UPDATES: May 2017 DIY      S-550 EXT CTRL PORT ‑ Problems with Mouse and RC-100 control... A "must-read" for all S-550 owners!      S-50 AND S-550 3.5" FDD REPLACEMENT ‑ A low cost disk dive alternative UPDATES: April 2017 INFO      W-30 Floppy Disk Drive ‑ Support info and diagrams for Teac 3.5" FDD replacement      S-760 Floppy Disk Drive ‑ Support info and diagrams for Chinon 3.5" FDD replacement UPDATES: March 2017 DIY      EPROM's & OTP EPROM's ‑ Detailed info about S‑550 & W‑30 firmware      Tact Switch Replacements ‑ Part Numbers, Pics, Repair Tips and Vendor Info      VGA Video Converter Board ‑ For wiring clarity, reworked images and added Letters vs. Numbers      Expanded Topics List ‑ Quick navigation links added for "hidden" webpages INFO      W-30 Hidden Patches ‑ "Easter Eggs" are concealed on the boot disks      'W‑30 Keyboard Report' - In‑Depth Article from 1989 Keyboard Magazine SAMPLES      New S-7xx and S-50 Disks Added - 65 Disks! Roland UK Synths & 16th Century Instuments Collections UPDATES: February 2017 INFO      W-30 Tips And Tricks ‑ W‑30 Menu Navigation And Useful Links To W‑30 Tech Websites DIY      Power Switch Replacements ‑ Part Numbers, Pics, Repair Tips and Vendor Info UPDATES: January 2017 INFO      'The Roland S-760 Demystified' - In‑Depth Article from 1996 Keyboard Magazine SCSI2SD      SCSI2SD: Example Setups ‑ New page w/different SCSI2SD configurations for S‑550 / W‑30 UPDATES: December 2016 INFO      'Keyboard Clinic: Roland S‑50 / S‑550 / S‑330' ‑ In‑Depth Article from 1991 Keyboard Magazine UPDATES: October 2016 DIY      Spare Parts Cross Reference Chart ‑ The SEARCH is on!      W‑30 SCSI ‑ Additional info about SCSI and the Fujitsu MB89352AP IC chip INFO      DT‑100 Digitizer Tablet Owner's Manual ‑ The most boring manual Roland ever printed       UPDATES: August 2016 DIY      S‑50 Service Information Sheets For Roland Engineers ‑ Fresh from the factory UPDATES: July 2016 SAMPLES      SysEx File Verification Utility v1.(1b) - Great utility for synth/sampler SysEx file matching UPDATES: June 2016 SAMPLES      S-550 And W-30 ZIP Disk & Hard Drive Image File - Added the first 64 floppies of the S‑50 RSB Library      Sample Disk Image Reader Utility Ver.1.1(d) ‑ A minor revision to recognize Legacy O/S disks DIY      W-30 Hard Drive Boot Configuration - Booting a W‑30 O/S from the hard drive with or without a Gotek      S-550 & W-30 UltraSCSI - Connecting inexpensive 80‑pin hard drives to save big bucks UPDATES: May 2016 ZIP-A-Dee-Doo-Dah!      Tutorial For Cloning/Restoring/Archiving 80MB Sample ZIP Disks & Hard Drives - Lot's‑O‑Stuff here SAMPLES      Sample Disk Image Reader Utility Ver.1.1(c) - Added support for W‑30 Sound & Song disk image files      S-550 And W-30 ZIP Disk & Hard Drive Image Files - Added *.img files to create your own ZIP or HD      W-30 Sample CD's - Added two W‑30 *.iso files. Burn your own sample CD's with 64 floppies on each DIY      S-550 Hard Drive Boot Configuration - Setting up the S‑550 hard drive boot sequence      S-550 & W-30 External CD-ROM Compatibility Matrix - Choices are few. Help complete the list      USB Floppy Drive Toggle Switch - This DIY makes the USB Floppy Emulator much easier to operate UPDATES: April 2016 SAMPLES      The Hard To Find L-Series Set ‑ These 45 disks, L‑501 through L‑509, are finally available      Burn Your Own L‑CD1 CD-ROM The Easy Way ‑ Detailed instructions for people who don't own Nero      Giant Listing Of The RSB, L‑Series And L‑CD1 CD‑ROM Disks ‑ It's all here DIY      W‑30 SCSI Upgrade IC Chip ‑ Info for adding "dirt cheap" SCSI connectivity      W‑30 External CD-ROM ‑ Connecting an external CD‑ROM. Wow! Endless Menus! NICE!!!      