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drdave2002 · Junior Member Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 96

Hi gang, could someone add any constructive comments on this for me please?

Back in 2014 I bought an original Korg Kronos 61, pretty quickly I updated memory and added a second SSD, back when SSDs were comparitively small.

It's 2022, I still love my KK, but it gets hot and I wonder if I added some new modern fans (recomendations please) and remove the second SSD, would it be viable to then remove the original old SSD's 30GB and swap it with a brand new larger capacity drive after mirroring the master drive, restore licenses etc?
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KK · Platinum Member Joined: 13 Oct 2016 Posts: 1422

I'll let others recommend you about fans, but regarding SSDs one easy way is to clone the original on a new larger one. You can then copy your secondary SSD contents on it. That's what I did for my Kronos 2 a few years ago, it now runs on a 250 GB Samsung 860 EVO. Zero problems as good quality, it is very reliable.

drdave2002 · Junior Member Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 96

SeedyLee · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:24 pm Post subject:

My advice: don’t swap the fan.

I made the mistake of thinking it should be an easy replacement - it is not. The software on the Kronos has been tuned for the OEM fan, including things like the PWM frequency and duty cycle. Replacing it with another fan can cause all sorts of weird harmonics they are more annoying than the original fan Josie, and may cause it to run hotter.
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voip · Platinum Member Joined: 27 Nov 2014 Posts: 3776

Swapped the fan and had no issues since. The fan was a Noiseblocker XR2.
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cjfox · Joined: 08 Oct 2012 Posts: 38

My original Kronos 61 was upgraded when I bought it, 64Gb SSD and Noctua fan. After about 18 months it died, and after a long diagnostic period, I determined it was the motherboard, and replaced it with a used one from fleabay. It worked right away, but overheated because the BIOS fan settings were different than the original MB. I set the BIOS to 100% fan and it worked well. Just to be sure, because I saw that the Kronos 2 had vents, I drilled holes in the bottom plate and added fans right over the CPU and on the other side to exhaust hot air. I don't know how to add pictures, but it works great. Doesn't go over 49C with fan set to "slow". The Noctua fans are very quiet.