VS-Series Compatibility Guide
Current Operating Systems
v1.05 v2.03 v2.51 v3.203 v2.011 v1.020 VS-1680 VS-1880 VS-1824 VS-2000 VS-2400 VS-2480 v2.024/2.5 v1.014/1.5 v1.500 v2.005 v1.504 v2.504
VS-840 VS-840EX VS-840GX VS-880 VS-880EX VSR-880
This document lists the compatible external drives for Rolands VS-series line of digital studio workstations. For more information go to www.RolandUS.com or call us at 323-890-3741.

VS-2480

SCSI to IDE Bridge
Manufacturer Acard Tech Model ARS 2000 Capacity 120GB Storage Yes Record/Playback No

Compatible CD Mechanisms

Manufacturer Plextor Plextor Plextor Plextor TEAC Model PX-W4220 PX-W8220T/S PX-W124TS PX-W1210TS CD-W512SB Storage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Record/Playback No No No No No

Removable Media Drives

Manufacturer Song Vault Model Song-Vault DVD Capacity 4.3GB Storage Yes Record/Playback No
External (SCSI) Hard Drives
Manufacturer Song Vault Song Vault ASC Model Song Vault Song Vault Pro VirDIS * Capacity 120GB 120GB Variable Storage Yes Yes Yes Record/Playback No No No
* VirDIS (Virtual Disk) is a new product that connects any VS Recorder with a SCSI port to a PC-compatible computer. You can use this product for virtual HD backup and recovery to your computer, virtual CD backup, and even virtual CD for Audio disc recording. For more info, go to www.VirtualSCSI.com.
Legacy Products (VS-880/880EX/890/1680/1880/1824/VSR-880)
The VS-880, VS-880EX and VSR-880 can format a compatible drive in either 512MB or 1GB partitions. For drives larger than 1GB, they are capable of addressing up to four 1GB partitions per SCSI ID (drives smaller than 500MB will automatically be formatted to their fullest capacity in a single partition). The VS-1680 and VS-1880 can format a compatible drive in either 1GB or 2GB partitions and can access up to eight partitions. The VS-840 can format 100MB on a Zip drive, and the VS-840EX can format up to 250MB on a Zip drive. Most SCSI hard drives that adhere to AV specifications will work with the VS-Series Workstations. Keep in mind, drives that do not meet AV specs, though not recommended for recording and playback, are often still reliable for data storage. In the following charts, we have made a distinction as to the reliability of each drive for both storage and recording/playback. Suggested specifications for recordable hard drives: 13ms access time, active termination, slip sectoring, no or intelligent recalibration, 1:1 interleave, MacIntosh compatible.
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Storage Yes Yes Yes Yes Record/Playback Yes Yes * Yes * Yes *
Manufacturer Model Capacity Castlewood Orb 2.2GB IoMega Zip 100/250 100/250MB Syquest 135/230 135/230MB Syquest SyJet ** 1.5GB * VS-880, VS-880EX and VSR-880 only do not use physical format ** Should be physically formatted before use

Magneto Optical Drives

Manufacturer Olympus Sony Fujitsu Model 2.6GB MO Vertex 2.6GB 640/230 Capacity 2.3GB 2.3GB 540/230MB Storage Yes Yes Yes Record/Playback No No Yes
Internal (IDE) Hard Drives
Manufacturer Model Capacity IBM DBOA-2540, DHAA-2540 540MB IBM DPRA-20810, DSOA-20810 810MB IBM DSOA-21080 Travelstar 2LP, DMCA-21080 1GB IBM DMCA-21440, DTNA-22160 1.44GB, 2.1GB IBM DARA-212000 12.07GB* Hitachi DK212A-81, DK223A-81 810MB Hitachi DK212A-10 1GB Hitachi DK223A-11 1.1GB Hitachi DK213A-13 1.3GB Hitachi DK224A-14, DK225A-14 1.4GB Hitachi DK225A-21, DK226A-21 2.1GB Hitachi DK238A-32, DK227A-41 3.2GB, 4.0GB Hitachi DK228A-65, DK23AA-90 6.4GB*, 9.0GB* Hitachi DK23AA-12 12.0GB* Quantum Europa 540AT / 810AT 540MB / 810MB Toshiba HDD2731 or MD-1002 MAV 1GB Toshiba HDD2716 or MK-2103 MAV 2GB Toshiba HDD2619 or MK-3003 MAV 3GB Toshiba MK4309MAT / MK6409MAV 4.3GB / 6.4GB* * Please note that the VS-880, VS-880EX and VS-890 will only work with drives that are 6GB or less in size
Manufacturer Quantum Quantum Seagate Song Vault ASC Model Atlas XP34300W Atlas XP34550W ST39140/73N Song Vault Pro * VirDIS ** Capacity 4.3GB 4.3GB 9.1GB 120GB Variable Storage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Record/Playback Yes Yes Yes No No
* VS-1680/1880/1824 only ** VirDIS (Virtual Disk) is a new product that connects any VS Recorder with a SCSI port to a PC-compatible computer. You can use this product for virtual HD backup and recovery to your computer, virtual CD backup, and even virtual CD for Audio disc recording. For more info, go to www.VirtualSCSI.com. Warning! Use only SCSI devices when connecting external peripherals to your VS-Workstation. Parallel Port disk drives are not compatible and you could damage one or both devices.