Re: Apple IIgs not recognizing 3.5 drives

["william strutts" <wrstrutts1@home.com>]

I don't know if this applies or not but my IIgs was having
a similar problem with the Unidisk 3.5 drive.  I would
format it for Prodos and install the boot files on it.  I
would turn if off and come back later and it wouldn't
boot.  I tried reformatting and same thing happened.
I opened up the disk drive and checked all the internal
connections and found a couple loose.  I haven't had
problems since then.

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"Obsbedia2" <obsbedia2@aol.com> wrote in message
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> this is weird...
> two Apple IIgs computers at school suddenly stopped recognizing their 3.5
> drives.  It was as if no power was making it to the drive, even to eject a
> disk.  I tried other 3.5s, but the same thing occured.
> today, I tried new computers--same thing,
> then I tried new drives--some worked and some didn't--but the ones that
didn't
> later did
> satisfied with any working set up, I was ready to pack it up when suddenly
the
> 3.5 drives weren't being recognized again.
>
> I've checked the control panel and set SLOTS to SCAN or DRIVE 6 or DRIVE
5.
> 5.25 inch drives always work.
>
> Again, except for the monitors, keyboards, mice and cords, these are
unrelated
> components.  Slot 5 is never set to MY CARD and none of the units seem to
be
> set up for a network.  In fact, the original two  //gs computers were
working
> fine for about 5 months.
>
> Any ideas on what to do next?  These computers are working fine with 5.25
> drives.
>
> Jay Edwards