OT MKI O.S. 1.30C freezing/hang on start up . unresponsive

Elektron Gear Octatrack
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my unit has been freezing up on start up or starting up ok and freezing later and becoming unresponsive

i can restart the unit a few times and it will work ok for a bit

read similar posts and tried the open her up and reseat ribbon cables, although the cables were firmly seated w/no detectable looseness this seemed to work ok for my recent series of shows (seriously anxiety inducing to have my main live set machine in a questionable state of functionality)

any tips?
dying to get my beloved ot working again
appreciate your time, thx for reading
I’ve attached a pic of the frozen/hung start up screen

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Check that no pins in the CF card reader are bent or missing.

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I did, pins intact
I also just now tried the re-seating ribbon cable thing and unit worked fine
Totally not a fix though
Beyond frustrating
really appreciate the tip Olle

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Quick test: does it boot without the CF card inserted?

It should boot into demo mode. And if it boots correctly this way, then it’s simply a corrupt card.

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it did boot into test mode and demo mode w/out card

booted and functioned fine w/card for a few hours after test/demo mode

this is using a brand new 64gb sandisk extreme

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Do you have the USB cable connected ? I had issues similar to this when it was plugged onto a USB hub.

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nope
no usb
no midi
appreciate the tip though

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Have you run it in test mode?
Have you contacted elektron support?
Is your OT still under warranty?

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  • started in and ran test mode
    no problems indicated.
  • have not contacted Elektron support
  • no longer under warranty