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Sad story - I tried to update my Electro 2 to OS 3.04, to access extra piano sounds that have been released since I bought it.

I followed the instructions on the website and updated the OS successfully. I downloaded all the available sounds from the website and unzipped them.

I installed the Nord Electro Tool software and followed the instructions. I saw the samples I had currently loaded into the sound slots. I deleted the acoustic piano currently on the Electro (which I had downloaded some years back) to make space for trying the new ones.

I then started transferring one of the new pianos into a slot - it started doing it, then said ERROR and I can't quite remember what else it said, but there were no options to gracefully cancel the process, it was just hung.

I turned the keyboard off and on, and now it says eL then says 3.0 and flashes 4 times, but nothing else lights up, and it makes no sound.

So it appears to be bricked, and doesn't make a sound or generate MIDI information.

I contacted the old UK distributor, who told me that the new distributor is now Headline Audio, and that they based in Milton Keynes, which a while away from London without a car.

I've not contacted them yet, but I just wanted to ask if anyone knows whether this sounds like a problem they might be fixable/worth fixing?

I'm assuming that it would involve some sort of tool capable of reflashing the Nord chip with a working OS, but I have no idea if that's a thing.

Should I try and get it fixed, sell it for parts, or just dispose of it?

Many thanks for your help in advance

Mark

Nord Electro 2 Service Manual and Schematics Maybe there is some procedure to pur it back in some kind of update mode?

Your descriptions sounds to me like time that needs to be invested, but it doesn't sound like a bricked electronic gear in the first place. Of course, it's always possible that an aged digital device encounters some hardware issues, including memory problems - but that's not guaranteed at the moment.

There are still OS (update) and factory library available on the Nord web site and it seems, you still have a computer that is compatible with the Nord Electro tool. The only question that remains is how to reset the OS. Have you already tried?