Re: Disk 2 controller card issue, or maybe not?

[Dave T <hucklecat97@gmail.com>]

On Oct 7, 11:59 pm, Alex Freed <alex_n...@alexfreed.com> wrote:

> > Should I assume that it's just a faulty controller?  If so, should I
> > get an exchange for the same controller, or should I get a different
> > brand?
>
> This happens when no bootable floppy is in the drive. The drive can also
> be broken/dirty, etc.
>
> -Alex.

As I said,  it boots up but then hangs, and hangs, and
hangs at the "Apple ][" startup, and never gives me a cursor, --with
or
without a disk drive attached--.  If the problem was with the drive
itself, shouldn't the machine boot and bring me to a cursor after
seeing there was no drive to boot from, or was the older //e designed
to hang forever when it saw a disk controller card with no drive
attached to it?

The drive is clean, and I have several bootable floppies. I'm pretty
sure It's not the drive.