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Akai S900 "BAD Ram" bit code table

Akai S900 BAD RAM (D-RAM) BIT CODES

*ICs are any 256k x1 DRAM DIP package ie: generic 41256 Speeds 120 to 150 nanoseconds will work fine, ie 41256-120

OS DRAM BLOCKS:

-IC45 = DJ0

-IC46 = DJ1

-IC47 = DJ2

-IC48 = DJ3

-IC49 = DJ4

-IC50 = DJ5

-IC51 = DJ6

-IC52 = DJ7

WAVE BANK BLOCKS:

-IC53 = DJ8

-IC54 = DJ9

-IC55 = DJ10

-IC56 = DJ11

-IC57 = DJ12

-IC58 = DJ13

-IC59 = DJ14

-IC60 = DJ15

-IC61 = DK8

-IC62 = DK9

-IC63 = DK10

-IC64 = DK11

-IC65 = DK12

-IC66 = DK13

-IC67 = DK14

-IC68 = DK15

-IC69 = DK4

-IC70 = DK5

-IC71 = DK6

-IC72 = DK7

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DOSputin commented Apr 3, 2020

Thanks for this!

Yeah! Hope that it helped you out ;-)

@HevCuesta
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Thank you so much, this was incredibly useful

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Thank you so much, this was incredibly useful

Stoked that you found it useful! Hope it kept another S900 from the chopping block!

BTW: If you need replacement RAM modules, my company https://synthesizer.repair can supply you with them!

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Do anyone know the order wave bank rams are filled when loading from disks or recording? It would make troubleshooting RAM issues easier...

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