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E OS failed on Ensoniq FIZMO

Post by fizmo » Sun May 11, 2008 6:23 pm

Hi guyz!
I have Ensoniq FIZMO with error E O5.

Photo on this link - http://i26.tinypic.com/308edtd.jpg

Really recovery this synth, an update software method? Or need replace flash eeprom hardware method ?

Give me please link, or other tech documentation about hardware Ensoniq FIZMO.


Thanx! :)
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Post by WDW » Mon May 12, 2008 2:22 am

Welcome to VSE.

I am sorry to hear of your Fizmo woes.

You'll get more help in the, uh, HELP forum... Moved.

Good luck sorting out the problem.

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Post by Cybananna » Mon May 12, 2008 6:10 am

very likely this

http://www.carbon111.com/fizmo.html
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Post by sequence » Thu May 15, 2008 8:21 pm

uh, unfortuately I think yr Fizzy may be a candidate for the graveyard. that OS error message does not bode well. look at Carbon111's link, and open up the bottom to check out the voltage regulator. If it never got replaced, the old one finally gave out and scrambled the dsp--ergo one dead Fiz.

when I bought my gently used Fizzer I asked the owner if the VR was replaced and he said the first owner did so. Tell ya I was scared to open it up to confirm, but when I found a tech here that could do the job if need be, I opened it up and indeed the replacement was there. >whew<

I see so many of them on the Bay and when I ask the seller if the VR was replaced they get all defensive and claim "it's worked this long OK, how can it fail?" well, it will, eventually.
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Post by carbon111 » Thu May 15, 2008 8:37 pm

His might be OK. When the DSP is scrambled, the error on the display is "ESP".

Basically, I would ask on the Fizmo Yahoo Group, see what they say...and then take the beast to the nearest tech. If he dosent have a tech that can handle it, I'd recomend The Soniq.
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Post by sequence » Thu May 15, 2008 8:54 pm

James I hope it's OK, and it's just a simple fix--of course then at the same time he can check the VR and replace that if need be. shame to lose something unique that's on the verge of attaining cult status. :cry:

OP, just curious, what is yr serial # and build date??
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Post by fizmo » Tue May 20, 2008 10:28 am

2 sequence

S.N. : fizmo-10675
DATE : 11/22/98
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Post by fizmo » Fri May 23, 2008 7:51 pm

its ok.
i use imac and logic 8 and m.audio usb-midi.
my fizmo working
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