Re: Apple II GS Error?

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <5mchsl$919$1@defiant.fuse.net>,
W. Brian MacRoberts  <hawk1972@fuse.net> wrote:
>My Nephew just got an Apple II GS from a friend.  When we boot it up, it
>gives a "Check Start Up Device" screen.  I am an IBM guy and have
>no clue what to do.  Is it looking for a boot disk?  Is it a software or
>hardware problem?  Any suggestions would be great!

   That message normally means that it could not find a boot disk in
any connected drives. Verify that you have a valid boot disk inserted
in a drive, and that any drives are enabled from the builtin control
panel-- press and hold control and the open apple key while pressing
the 'esc' key. Release the first two keys when the menu appears. From
the slots menu, you might want to make sure that slots 5 and 6 are
set to the disk ports, not "Your Card", and the startup slot is set
to "Scan" to check all drives.

>If there are any good web pages that I should look into let me know
>as well.

   For much more information on the GS, I invite you to read the
comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html

Nathan Mates

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