Re: please help with Apple //gs

[Mike <tbogard1@home.com>]

	Got to the Control Panel, enter 'Slots' option and make sure Slot 5
and 6 isn't set to 'Your Card' (there is only two options).  Then set
the Startup option (I think it's called that.  It's in the bottom of
the slot list) to 'Scan.'  After exit and save the settings by
pressing enter and exit control panel.  BTW, make sure the 3.5" floopy
comes before the 5.25" floppy.

	Mike
(BTW, my GS has a busted keyboard and I cannot access the control
panel myself so everything I explained is from memory.)

Nick wrote:
> 
> Being that this is entirely from almost 10 year old memories, the disks should
> automatically set themselves up to be the correct slots etc.  (early plug and
> play?) But as I recall there might be something which lets you control which
> drives are scanned at boot.  It is somewhere in the control panel, but I don't
> remember where exactly.  Anyone else have a gs handy?
> 
> JCleveland wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for the reply...
> > I hooked the drives up according to your post, and I found control panel
> > (progress for me), but I have no clue what you mean with s6, d1 (I'm
> > thinking s6 means slot6, it this correct?). Where in control panel do I set
> > this?
> > --
> > JCleveland
> > staff - msn webdesign community - http://communities.msn.com/webdesign/
> >     Nick wrote in message <37165C15.9B72C3B0@ix.netcom.com>...
> >     A couple things to check:
> >     I think (please don't flame me if I am wrong) that the flopy drives must
> > be
> >     daisy chained with the 3.5 appearing first in the chain.
> >     Also, in the GS setup (control-apple-esc on boot) check to make sure the
> > s6,d1
> >     is set to be a drive in the boot scan.
> >
> >     JCleveland wrote:
> >
> >     > Hi all, I recently acquired an Apple //gs from an auction. It all
> > seems to
> >     > be here, including a full Mem. expansion card, 2 5.25" drives, 1, 3.5
> > drive,
> >     > System Saver //gs ...like I said, it all seems to be here. When I hook
> > it
> >     > all up and turn it on, I get nothing but the blue screen reading,
> > Apple
> >     > IIgs - Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 1977-1987 All Rights Reserved
> > ROM
> >     > Version 1. It doesn't attempt to access the drive with the DOS 3.3
> > System
> >     > Master disk in it, and when I press CTRL-'apple key(?)' I get the
> > prompt but
> >     > all commands I type return ?SYNTAX ERROR. I am lost and probably sound
> > like
> >     > a moron to some gs users here....I am very PC literate but this is a
> >     > dinosaur IMO! Any help would be much appreciated...tips, things I can
> > try,
> >     > ANYTHING?
> >     >
> >     > btw-> I read the tour of the GS posted by Supertimer and it cleared up
> > a few
> >     > of my questions, but I still can't figure out how to -use- the thing.
> > <s>
> >     >
> >     > --
> >     > JCleveland
> >     > staff, msn webdesign community....
> > http://communities.msn.com/webdesign/