Re: II GS help/easy one

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

Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:

> "Scott H" <sheynde@pacifier.com> wrote:
> 
> >Hello,
> >    I am a teacher and had an Apple II GS donated to our class. It will only
> >boot to a purple-bordered screen that says something about system disc or
> >whatever. I went to the official Apple site, found a set of 7 system discs I
> >could download, but none would get me past the dreaded screen described
> >above.
> >    Is there a master boot disc I am not finding, or some other solution?
> >Thanks, Scott
> 
> Hi Scott, the solution is really simple.
> 
> Hit Command-Control-Esc (the Command key is the one with the Apple,
> press it and hold, then press Control and hold, then press Esc and
> hold all three keys, then release Esc, then release all the keys).
> 
> Go into the Control Panel.  Select "Slots" and change the startup
> slot to "Scan" and Slot 5 to "Drive Port" (NOT "Your Card").

Slot 5 is called "Smart Port", not "Drive Port" (that is slot 6).

> No reboot the computer with a Command-Control-Reset (reset is
> the big key with the arrow on the top of the keyboard.  That's it.

Don't forget to exit the control panel (saving changes) before
rebooting.


A much better idea is to reset all the Control Panel settings back to
their default values.  This ensures you are starting from a known and
standard configuration.

To reset the settings:

1. Press Control-Option-Reset.  (Hold down the Control and Option keys,
and keep them down while you press and release the reset key.  The reset
key is the one at the top of the keyboard marked with a triangle.)

2. The computer should display a menu with four options.  Pick either
option 2 or 3, according to the screen refresh frequency that is
appropriate (probably 60 Hz).

The computer will then reboot with standard settings, and should be able
to boot from the 3.5" drive.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
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