The unit fits very well and very securely and the cables plug right in with no problems.the wide serial cable has a notch in the middle that faces down when you plug it in.the white power cable has a notch that faces up when you plug it in. One nice thing is since the Gotek uses it's own software to make it work, you can use it with synths and devices that don't speak DOS (the Yamaha SY77 and Alesis Data Disk floppies don't speak DOS) and I'm sure there are many others that don't. I wouldn't use too big of a thumbdrive as it will only hold 144 MB total and you cannot use the thunbdrive for anything else or you will screw up the format and possibly lose all your sound banks.Don't format the USB thumbdrive with the Korg Triton rack.format it with the Windows software only.I installed the software on a computer with Windows XP.I have no idea what other operating systems will work with this software. 2) and use the middle tab.Copy the software onto your hard drive into a folder and unzip it there.I would make sure the USB thumbdrive is blank before using it.
I bought the Gotek floppy emulator that gives you a USB 's a perfect fit.you can find them in black or beige.I bought beige so I could see the 2 black buttons better on a dark stage.if you do get the black one, a dot of white paint on each button helps you to see them in low light.as it turned out the beige is a perfect match for the color of the Triton rack.ĭon't buy the Gotek unless it comes with the software as this makes it work (use V. First of all, there are 4 plastic rings under the floppy disk drive.don't lose these as they are spacers to hold the unit up and you don't even know they are there normally (I didn't).