Disk 2 controller card issue, or maybe not?

[Dave T <hucklecat97@gmail.com>]

Hi guys, longtime lurker, first time poster here..

I recently got a used Apple //e, and have had disk controller card
issues from the start.  Howvere I am determined to get it all sorted
out.

The controller card it came with, a Disk ][ Interface Card with a date
of 1978, had a faulty chip on it which caused the computer to boot up
to a series of black and white bars, making no startup "beep".

I recently got a newer card off of ebay, actually this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Apple-II-II-IIe-IIGS-Disk-II-Controller-Card-WTY-/380338950684?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588df7d21c

With the card, it boots up further, but then hangs, and hangs, and
hangs at the "Apple ][" startup, and never gives me a cursor, with or
without a disk drive attached.  With a drive attached, the drive just
hangs on endless access.

I was able to determine that it was a single chip being an issue on
the old card by switching chips out and seeing if I could get the
older card working, but when I did pinpoint the faulty chip, it went
from the black bars to the endless access/loading issue.

I tried doing the //e diagnostic, but it comes back with "Kernel OK",
does this matter?

I have tried the card in different ports with the same result.  Should
I try a different card or could this be an issue on the motherboard?

The //e I have is an older one, with a date stamped inside being May
1983.

Thanks in advance for any help.