d8b Forum

captainamerica wrote:OK, thus are you suggesting that I focus on that and skip the HARD-DRIVE/OS reinstall?

No, not at all. I was just offering up another area to focus on. I think it's a good idea to re-install the OS. Service Pack 3 as well.

Peter

OK, will try and do the reinstall first to see this remedies any of these "intermittent" issues this week.
However, if this turns out to be some sort of Cage/back-plane problem or Brain Board issue, will I need to send this to Mackie? do they even service the d8b these days?

S&X audio located in Tukwilla is the place to send it. This is where a lot of the ex Mackie folk make a living.

S & X Pro Audio
(206) 575-1704
913 Industry Dr, Tukwila, WA

S&X audio located in Tukwilla is the place to send it. This is where a lot of the ex Mackie folk make a living.

I think they moved back to the Woodinville industrial park. The listing is:

19510 144th Ave NE # B1 Woodinville, WA 98072‎
(425) 402-6633

If the Tukwila number doesn't get you anywhere, try the Woodinville number.

I spoke to Mackie yesterday and they suggested http://www.dbmproaudio.com/

OK....S&X are no longer in Tukwila.

The Woodinville address and number is correct. Tukwila isn't.

19510 144th Ave NE # B1 Woodinville, WA 98072‎
(425) 402-6633

DBM has been around for a long time. When I used to work in NY, they did repairs for me and they were fine. However, S&X may have an advantage as far as spare parts are concerned. They did scoop up a ton of that stuff when they started up years ago. And the techs there are former Mackie people.
S&X are open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm PST. Not sure about weekend time.

Depending upon which coast you're on (or nearer to) might narrow the choice, shipping cost-wise.

Well, if they are closer to you and they have mothership approval, go for it. S&X has a proven track record with the community here and with me. They rebuilt a HUI for me and the work was perfect so that is why I say S&X.

Some of your issues sound similar to what I was having. Because it was not consistent for some issues and consistent on others it drove me crazy. Turned out to be my hard drive with a bad sector. I used a compact flash adapter with a 4 gig card. Fixed my problem, no more HD and no more noise. Before you ship your board out give this a try.

Jeff

What was the process for the compact drive and 4 Gig card that you used?

Tell all! How did you do it?