Re: How to reset IIGS Ramdisk Control Panel settings in System 5.0.4?

[Mitchell Spector <mitch2gs@hotmail.com>]

"Bob England" <bigwoolydog@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Okay, I did something really stoopid! I set the RamDisk size in the Control 
>Panel too large so that now my ROM 01 IIGS won't boot System 5.0.4.
>Is there a way to reset this without booting System 5.0.4? Without having to 
>unsolder the battery from the motherboard?

    Yes. Use the built-in (ROM based) text Control Panel which is found in
the Classic Desk Accessory menu. You can access it at virtually any time,
and without the need to pre-load any software, by pressing and holding 
down the Apple-Control-Esc keys. Alternatively you can power-up holding
down the 'Option' key and select '1' from the menu. It's similar to a BIOS.

    Once inside, select 'RAM Disk' and set both the minimum and maximum
size to "0K" and exit by pressing Return. To have it take affect you then
need to cold-boot the machine (cycle the power) _or_, using a bit of 
trickery, run the self-test diagnostic (Apple-Option-Control-Reset) and 
interrupt it at any time with a warm-boot (Apple-Control-Reset). Either
way is fine, but the latter puts less stress on the powersupply. The ROM 3
IIgs lets you resize automatically with a warm-boot incidentally.

    I rarely ever use the graphical (New Desk Accessory) Control Panel,
especially since it's so much faster and easier to use the text-based one
(and it's available while running 8-bit software in emulation mode).

Mitchell Spector