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PA50SD error - OS not found - Please Help

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:22 pm
by anandvijayakumar
I purchased PA50SD 4 years back. It had OS ver 1.02. I tried to update it to the latest ver. I am getting this error "OS not found! Insert the card with the OS, then restart the instrument" when I power on the Korg. I would appreciate if someone can help.

This is what I did:
I copied the latest OS files from this location http://www.korg.com/us/support/download ... /312/2454/ to my Windows 10 computer. Formatted a 4GB SD card (I used windows format command) and copied the 3 files that I downloaded into the SD card on the root. I inserted the SD card into the Korg and powered on the keyboard and I am getting this error "OS not found! Insert the card with the OS, then restart the instrument". I tried several times powering off and on using different SD card sizes 8GB and 64GB with the OS files but I am still getting the same error.

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 12:22 pm
by phatt
You need to Format the SD card on the pa80 First,,, then copy the OS from your computer onto SD card. Now the pa80 will be able to read the OS
cheers, Phil.

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 12:58 pm
by anandvijayakumar
Yes. Phatt. I tried to format the SD card in the following formats(Fat32, exFat, NTFS, UDF) and then copied the 3 downloaded files from this location http://www.korg.com/us/support/download ... /312/2454/ on the SD card root. When I insert the SD card on the keyboard and power on the keyboard I am getting the same error message except FAT format which Korg was not able to read and the screen was frozen.

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 2:02 pm
by phatt
Did you solve the issue?
In case I was not clear,,,The card has to be formatted on the KEYBOARD NOT a computer.
If formatted on a computer it will not work in the keyboard.
Phil.

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 2:13 pm
by anandvijayakumar
No. Phatt. I have not solved the problem. My Korg is not loading the OS, it is dead. No sound. Nothing working in Korg. Please help me understand how to format the SD card in the current state of my Korg.

The SD card was formatted in my Windows 10, 64 bit desktop.

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:54 pm
by anandvijayakumar
I found a 2GB SD card. I formatted the SD card in FAT format in my Windows 10 computer and then I copied the 3 files from this location http://www.korg.com/us/support/download ... /312/2454/ on the SD card.

I inserted the SD card in the KORG and then switched on the power. I am getting this message "Load OS from SD card? Press Enter" When I pressed "Enter" on the Korg the keyboard shuts down.

Please see the youTube video I had captured. https://youtu.be/WwqNDl7va6M

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 8:52 am
by phatt
anandvijayakumar wrote: Please help me understand how to format the SD card in the current state of my Korg.
Sorry I can't,, you need to ask Korg or maybe find someone who has a Korg formatted SD card with the OS.
anandvijayakumar wrote: The SD card was formatted in my Windows 10, 64 bit desktop.
Tiss highly unlikely any common computer format will work?
Phil.

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:53 pm
by anandvijayakumar
Thanks. Phatt. Is there a way I can reach out to the Korg PA50SD users living in USA through this forum who is ready to help me format my SD card in their keyboard and send it back to me.

I would appreciate any help.

Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:58 pm
by voip
anandvijayakumar, Of the SD card formats you've tried, there is no mention of FAT16 (may show up as FAT in the formatting options, and is worth trying).

Does the PA50 start up without the SD card in the keyboard?

.

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:44 pm
by anandvijayakumar
Hello voip,

Without the SD card in the keyboard, if I power on the Korg PA50SD I get this error "OS not found! Insert the card with the OS, then restart the instrument"

In the Korg PA50SD manual http://i.korg.com/uploads/Support/Pa50S ... 880000.pdf refer page 139(Page 5-Format) section. It is mentioned that SD card is formatted in FAT.

Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:47 pm
by anandvijayakumar
voip,

Please see my post dated Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:54 pm. I tried that option.

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:40 pm
by nalyxandre
anandvijayakumar wrote:I found a 2GB SD card. I formatted the SD card in FAT format in my Windows 10 computer and then I copied the 3 files from this location http://www.korg.com/us/support/download ... /312/2454/ on the SD card.

I inserted the SD card in the KORG and then switched on the power. I am getting this message "Load OS from SD card? Press Enter" When I pressed "Enter" on the Korg the keyboard shuts down.

Please see the youTube video I had captured. https://youtu.be/WwqNDl7va6M
Hello,

I have exactly the same issue. Did you manage solving it and if yes how please ?

Regards,

korg OS problems

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 2:39 pm
by graham t
Hi Have you solved this issue yet?

I have had exactly the same problem.

Insert sd card, press enter keyboard shuts off.

Have wasted days of my life sorting it out.

I could not load the O.S. that was provided on the Korg website.
My PA had previously had version 1.02e O.S and that is the only one that would load.

I found it here http://www.korgpa.sk/korg-pa50-sd.html

You should be able to use a card formatted on a P.C. The instructions say you can

Try it and let me know