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Re: Apple ][ Europlus - power supply problem...
myoldmac.net wrote:
> On Mar 8, 11:22 pm, "biel...@terra.es" <biel...@terra.es> wrote:
>> On Mar 8, 10:17 pm, "myoldmac.net" <use...@myoldmac.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Hello everybody,
>>
>> > I bought a very nice Apple ][ Europlus
>>
>> >http://i17.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/8b/0e/07b0_12.JPG
>>
>> > It came carefully packed and I set it up immediately.
>> > The Disk Interface is connected to an original Apple Disk Interface on
>> > Slot 6, Drive 1. A Language Card is installed on Slot 1 and connected
>> > to a port on the logic board by cable.
>>
>> > Everything looks nice and clean but if I try to power up the Apple ]
>> > [ the power supply simply gives a monotone
>> > "zip...zip...zip...zip...zip..." sound (not loud but remarkable).
>> > Nothing happens. There is sadly no LED on the logic board to see if it
>> > becomes power.
>>
>> > I talked to the former owner and he says he used the Apple ][ to the
>> > last day of his ownership and I believe him - the photo tells the same
>> > story.
>>
>> > Does anyone have an idea what this could be?
>>
>> > Oliver
>>
>> The first thing that you ought to do is to unplug (remove) both the
>> disk controller card and the language card and connecting flat and see
>> what happens when you turn it on again...
>>
>> A very usual mistake is to plug the disk II cable into the disk II
>> controller either misaligned or rotated 180 degrees.
>>
>> Jorge.
>
> Thank you for the informations,
>
> I have unplugged the cards from the board,
> reattached them and - it works (partial)!
>
> I have a DOS 3.3 original Apple Disk in the Drive 1 (S6,D1)
> but the only - but hopefully - change is a nice "APPLE ][" on the
> orange Phillips screen. The Disk drive starts to run, the red LED is
> glowing straight, the Disk is cycling - but not booting...
>
> I tried a few DOS Disks - no booting at all.
>
> Any idea?
maybe a borderline supply. It might not quite be up to the task of running
the drives properly.
It's possible one of the voltages isn't up to scratch.
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