I'm a newbie all over again..!

[John Le Febvre <John@klatch.demon.co.uk>]

At last I finally got a IIgs! 8)  (just the motherboard)

It is a ROM 01 with a //e keyboard and power connector, so it has
been dropped straight into my //e case until I can find a better
solution.  A couple of points, however...

There is a very small 'patch board' on the lower right of the m/b
(towards the front).  Anyone know what it's for?  Just curious...

I put my Rev.C SCSI into slot 7 ("Your Slot") and it wouldn't
recognize the drive.  When I dropped to BASIC and typed PR#7, the
screen changed to 40 cols and the cursor appeared at the bottom.
No messages or anything.  If I set the startup slot to slot 7, I
got 'Check Startup Device'.  Any ideas, anyone?  Looks like I may
have to order that RamFast early... ;)

I'm thinking of putting the motherboard in a PC mini-tower case,
and I know there have been discussions on this recently.  If anyone
could give me hints'n'tips on this, especially regarding the power
supply wiring, I would be very grateful.  Talking of power supplies,
is the //e power connector at a different watt rating than the normal
gs connector?  I guess I could do with knowing the pinouts of all the
connectors on the board, as I have no docs whatsoever.  What are the
compatabilities between say Apple II and Mac PSU's?

Just one more question, this time for a friend.  He has obtained a
'Passport MIDI' card and wonders if there is any info/software
available for it?

Thanks everyone
-- 
John.
john@klatch.demon.co.uk