Re: FS/FT: GSII system

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <26uW.5$Q7.51208@ptah.visi.com>,
Willie T. Russaw <kharomar@hdc.net> wrote:
>HI, perhaps you can help me out.  I have an Apple ][GS system that I was
>given, and when I turn it on I get the error message, "Check startup
>device".  I don't know anything about Apples, and was hoping that someone
>would take pity on me and help me.  Any answer would be appreciated.

   Rough translation: "no bootable disks found in any connected
drives, or the boot slot has no drives." First, make sure you have a
valid boot disk for it-- if you don't, I really advise you to go to
the csa2 FAQ at http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html section
7.2 and use one of the many methods to legally acquire one. 

   If you think you have a valid boot disk, go to the control panel
(control-open apple-escape all at once), and the 'slots' part of that.
By default, slots 5 and 6 should be 'smartport' 'disk port'
respectively, and startup slot of 'scan'. [Those may vary if you have
addon disk interface boards in those slots, or a HD; open the case,
and tell us what cards are where in it for further help] Try those
control panel slots settings, and exit out of the control
panel. Control-open apple-reset (all at once; timing may be slow
enough that you might want to release reset last things happen) will
reboot the machine.

Nathan Mates

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