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

["ict@ccess" <gids.rs@sasktel.net>]

On Oct 7, 10:40 pm, Dave T <huckleca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.


If it boots to the same screen with or without the drive attached, it
sounds like the drive is not working.  Does it make that clunking
noise on startup when it recalibrates and is there a red light on the
drive that comes on?

Rob