My Nord stage EX has been behaving strangely lately, the piano module is not working at all even after restarting the files, I get a squeaky sound like electrical interference sound in any piano sound.
Diagnostic returned flash error.
Help
Nord Stage Ex piano problem
-
- Posts: 2
- Joined: 12 Mar 2025, 09:38
- Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Stage 3
- Your Nord Gear #2: Nord Stage EX
- maxpiano
- Patch Creator
- Posts: 6839
- Joined: 27 Jun 2011, 13:29
- 13
- Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Stage 3
- Location: Italy
- Has thanked: 505 times
- Been thanked: 2395 times
Re: Nord Stage Ex piano problem
Hello and welcome to NUF. 
unfortunately a Flash (memory) error like that indicates a likely hardware failure, that has to be repaired by official service (if repairable); you may attempt to open it and clean the mainboard using a can of compressed air, just in case the failure is due to dust creating some contact (difficult this is the reason, but worth trying)

unfortunately a Flash (memory) error like that indicates a likely hardware failure, that has to be repaired by official service (if repairable); you may attempt to open it and clean the mainboard using a can of compressed air, just in case the failure is due to dust creating some contact (difficult this is the reason, but worth trying)
-
- Posts: 2
- Joined: 12 Mar 2025, 09:38
- Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Stage 3
- Your Nord Gear #2: Nord Stage EX
Re: Nord Stage Ex piano problem
Does changing the piano flash memory solve this issue?
The four flash memories or better to opt for replacing the mainboard?
The four flash memories or better to opt for replacing the mainboard?
-
- Posts: 998
- Joined: 22 Aug 2015, 08:48
- 9
- Your Nord Gear #1: Nord Electro 5
- Your Nord Gear #2: Nord Stage 3
- Location: Northern California
- Has thanked: 3 times
- Been thanked: 334 times
- Contact:
Re: Nord Stage Ex piano problem
replacing the main board is the brute force method of fixing the problem, but may unfortunately be the only option unless you have somebody that can do SMT solder work and has access to the Flash Memory chips.
Current Gear: NS3C, NP5-88, NP5-73, Alesis QS7.1 & QS8.2, Hammond B3 with Leslie 122, Yamaha CP70, Yamaha C3 6' Grand, Roland D-05, Roland AX-Edge