Re: II GS halts boot

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

Bill Bland wrote:

> I picked up another  Apple II GS today. This one has some cards that I
> need help in identifying.
> 1. This one simply says, "PC Transporter."

PC Transporter - a very early PC on a card,

> 2. Applied Ingenuity ODCON P/N 8889, dated 1989. Has what appears to
> be a serial port.

Don't know but I'd guess a controller for AIs OverDrive hard drive

>
> 3. Small card in the #1 slot that has a connection to the analog
> monitor port (a plug comes out from the card and plugs into the
> original monitor port). Then, there's an additional monitor port
> installed vertically above it.

Color Switcher - used with the PC Transporter to switch video feeds
from the IIgs to the PC Transporter and back eliminating the need
for either 2 monitors or having to switch connections manually.

>
> 4. A small card marked "RCA" with a headphone type jack.

You didn't give me much info on this but if this card isn't in a slot I'd
guess
the sound card that came with HyperStudio

> When I try to boot the machine with a System 6.0.1 disk, it goes well
> up to about 40% of the scale and then stops.  The disk works in
> another II GS.

1) Try the self test (From the basic prompt while holding down the 2
Apple keys and the Control key, press and release the reset key)

2) Check your control panel to see if it's using some of the memory for a

ramdisk and see how much memory it thinks it has.

3) does the memory card have both jumpers?

4) If you have another IIgs there try switching memory cards.

5) try booting with the cards removed (except the memory card)