W‑30 And S‑550 SCSI Hard Drive ‑ Info for connecting an external SCSI hard drive      USB Floppy Drive Emulator Mods ‑ Make USB I/O tasks easier + black color scheme UPDATES: February 2016 DIY      W‑30 LCD Backlight Replacement ‑ New "Cool Blue" Electroluminescent Panels less than $10 UPDATES: January 2016 INFO      W‑30 Support ‑ I just bought two W‑30's! More support files and samples to be added over time      W‑30 Support Templates ‑ Control and Audio Jack locators in PDF format LINKS      W‑30 Links ‑ New Webpages Added For W‑30 Tech Support UPDATES: December 2015 SAMPLES      Sample Disk Image Reader Utility Ver.1.1(b) ‑ Added S‑50 And S‑330 Disk Image File Support UPDATES: November 2015 INFO      S‑50 Sales Brochure Gatefold From 1986 ‑ 8 Pages of the S‑50 in all it's glory @600 dpi UPDATES: October 2015 DIY      SCSI ZIP Drive ‑ Installing and using an external SCSI ZIP drive with the S‑550 and W‑30 SAMPLES      Sample Disk Image Reader Utility Ver.1.1(a) ‑ Patch, Tone, Disk Label and System Version Info Utility      Complete 80‑Disk S‑50 RSB Library ‑ The S‑50 RSB library in S‑50 *.OUT disk image format      Complete 80‑Disk S‑50 RSB Library In USB Format ‑ For use with an SFRM72‑FU‑DL Emulator and S‑50      S‑50 Miscellaneous Collection #2 ‑ Collection of converted W‑30 disks in S‑50 *.OUT disk image format      S‑50 Miscellaneous Collection #2 In USB Format ‑ For use with an SFRM72‑FU‑DL Emulator and S‑50 UPDATES: September 2015 INFO      Current System And Utility Versions For Various Samplers - Disk headers, dates, info and more DIY      USB Floppy Disk Drive Emulator ‑ A low cost solution to replace the 3.5" disk drive on an S‑50 / S‑550 / W‑30 SAMPLES      Complete 80‑Disk S‑50 RSB Library Converted To S-550 USB Format ‑ For use with an SFRM72‑FU‑DL Emulator      Complete 60‑Disk S‑550 RSB Library In USB Format ‑ For use with an SFRM72‑FU‑DL Emulator and S‑550      Complete L‑Series 15‑Disk Library ‑ The L‑501 through L‑503 sets released in 1987 for S‑50 / S‑550      Complete 80‑Disk S‑50 RSB Library ‑ The S‑50 RSB library in S‑550 *.OUT disk image format LINKS      Added A New LINKS Page UPDATES: August 2015 SAMPLES      S‑550 RSB Sample Library ‑ The complete 60‑disk collection in S‑550 *.OUT disk image format INFO      S‑50 And S‑550 Front Panel Display Issues - Using replacement FIP coils from other synthesizers UPDATES: July 2015 DIY      S‑50 / S‑550 Monitor Sharing Project - Inexpensive DIY if you use 2 or more S‑Series samplers      Freudelheim - A link to a webpage with some good S‑550 reference material UPDATES: May 2015 INFO      S‑550 Startup Sequence - Process for booting the S‑550 DIY      Omniflop Installation Notes - Support page for installing compatible 3.5" floppy disk drives in a computer SAMPLES      Unusual Samples - 20 unusual sample disks in S‑50 and S‑550 *.OUT disk image formats UPDATES: April 2015 The S‑50 / S‑550 Homepage Goes Live!