rob wrote:
For some reason I'm not able to boot System 6.0 successfully with my Focus Drive (340MB IDE) plugged into Slot#7 on a Rom 3 IIgs. When I move it to a lower numbered slot (like 4) it boots fine. Any ideas why this occurs ? I thought the drive might be suffering from stiction but it appears ok.
One possibility is marginal power supply voltage under load or marginal decoupling on the card (to supply transient currents). Moving the card down puts it somewhat closer to the power supply connections and the main-board decoupling capacitors. It may also just provide better contact to the card's edge connector. -michael NadaPong: Network game demo for Apple II computers! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."