Roland VS 2480 CD to Roland VS 2480 DVD conversion project
DISCLAIMER It is strongly recommended that you do not attempt to perform the modifications described in this document to your Roland VS 2480CD recorder. Attempting this modification will void your warranty and may result in personal injury and damage to your VS 2480CD unit. In no event will the author be held responsible for any direct or indirect damages or injuries. This modification is not sanctioned by Roland. You are fully responsible for your actions and safety.
INTRODUCTION The original V-Studio 2480 or VS2480 from Roland Corporation (sometimes referred to as VS2480HD to distinguish it from later models) did not have a CD-ROM drive built-in, although an external SCSI CD writer could be attached to the external SCSI port. The hard drive was located in a user-removable caddy on the front. The next version of this unit, the VS2480CD sported a notebook type slimline CD writer unit that could be used the same way as an external CD writer.
TEARING APART YOU 2480CD First of all, let me remind you that this modification can only be done to a 2480CD. The original VS 2480 or 2480HD as it’s sometimes referred to cannot be modified using this procedure because it lacks a certain interface card and some mounting hardware. First of all, remove all connectors from your 2480. To open up your 2480, place it upside down with some thick books supporting it by its four corners.
A6 A7 C10 C1 A8 A9 A10 A13 A11 A15 E C9 A12 C2 B1 C3 B2 D1 A16 B4 B3 A18 A17 A19 D2 C4 C8 C5 C6 A 14x Bottom plate 2x Outer rim B 4x Bottom plate CD bay area C A14 10x Self-tapping Outer rim C7 D 2x CD front E 1x With special lockring NOTE: This particular 2480CD unit had already been opened once by Roland to perform the input distortion fix. It is possible that when it was assembled back together it was done slightly different from an original factory assembled unit.
THE INSIDE OF YOUR 2480CD After removing all screws you should now be able to take of the bottom plate of yor 2480CD and take a look inside.
Carefully take out the drive bay, turn it upside down and remove the two large 50 pin connectors; this will give you more freedom to manouver. There are 2 very tiny copper colored screws on each side of the bay that hold the CD-R drive in position. On one side they are directly visible and accessible, on the other side they are in a recessed location and you will need to stick your screwdriver into the drive bay to unscrew these two.
Carefully slide the CD-R drive out of the bay. It's not very smooth and there are some obstacles but don't force anything and take your time. Hold the small vertical PCB so that it doesn't come out with the drive, it is still attached to the drive by a mini-IDE connector. After you have taken out the drive compare it to your replacement DVD writer to verify that it has the same shape and size and will fit.
TESTING YOUR 2480DVD Turn over your 2480 to its normal upright position, plug in the mains power, switch it on check if it will recognize all SCSI and IDE devices. After it has finished powering up load a project and use one of the CD-RW functions for example PROJECT BACKUP or CD WRITE to see if your 2480 can access and use its new internal DVD drive. The drive should now be identified by the 2480 as SCSI 0 CD-R MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-825S D100 Pop ina DVD-R disc and start backing up.
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