Re: please help with Apple //gs

[Nick <spam@ix.netcom.com>]

Being that this is entirely from almost 10 year old memories, the disks should
automatically set themselves up to be the correct slots etc.  (early plug and
play?) But as I recall there might be something which lets you control which
drives are scanned at boot.  It is somewhere in the control panel, but I don't
remember where exactly.  Anyone else have a gs handy?

JCleveland wrote:

> Thanks for the reply...
> I hooked the drives up according to your post, and I found control panel
> (progress for me), but I have no clue what you mean with s6, d1 (I'm
> thinking s6 means slot6, it this correct?). Where in control panel do I set
> this?
> --
> JCleveland
> staff - msn webdesign community - http://communities.msn.com/webdesign/
>     Nick wrote in message <37165C15.9B72C3B0@ix.netcom.com>...
>     A couple things to check:
>     I think (please don't flame me if I am wrong) that the flopy drives must
> be
>     daisy chained with the 3.5 appearing first in the chain.
>     Also, in the GS setup (control-apple-esc on boot) check to make sure the
> s6,d1
>     is set to be a drive in the boot scan.
>
>     JCleveland wrote:
>
>     > Hi all, I recently acquired an Apple //gs from an auction. It all
> seems to
>     > be here, including a full Mem. expansion card, 2 5.25" drives, 1, 3.5
> drive,
>     > System Saver //gs ...like I said, it all seems to be here. When I hook
> it
>     > all up and turn it on, I get nothing but the blue screen reading,
> Apple
>     > IIgs - Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 1977-1987 All Rights Reserved
> ROM
>     > Version 1. It doesn't attempt to access the drive with the DOS 3.3
> System
>     > Master disk in it, and when I press CTRL-'apple key(?)' I get the
> prompt but
>     > all commands I type return ?SYNTAX ERROR. I am lost and probably sound
> like
>     > a moron to some gs users here....I am very PC literate but this is a
>     > dinosaur IMO! Any help would be much appreciated...tips, things I can
> try,
>     > ANYTHING?
>     >
>     > btw-> I read the tour of the GS posted by Supertimer and it cleared up
> a few
>     > of my questions, but I still can't figure out how to -use- the thing.
> <s>
>     >
>     > --
>     > JCleveland
>     > staff, msn webdesign community....
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