Re: Bong

[Rob Gough <rob.gough@clemsonsc.attgis.com>]

William Sheldon Simms wrote:
> 
> For the past few months I've had an odd problem with my IIgs. Often, though
> not always, when I first turn it on, it boots normally into the finder,
> but then if I try to open a disk, or pick a DA, it crashes into the monitor.
> 
> I can reboot it as many times as I want - same thing. If I then use
> Control-Apple-Esc to get to the Control panel and change something -
> just about anything usually - like turn Appletalk on (or off) or
> change the startup slot, etc. and then reboot, all is well.
> 
> The IIgs then works just fine. I can reboot it some more and it works.
> But after it's been off for a day or two, it won't work again.
> 
> What could cause this to happen?
> 
> -Sheldon
> 
> --
>  W. Sheldon Simms III
>  gt8624a@prism.gatech.edu <- Note New e-mail address
>  Newt's Friend / Vote for Phil / End the welfare state now!Is there possibly something like a CMOS battery that will hold a 
charge for a few days, then loses power and some volitile memory 
is lost, causing the problem?  Then when you make your change, 
the OS realizes that this other setting is wrong, and then 
resets it so that everything works OK again?
Just a thought.  I'm a PC guy now- haven't looked at my ][+ for 
many years.  Might get it out now, though.
Rob