TIMELINE - Akai S2000

OK, this is more or less what happened

• Bought an Akai S2000 - The deal included a 100 MB Zip drive .
• Couldn't make the Zip drive work, connected to the Akai.
• The Zip drive worked while hokked to the PC, though.
• After a couple of days, the Zip drive sterted clicking.
• Posted questions in 3 forums, got lots of advice. Everyone told me the Zip drive was dead.
• Attempted to buy a new one, but they're not available anymore, new.
• Sent the Zip drive to a repairman (a computer store next to my place, I go there 3 times a day).
• Looking for Zip drives realized that hard disk were not very expensive (they USED to be expensive and they need a powered case, but prices dropped. A 2 Gb hard disk is very affordable, and many people sell used cases).
  
• Realized that I can also plug a hard disk to my old Ensoniq EPS16+.
• Borrowed a Zip drive from a friend. It worked perfectly with my sampler. Formatted a Zip disk.
  
• Went to the computer store, the guy told me that my Zip drive was so dead that the PC coudn't even recognize it. Or was it a mistake of the repairman?
  
• Took my friend's Zip drive to the store to find out if it worked.
• The guys realized that I was talking about SCSI Zip drives (they assumed they were IDE).
• Took my SCSI PCI card to the computer store.
• Bid on an Internet page for 3 SCSI disks. I offered $2 Argentinean pesos (less than $1 US).
• The guy from the computer store returned me the Zip drive: he said it worked flawlessly, perfectly with the PC.
  
• Tried the Zip drive with the Akai: no response.
  
• Bought an SCSI powered case for hard disks. But I don't have the disk yet.

Before an after each one of these steps called Andrés from Midi-Midi for help...

Technology sucks.