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Re: HELLLLPPPP!!!!! Need to call someone ASAP [message #93435 is a reply to message #93432] |
Sat, 08 December 2007 14:26 |
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Hi Paul,
Did you get it figured out? I'm also on a Mac. Dunno what difference it
makes except that Macs can be funny about which slot will be your A card
or B card. I have found that bad ribbon cables can cause that problem too.
I'd suggest going back to a one card system to be sure that works and then
add the second card.
Good luck!
Gantt
Paul Braun <cygnus_nospam@ctgonline.org> wrote:
>I've installed both cards, connected the clock cable from one to the
>other, did the criss-corss thing with both serial cables, hooked up
>the MEC to the master card, the 442 to the second card. Mac G4.
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>Every time I boot up, I get an error that says my cards are connected
>wrong and I may have problems with playback.
>
>I need to call someone in the next 15 minutes -- anyone available?
>
>paul
Gantt Kushner
Gizmo Recording Company
Silver Spring, MD
www.gizmorecording.com
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Re: HELLLLPPPP!!!!! Need to call someone ASAP [message #93441 is a reply to message #93432] |
Sat, 08 December 2007 17:19 |
Kim W
Messages: 165 Registered: July 2006
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Paul.
An easy mistake to make is to plug the ribbon connectors incorrectly
The pins on the EDS cards are bent at right angles to the PCB,
and are VERY close to board.
On some EDS's they are too close, and need to be gently bent upwards to accomodate
the plug.
Make sure the connector is plugged into both rows of pins, and that
you haven't missed any.
Also if you made your own clock cable, make sure all conductors
have been crimped correctly. Check conductivity with a multimeter.
Kim
Paul Braun <cygnus_nospam@ctgonline.org> wrote:
>I've installed both cards, connected the clock cable from one to the
>other, did the criss-corss thing with both serial cables, hooked up
>the MEC to the master card, the 442 to the second card. Mac G4.
>
>Every time I boot up, I get an error that says my cards are connected
>wrong and I may have problems with playback.
>
>I need to call someone in the next 15 minutes -- anyone available?
>
>paul
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Re: HELLLLPPPP!!!!! Need to call someone ASAP [message #93449 is a reply to message #93441] |
Sun, 09 December 2007 02:49 |
rick
Messages: 1976 Registered: February 2006
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and that can happen a lot even with young eyes. it took me several
tries when i put a paris rig back together.
On 9 Dec 2007 11:19:51 +1000, "Kim W." <no@way.com> wrote:
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>Paul.
>An easy mistake to make is to plug the ribbon connectors incorrectly
>The pins on the EDS cards are bent at right angles to the PCB,
>and are VERY close to board.
>On some EDS's they are too close, and need to be gently bent upwards to accomodate
>the plug.
>Make sure the connector is plugged into both rows of pins, and that
>you haven't missed any.
>Also if you made your own clock cable, make sure all conductors
>have been crimped correctly. Check conductivity with a multimeter.
>Kim
>
>Paul Braun <cygnus_nospam@ctgonline.org> wrote:
>>I've installed both cards, connected the clock cable from one to the
>>other, did the criss-corss thing with both serial cables, hooked up
>>the MEC to the master card, the 442 to the second card. Mac G4.
>>
>>Every time I boot up, I get an error that says my cards are connected
>>wrong and I may have problems with playback.
>>
>>I need to call someone in the next 15 minutes -- anyone available?
>>
>>paul
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Re: HELLLLPPPP!!!!! Need to call someone ASAP [message #93468 is a reply to message #93441] |
Sun, 09 December 2007 11:07 |
Paul Braun
Messages: 391 Registered: September 2005
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On 9 Dec 2007 11:19:51 +1000, "Kim W." <no@way.com> wrote:
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>Paul.
>An easy mistake to make is to plug the ribbon connectors incorrectly
>The pins on the EDS cards are bent at right angles to the PCB,
>and are VERY close to board.
>On some EDS's they are too close, and need to be gently bent upwards to accomodate
>the plug.
>Make sure the connector is plugged into both rows of pins, and that
>you haven't missed any.
DING DING DING DING DING!!!!!!!!
We have a winner!!!!
Actually, I managed to get ahold of Rod -- he told me the same thing
and I had missed one row of pins on the same cable on both cards.
I hate when that happens.
Once I had that corrected, the error went away. I went from full-on
panic to partial panic.
For my next trick, I had to teach myself in a hurry how to assign
submixes to different C16's, how to turn on the mixer and editor
windows for both submixes -- shit like that.
Again, NEVER wait until the night before a session to try a completely
different hardware configuration, unless you're Deej.
Who, by the way, I also tried to call, but your phone was busy for an
hour. The ponies calling their friends? ;-P
Anywho..... I managed to sort it all out and got it recording just in
time. Lesson #2 -- anywhere from 8 - 20 tracks streaming for four
hours chews up a LOT of drive space -- I ran out just after the final
song of the night ended. Whew.
Neil -- I just took a shot that the number I found at infospace was
you, and apparently it was.
Thanks, guys.
pab
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