Re: IIe boot disk needed

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

If you've never heard an Apple II boot, the "grinding" noise can be really
upsetting. What's happening is the head is being moved as far in one
direction (I don't remember which, I think toward the rear, I'm sure someone
else will clear that up) as possible then moving to the proper boot track.
Don't worry, it might sound like the drives are dying but they aren't (or
probably aren't)

BTW - Bev (Apple II Mail Group) is correct about there being better
utilities than what comes with the "master boot disk", however, utilities is
what comes on that master disk.

Roy

Kiki wrote:

> Thanks to everybody who offered advice.
>
> It gave me hope and I bought the //e, but I think I'm in more trouble
> than I thought.
>
> I inserted several of the disks that came with it, and the duodisk drive
> does a rattling sound for about two seconds when I start or reset the
> computer. Is that normal or is it fubar? Any way to tell it to use the
> right drive for startup?
>
> Thanks for helping a newbie trying to give a home to old computers...
>
> Kiki