Re: Using a 5.25 Disk Controller Card with the IIgs

[schmidtd <schmidtd@my-deja.com>]

On Oct 2, 1:39 pm, Tempest <temp...@atariprotos.com> wrote:
> Can I put the 5.25" card in a slot other than 6?  Can I say stick it
> in slot 1 (which I'm not using) so that it's the last thing that the
> system tries to boot from, or does it need to be in 6 for some
> reason?

Sure you can.  Most software expects it to be in slot 6, though.

>  If so, is there a way to make it try my 3.5" drive first?

Yes.  At the bottom of the screen on the slot control panel is a boot
order - you can set it to scan (from 7 down to 1) or pick a slot (5 in
your case).