Cheap A6 SRAM cards

rh2y · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:37 pm Post subject: Cheap A6 SRAM cards

I just ran across this site, while looking for an SRAM card for my QS6 (my *other* Alesis synth...)

$39.99 for a 2MB Type I PCMCIA 5V card:

http://www.memoryx.net/andromedaa6.html

Thought I'd post, in case anyone's looking for RAM cards for their A6.

Russ

zebastian21 · Joined: Jun 06, 2008 Posts: 36 Location: NYC

rh2y · Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Cheap A6 SRAM cards

zebastian21 · Joined: Jun 06, 2008 Posts: 36 Location: NYC

Mark-io · Joined: May 17, 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Netherlands

yeah, it'be very interesting to know if they work. i want to get some spare cards for the decades to come and at this price and the current exchange rate they are a steal Smile

wwjd · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject:

that's interesting. I returned mine because it would not work. I bought a used A6 and maybe the card slot doesn't work - which would be odd since the A6 is in mint condition. They were VERY GOOD about the return though. great expeirence. It would never initialize, and I'm very computer and gear literate and tried every different way to get it to work. Also, the battery was dead when I got it. It was not the EPSON either, but an IBM. Let us know if you get it working. They did not have that listed on their sight when I bought mine. I DID tell them I tried it in my A6 when I returned it.

I'm now looking at that $119 one from else where that is KNOWN to work.

Mark-io · Joined: May 17, 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Netherlands

i got the Pretec card which cost around 70 to 80 USD at the time if i remember correctly. this type of card was already hard to find when the A6 was released - i NEVER saw one for sale in my country f.i. - and this will probably only get worse

analoghaze · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:21 am Post subject:

Mark-io · Joined: May 17, 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Netherlands

got my Pretec card from this site that offered very reasonable shipping charges. the price is $107.39

http://www.timatech.com/products.php?pd_pn=SN5002&PHPSESSID=b875ea6761cb5e69c8811048f709b3b3

zebastian21 · Joined: Jun 06, 2008 Posts: 36 Location: NYC

OK...So I got the card today and it doesnt seem to work, Im stuck in the same way one of the members here reported while back.... I try to init the card and then when I have to choose SB1 or SB2 I press and nothing happens.
Im wondering who else bought the card from these guys and if it happens the same thing . Rolling Eyes

wwjd · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject:

I did and couldn't get it to work either. first the battery was dead and replacing it did not help. You can return it within 14 days. You should tell them it does NOT work with the A6 so they can change thier webpage. They were GREAT about the return

PS I tried everythihn under the sun to get it to initialize. I did NOT , however, try it in my laptop. Didn;t want to bother since that is not what I wanted it for anyway. I guess cheap doesnt cut it. I'm getting that $119 one

rh2y · Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:46 am Post subject:

I also bought one. It just arrived on Thursday, as I was heading out the door to go away for the weekend. I'll try it when I get home and see if I can make it work. If it won't work in my A6, I'll try it in my QS6, and post the results of that as well.

rh2y · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:08 am Post subject:

Rats.

Mine won't initialize, either, and in fact, the A6 reports it as a zero kilobyte card. To make matters worse, the internal battery was completely dead (about 180 millivolts of charge left; it's supposed to be 3V).

The card had some scratches on it, too, so I wonder if these are old stock or refurbs.

I'll see if I can get mine returned. I was hoping to pick up a cheap spare to use in my QS6 also (SRAM cards for the A6 work in the QS6).

The card that I already own that does work correctly was purchased from EnvoyData (www.envoydata.com). The card is branded a "Centennial" Type I PCMCIA SRAM card.

http://www.envoydata.com/shopping/display_products.php?catid=14

Russ

wwjd · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject:

Got my AMTRON card today. Battery has full charge. Pulled it in, INIT worked, hit STORE and it shows 8 banks on the card available. Perfect

pophertz · Joined: Aug 29, 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Hellotapes

I bought this Pretec memory card via Thomann a year ago and it works perfectly Wink

sunny pedaal · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 5:18 am Post subject:

Soarer · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:21 am Post subject:

Does the 2 Mb pretec card hold 8 banks or how many?

I may be getting one of those too then.

Damn they are expensive though! 113 EUR incl. shipping.

ThreeFingersOfLove · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject:

Jyoti · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject:

Bugger! I was going to buy that one! Crying or Very sad

Andy's Eyebrow · Joined: Apr 21, 2008 Posts: 23 Location: Seattle

I just bought one of these cards from this eBay site:

http://tinyurl.com/5fuko3

$75 for 2mb.

Plugged it in and it worked perfectly. 8 banks. My Andy now has over a 1000 slots for patch storage.

soundwave106 · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:16 am Post subject:

sunny pedaal · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:32 am Post subject:

me neither, are you sure you bought the simpler version ( the one without attr. memory) ??

ThreeFingersOfLove · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject: