I have read through most of the posts on upgrading using either the 250/750 Zip drives or using the card readers instead. I have also noted that the card...
I think the psism card reader is the one I tried that I could not get to work. I don't remember, it was a while ago. The other reader looks like it's not for...
Hi, I was hoping someone can help me out. I used to own a BR-8 and there's two guitar presets that I liked but don't see on my BR-600. The two patches are TW...
I knew it was time for a new zip drive so I took my br 8 apart and decided to give a good cleaning. It had been a few years, anyway did not read about not...
Are any of the buttons functioning? Input select? Did you break (remove and reseat) any of the ribbon cables or other cables? The LCD is a pretty dumb device...
sorry yall i freaked out aparently the system wont come up if the drive is not plugged in didnt think it would matter since the drive is fried oh well live and...
Look in the manual for how to reset the BR-8. Some combination of keys on power up. I doubt you erased the OS. Probably just a cable loose somewhere. PAJeff ...
So is the system back to normal (minus the working zip drive)?? ... From: Jude Funston To: BR-8@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 10:07 PM Subject:...
Yes found some drives at the flee market 1 100 and 1 750 will go witth the 7 if it will read the 100 just get a certin project  done after that Im gona try...
A while back some (who knew) wrote : The 750 drive can READ a 100MB disk, but can NOT WRITE to it. SO, if you put one in your BR-8, you could PLAY songs on...
Hi out there in br-8 land! Would someone please be kind enough to look in the br-8 manual for the following two bits of info? 1. What is the default midi...
The manual says you can transmit on channels 1-16 wich you can set through the utility button. So basically you can find out what channel your recieving on...
Has anyone tried this one? http://tekgems.com/Products/la-idsc02.htm I've never seen this particular model before. It seems worth a shot. Especially if you...
From the specs it looks like it would work. Keep in mind the OS of the BR-8 only lets you go to 512 MB. Â Let us know if you try one. Â PAJeff ... From:...
If you get an email that says it's from Microsoft with KB470293.exe (33KB), don't run it. It most likely contains the Backdoor-BAC.gen virus. PAJeff...
Thanks for the warning!  Jeff ... From: Jeff <pajeff@...> Subject: BR-8 Warning!!! Security Update for OS Microsoft Windows To: BR-8@yahoogroups.com...
... shot. ... My BR8's Internal drive has finally cacked ... right in the middle of a project ... can anyone tell me what a FAIR price for a 250MB drive may...
I just received my BR-8 which I purchased from a guy on craigslist. The Zip Drive was out on it and I bought a Zip 250 drive on eBay and replaced it. Total so...
Hi Adam, Try contacting Boss (Roland US) to see if you can purchase the knob from them. If I can find the demo disk, I'll see about uploading the contents to...
Hi Adam, Jeff, I took a backup of the Demo disk all those years ago and I see I still have it. It's about 64 Mbytes so if you can't find yours, Jeff, I can...
Hi Alan, Please upload the file. You might have to zip it to get it onto the site. Or send separate segments. Jeff ... From: Alan Buck <alan.buck@...>...
Jeff, I tried, failed and then read the help file. 63Mbytes (when zipped) is too big to upload in one file, and the group limit would probably be reached. ...
Hi Jeff, it's a lot of data; two songs, with all the tracks, totalling 63 Mbytes: Finders Keepers and Smokin' Blues. It would be far easier for you to get the...
Hey gang, I just set up links for a few items on the Supplemental Site. Original Demo Disk in zipped format, Wave Converter Manual (PC) and Intro to Recording...
Well, I finally got some disks to use with the BR-8 and now here lies the problem. Whenever I insert a disk it attempts to access it and makes a loud humming...
... times ... Well, It seems that the guy I bought it from sent me the wrong power supply. No big deal though. I went ahead and cut the sheild away from the IC...