what kind of specs should I be looking for when choosing a hard drive for my Kurzweil?

Internal Drives Requirements

Installation of an internal drive requires a hard drive installation kit.

* The K2000, K2vx, K2000R and K2500R require the HDC-1 kit.
* The K2500 keyboards require the HDC-25K kit.
* The K2600 racks require the HDC-26R kit.
* The K2600 keyboards require the HDC-26K kit.

These kits do not contain a SCSI hard drive.

The internal hard drive must be installed by an authorized service center.

The following specifications apply:

* Operating Temp: 50 [C] 122 [F]; for K2000/K2vx Keyboards: 55 [C] 131 [F]
* Height: 25.4mm [1″]
* Width: 101.6mm [4″]
* Length: 146mm [5.75″]
* Mounting: Industry Standard 3.5″ x 1″ Drive

Power Consumption:

The following charts show power consumption requirements for the various models. Regarding the K2000/K2vx Keyboard models, the low power consumption requirements mean that in practical terms, most drives above 800 Meg will draw too much power.

For the K2000, K2000VP, & K2vx Keyboards: For the K2000 Rack:

+5VDC
+12VDC
Start Up:
<.625A
<1.0A
Read/Write:
<.625A
<.75A
Seek:
<.625A
<.75A
Idle:
<.625A
<.75A
+5VDC
+12VDC
<1.0A
<1.5A
<1.0A
<1.0A
<1.0A
<1.0A
<1.0A
<1.0A
For the K2500 and K2600 Rack and Keyboards:

+5VDC
+12VDC
Start Up:
<2.0A
<3.0A
Read/Write:
<1.0A
<1.5A
Seek:
<1.0A
<1.5A
Idle:
<1.0A
<1.5A

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