Re: Can I make my new HD bootable on my IIe?

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Try your MS Softcard in slot 7, that's the normal slot for a coprocessor.
Normally, the only card that should be in slot 3 is a card that only draws power
from the slot.

Roy

Ernest wrote:

> David Empson wrote in message
> <1ebrspg.1oxe41yuagjmwN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>...
> >Ernest <ernestls@home.com> wrote:
> >
> >> >So why don't you put your HD in slot 6 and your Unidisk in slot 5 ?
> >>
> >>
> >> I already tried that. I took the Unidisk card  out, and put the SCSI card
> in
> >> slot #6 but I had the same results. It's like the card/drive is invisible
> to
> >> slot 6 or 7. It isn't a big deal, as I can use the PR#5 option but I'm
> still
> >> curious about why it happens.
> >
> >Me too.  This makes a hardware fault on the motherboard less likely,
> >unless it is something specific about the SCSI card (which uses more
> >features of the slot interface than the Disk ][ controller).
> >
> >What other cards or add-ons do you have in the system?  In particular,
> >do you have an accelerator?  If so, you will have to disable DMA on an
> >Apple High-Speed SCSI card for it to work.
>
> AUX slot = 80Col/64k card
> Slot #2 = Super Serial card
> Slot #3 = MS z80 softcard
> Slot #5 = HS SCSI card (currently, all switches are down/closed)
> Slot $6 = Duodisk controller card
>
> I did have every slot filled but I took some of the cards out.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Ernest