Re: Need Help with IIgs

[Jen <jennifer_c88112@aol.com>]

On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 12:43:06 -0500, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
wrote:


>
>> I tried unplugging the disk drives and booting without them
>> and it still gives me the same message.
>
>     That's because it wants to boot a disk. (By the way, in case you
>wondered, the disk drives should be plugged/unplugged only with the IIgs
>turned OFF. That goes for Slot cards, too.)
>
>     You can get rid of the message by doing a Reset-- press Control-Reset
>(hold down the Control key and press Reset).  This should leave you in
>Applesoft BASIC; but, with no DOS, you will not be able to load or save
>files.


Cool, okay that worked, i guess it's y2k complaint because it listed
the year at 00


>> Also, aside from actually opening the case is there any way to
>> determine if there is a hard drive inside?
>
>     You could go to the Control Panel and set the Boot Slot to "Scan". Press
>OpenApple-Control-Escape and select "Control Panel". (OpenApple is the key
>with an apple outline on it.)  In the Control Panel select "Slots" and set
>the startup Slot to "Scan".
> ....
>
>     Then, exit the panel back to BASIC and force a boot with
>OpenApple-Control-Reset. If there is a bootable hard disk, it should boot.
>
>     Looking inside the case would still be a good idea. It's the easiest way
>to find out what other cards may be plugged in.

I opened the case and there's 7 open slots and the memory expansion
slot is open. I didn't see any hard drives, so I guess I could get one
for it.

I see at Alltech's web site they have a 340mb hd for $99 I guess
that's a good deal. If I get the hard drive will I be able to run this
system without the boot disks? 

http://www.allelec.com/harddiap.htm