Re: IIGS FAILS TO BOOT

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <5v7dra$8oj$1@news.pernet.net>,  <baxter@pernet.net> wrote:
>I recently bought a IIGS.  It seems to have one little problem.
>When you first turn the machine on it doesn't complete the boot
>process.  The usual startup sceen displays that it is a IIGS and
>just sits there.  My solution is now to go in "control panel" and
>then just exit out.  I can then hit the open-apple control reset and
>boot normally.  I am making no changes to control panel.  I simply
>enter and exit.  This machine is a ROM 01.  Any ideas?  Thanks

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   What kinds of drives are connected to this system? Information like
this can be very helpful in determining problems. Try disconnecting
all drives and other connections (possibly also the keyboard/mouse
also for a test) from the system and seeing if the system boots
immediately.  If so, connect things back one at a time until it starts
misbehaving again.

   If there are any SCSI devices or other mass storage devices
connected to the system, try turning them on 30 seconds before the
GS. That'll give them time to power on and be ready to respond when
the computer looks for them at boot.

Nathan Mates
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