M3 not auto-loading EXP sample set?

pax-eterna.1 · Post by **pax-eterna.1** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 12:18 am

Got the 256 card installed...and the piano is the only set selected, with the Auto box marked (it shows a red square)

However it still does NOT load at boot. Every time I have to manually load it at startup...

System version is 2.0.5

foxy · Post by **foxy** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 8:34 pm

If you have an earlier M3 the have a smaller ssd incapable of storing all the expanded data, so as well as a 256 card you also need a USB drive holding the expanded programs to be pluged in for the Auto-Load to work.
If you have the later M3 that has "Expanded" on the front panel as well as the screen it will have a larger ssd that can hold all the programs in lieu of the USB.
I could probablly explain this better but it's late.

pax-eterna.1 · Post by **pax-eterna.1** » Tue Sep 06, 2022 9:17 pm

It is the Expanded and it has the RAM EXB card installed as well. USB stick is connected.

It IS supposed to autoload but it does not.

HardSync · Post by **HardSync** » Sat Sep 10, 2022 11:30 pm

Try putting the EX-USB PCMs on the M3's internal SD card instead. You can access the SD card via your computer by booting the M3 while holding down the LOCATE and 0 buttons together. It will show up as another drive or removable media on your computer. You'll need to have a USB cable connected to your computer, of course.

When I did this, I had no trouble putting all four PCMs on my internal SD card, but I seem to recall that very early M3s had smaller SD cards installed. If you can't get them all to fit on the card, it's possible to upgrade to a larger size.