Re: Can I make my new HD bootable on my IIe?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Paul Schlyter <pausch@saafNOSPAM.se> wrote:

> In article <3Wz_4.92039$55.728681@news1.sttls1.wa.home.com>,
> Ernest <ernestls@home.com> wrote:
> >
> >I don't seem to have a choice right now. The system won't see the HD when
> >it's in slot #7. It does see the HD when the SCSI card is in slot #5. When I
> >put the HS SCSI card in slot #7, and try to boot, the computer seems to go
> >straight to the Unidisk in slot #6, and when I boot with Prodos 8, it
> >doesn't see the HD on slot #7 but it will on slot #5.
> >
> >Also, as someone above mentioned, when I boot with the HD in slot #5, the
> >computer just keeps trying to boot from slot #6 (unidisk drive.)

If the system can't see your SCSI card when it is in slot 7, even when
you've booted off a floppy, but it does work in another slot, then it
probably means there is a hardware fault on your motherboard, and slot 7
isn't working.

> >Also, my Apple is an enhanced IIe.

That rules out my major suspicion.

> So why don't you put your HD in slot 6 and your Unidisk in slot 5 ?

Because that is likely to raise compatibility problems with software
that runs on 5.25" disks and expects the drive controller to be in slot
6.  (For example, all software which uses Apple II Pascal versions prior
to 1.3, and quite a few games.)

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David Empson
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