Re: Apple IIGS and 3.5 drive

["Sean Fahey" <a2fan@hotmail.com>]

"Mirko" <mirko@yack.com> wrote in message
news:d6a4a0$qm6$1@newsread.albacom.net...

> I bought a 3.5 drive A9M0106 and daisy chain connected to an existant
> working 5.25 (first drive)
>
> When I boot prodos and cat,d2 I get a no device connected the drive
doesn't
> start at all.
>
> If I connect it as a first drive only it won't boot at all (no power light
> and no drive start)
>
> Is it bad or won't work on a IIGS, or doesn't it work with prodos ?

Hi Mirko,

First, 3.5 drives are -=always=- first on the chain. Second, check your
control panel and make sure both slot 5 and 6 are set to smartport. Your 3.5
will be s1,d1 and your 5.25 will be s6,d1 (assuming you only have the two
drives connected).