Re: More dumb newbie questions.

[Slick <PAYSlick_RCBD@hotmail.com>]

Dan Watkins wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Thanks to help from people on this n.g., my newly acquired GS is
> up and running. I'm still having a couple of problems, however. Any help will
> be appreciated.
> 
> Problem 1:
> 
> I bought a nice, new shrink-wrapped copy of the Apple II GS system 5.0.2.
> I would like to make a back-up copy of the system disk, but so far haven't
> been able to. When I try to use the back up, I get an error message that says
> "Can't load ProDos 3.3" or words to that effect. I have tried to make the
> back-up just by dragging the files from the original system disk to the copy,
> as I would with an older Mac. Am I doing something wrong here?
> 
More files are needed than just the System folder. You need to copy ALL
the files on the system disk, except the Tutorial folder. Specificaly,
you need ProDOS, and in the Icons folder, File.Type.main and
file.type.aux. Those are minium files, but you also need the Finder
icons files in the Icons folder to use the finder. For a System disk you
need BASIC.System and BASIC.Launcher. The best way to do this is to put
in a blank disk, format it for ProDOS 800K 2:1 (default), and drag your
system disk on to the icon that appears. Two tips:Use System 6.0.1, and
get a hard drive. You won't regret either puchase, but you really need a
hard drive for System 6.
> Problem 2:
> 
> The computer has two 3 1/2 drives and one 5 1/4 drive (no HD).  The two 3
> 1/2's mount up and work fine, but the computer can't "see" the 5 1/4 drive. I
> installed it using disk tools, but it still doesn't work. It is apparently
> getting power all right- the little red light on the drive flickers when the
> computer powers up- but the computer still doesn't access it.
> 
> Many thanks for any help you can give.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Dan Watkins
> 
> dwatkins@swlink.net
Check the Control Panel's Slots menu, and make sure that Slot 6 is "Disk
Drive Port", not "Your Card". If the problem persists after installing
the drivers with the Installer, try putting the drives at the opposit
end of your disk drive chain.
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