can address is 256Mb total. Thus, when 4 x 64Mb

SIMMs are installed, the 8Mb of ‘hardwired’ memory is ignored.

However, please note that even when only 3 x 64Mb boards are installed in Slots 4, 3 and 2,

the hardwired memory is not addressed restricting you to 192Mb of total memory. Slot 1 can

still be used to install any size memory module up to 64Mb.

If you have any doubts about installing memory, please consult your Akai dealer.

NOTES ON BUYING MEMORY

Always buy high quality memory from reputable vendors. It may be a bit more expensive but will

give better results. Inferior memory (i.e. bargain basement, cheap SIMMs from unknown

manufacturing sources) can cause data corruption and other problems and tests performed with

commercially available modules from a variety of PC wholesalers have shown that problems may

arise in specific cases. For example, the full complement of memory was not recognised, sound

was distorted and in some cases, caused the sampler to malfunction. Please consult your AKAI

professional dealer for recommended sources of memory modules. Memory is the core of a sampler

so it is unwise to economise. Buy the very best you can afford - it is better to have a reliable 32Mb

board than a cheap, unreliable 64Mb board that corrupts data and causes problems. In practice,

you shouldn’t have any problems but you have been advised!

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