Re: Using a 5.25 Disk Controller Card with the IIgs

[lyricalnanoha@dosius.ath.cx (Steve Nickolas)]

Tempest wrote:
> When setting up my IIgs I wanted to use a 5.25 Disk Controller Card
> for maximum compatibility with older games, so I stuck it in slot 6
> and set it to My Card.  However now when I boot it gets to my 5.25"
> drive and if there's no disk in there it hangs and never gets to my
> 3.5" drive in slot 5.  I think I know the problem, the old 5.25"
> controller isn't smart enough to give up and pass control back, but
> what I want to know is how to fix it?

I believe that's exactly it - the disk rom doesn't stop trying.

(I'd like to find one that does and can be simply dropped in!)

-uso.