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

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

On Oct 8, 1:03 am, "ict@ccess" <gids...@sasktel.net> wrote:
> On Oct 7, 10:40 pm, Dave T <huckleca...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Oct 7, 11:59 pm, Alex Freed <alex_n...@alexfreed.com> wrote:
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> > > > 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?
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> > > This happens when no bootable floppy is in the drive. The drive can also
> > > be broken/dirty, etc.
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> > > -Alex.
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> > As I said,  it boots up but then hangs, and hangs, and
> > hangs at the "Apple ][" startup, and never gives me a cursor, --with
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> > 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?
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> > The drive is clean, and I have several bootable floppies. I'm pretty
> > sure It's not the drive.
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> 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?
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> Rob

After you hit ctrl-Reset, type CALL -151 to get into the monitor
Then type C600L to get a listing of the Disk II firmware
A bad disk II firmware listing will have random code
Type Ctrl-C to get back to the applesoft prompt and type PR#6
If the disk drive rattles and the light comes on, then it is a bad
disk
If the computer hangs with no response from the drive and the firmware
code looked good then likely bad drive

Rob