OS updating options

Long time no posts -- my profuse apologies, life has taken some unexpected turns.

In the meantime, three readers have sent information about updating the 307's operating system (OS) that users might find helpful:

First, Roland's German site still has OS 1.03 available here as a ZIP file. Click the "M" from the orange alphabet below the image and it will take you to a list of all supported Roland devices starting with M (FYI, this includes the MC 505, 808 and 909 as well). Scroll down to the 307 entry and click the "1.03" to download the 1.5 MB of files. Instructions are available at the nearby "html" link but you'll have to copy the text into Google translator. Thanks to Anonymous for the tip!

Also, and if you have trouble at the Roland Deutschland site, Moonstarr has been kind enough to make a ZIP file of OS 1.03 available on Rapidshare here. Moonstarr says: "Can't remember where I found this but it worked for me from 1.02 to 1.03. Used midi-ox to transfer the SMF files. Instructions in the zip."

Lastly, Ovidiu Dobre has made his hard drive's copy of the OS available, which you can find here. A warning: This link opened a lot of unwanted pop-ups on my computer, so beware.

Thanks once again to all three of you for helping out! I haven't had a chance to try updating my system yet, but I feel better knowing I've got options now.