Re: IIGS help pleasee!

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Mike writes ...
> 
> Three years ago I gave up my GS for a Mac, it went to one of my sisters.
> A week or so ago it moved to a second sister.
> 
> It worked fine for a week, now there is a problem. Even though I been
> into Apples for many years, I'm not very technical. After all it's an
> Apple, you plug it in,  turn it on and it works!
> 
> This GS has a System Saver GS and a Q Drive. A few days ago she turned
> it on and got the screen saying CHECK STARTUP DEVICE. As I remember the
> only time I got this screen was when I forgot to turn the Q Drive on
> before I turned the GS on. The fix was to turn the GS off, turn the Q
> Drive on and then the GS. This would take care of the problem! But not
> this time! The drive starts and seems to come up to speed, I've checked
> all the connections, they seem to be ok. In it's travels the Q Drive
> book has disappeared, so I can't look it up.
> 
> Any ideas?
 ....

     You could do a Reset when you get the "Check Startup Device" message
(press Control-Reset) and check the "Slots" settings in the Control Panel--
press OpenApple-Control-Escape and select "Control Panel"; then, select
"Slots".

     The Slot which has the interface for your hard drive should be "Your
Card". If it isn't, then, the setting may have been diddled by mistake or
your Bat RAM battery may have cratered. For now, set it to "Your Card", exit
the Control Panel and try forcing a boot-- press OpenApple-Control-Reset.

     If your battery is about gone, you will need to replace it in order for
the IIgs to remember Control Panel settings. (With no battery, the settings
will be the default settings each time you start.)

     There are other reasons a hard drive might not boot-- like a key area
has been messed up. But, for a sudden failure which seems related to just
time, the Bat RAM battery is a pretty good suspect.



Rubywand