Re: IIGS FD EXTERNAL CARD?

[TRUC PHAN <TTPHAN@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>]

>1. If you connected or removed either drive while the computer was
>switched on, you might have damaged either the computer or the drive.
>I'll assume this was not the case.

I think this is my case!! My boy maybe unplug when power on.
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>3. If you have any 5.25" drive plugged into the IIgs disk port, you must
>remove it and plug in the 3.5" drive first, then daisy-chain the 5.25"
>drive after the 3.5" drive.  If you try to daisy-chain the 3.5" drive
>after the 5.25" drive, it won't work (but it won't damage anything).
>
>4. Go into the IIgs Control Panel (press Control-Apple-Escape and select
>"Control Panel" from the menu), then into the "Slots" screen, and verify
>that slot 5 is set to "SmartPort", not "Your Card".  If it was set to
>"Your Card", then you won't be able to access 3.5" drives connected to
>the built-in disk port.

I sure the slot 5 set up for SmartPort
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>5. You might have the wrong type of 3.5" drive.  Did your original 3.5"
>drive work before, and has it just stopped working, or have you never
>tried it before?  (This seems very unlikely.)
 
Well, I don't know!!!!
We bought this GS for my boy year ago and everything load in HD. They give 
us a 3.5" FD but I never used.
I never using this apple. I using IBM for long...
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>> What sould I do? Buy another motherboard or looking for external 2GS 
>> Floppy controller? Do they make any of external FD controller for IIGS?
>1. A new motherboard.  Alltech Electronics have an exchange service for
>IIgs motherboards.
 
Do any one know Alltech telephone
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>2. An Apple SuperDrive Controller card (official name is "Apple II 3.5
>Disk Controller Card").  This supports the Apple 3.5 Drive, UniDisk 3.5
>and SuperDrive (high density).  Unfortunately, these cards were not sold
>for very long, and they are very rare.
>3. A "Universal Disk Controller".  This is a third-party card which
>supports the Apple 3.5 Drive, Macintosh 400K and 800K drives (not sure
>about 400K) and 5.25" drives.  It was originally sold by Central Point
>Software and Lazer, I believe.

I see one for sale IIGS motherboard about $70.00US
Do you think the card cheapper or just buy the used motherboard?
Thanks!