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I killed my KP3

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:53 pm
by rossco1111
Went to update my KP3 to v.2 and my computer froze then restarted!

now my kp wont turn on. Is this somehow recoverable or is it a send-to-Korg job?

Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:46 am
by salamanderanagram
"Is this somehow recoverable or is it a send-to-Korg job?"

probably you will have better luck getting an answer from korg than a bunch of random internet dwellers. call em!

Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:23 am
by rossco1111
Phoned korg today.

Turns out it will cost me ~£200 to fix the KP3!! £200!!!!

So for £100 more i can get a brand new one.

Is it just me or does it seem ridiculous to anyone else that, if your computer crashes during the upgrade process it kills the hardware?! Resulting in a mammoth bill, equivalent to 2/3rds the cost of a new one.

I assume no-one has an old KP3 lying about that they'd sell the mainboard and volume slider from. :?:

And has anyone successfully hacked the firmware on these?