Re: Apple II Help Please

[8-Bit <corey_koltz@hotmail.com>]

Thanks for the reply.  From what I can tell, nothing still is
happening.  I am guessing I am NOT supposed to hit those keys
simultaneously, but type them normally.  I moved the the floppy
controller to slot 6 (and 7 and 4) and nothing.  If I put in a newer
IIGS floppy drive controller and plug in a drive, I do see the light
coming on the drive for a half second when I first turn on the
computer.

Thanks, Corey

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:02:38 GMT, Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> wrote:

>In article <tcm0e01hvvmnavaiurte3jovf0pjj2q8r2@4ax.com>,
> 8-Bit <corey_koltz@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I just picked up an original Apple II and an Apple II+ this weekend,
>> plus drives, and internal cards for $2 at a garage sale.  Not bad I
>> thought.  Both are in rough shape, but they will hopefully come thru
>> in the end.
>> 
>> Anyway, I am troubleshooting the II right now.  The PS isn't working,
>> so I took one out of my IIe that I have lying around, and got it to
>> the point of it to boot up with garbage characters.  The disk drive's
>> won't come on.  I put in an Apple ROM CARD (6K I believe), flip the
>> switch to A, and it beeps like it should, put it to position B, but
>> either way, still garbage characters across the screen.  I have pulled
>> out all the addon cards, put them back one at a time, and tested.  The
>> screen characters do change everytime I turn it on and off.
>> 
>> Now what is my next step?  Reseat all ROM chips?
>> 
>> Thanks, Corey
>
>A straight II? Your next step is to type "<Ctrl-C><Return>PR#6<Return>", 
>"C600G<Return>", or "6<Ctrl-P>". 
>(Whichever string you choose to use, change the "6" to whatever slot 
>you've got the drive card in if it isn't actually in slot 6)
>
>Unless my memory is gone, you're describing a II behaving exactly as it 
>should, since it doesn't contain the "Autostart" ROMs that the II+ and 
>IIe have in them. Basically, it has no clue what to do at startup other 
>than falling into the monitor.