Re: 3.5" Drive Problem

[gsaikin@primenet.com (Gina Saikin)]

In article <3423C35A.28CA@mich.com>, Rich Hare <rhare@mich.com> wrote:

> I was just given a IIgs by a friend who "knew it would find a good
> home".  System tests good, but the 3.5" drive doesn't work. (A
> substitute 3.5" drive works fine.               
> 
> Symptoms are straight forward:  On booting, there is no activity at the
> drive, disk or no disk, and after a second or two, I get the sliding
> apple.
> 
> I remember some discussion about a "SWIM" chip.
> Is this an easy fix, or not worth it?
> 
> 
>      () ()
> Rich ('-')

Rich, you said "a substitute 3.5" drive works fine - the substitute drive
works fine on this IIGS?  If so, then it's obviously the drive, not the
IIGS :)

Gina