Re: Superdrive Controller Problem

["GarberStreet Enterprises" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

JP1 <jp1@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Recently got a Superdrive and the companion A2 controller card for my
venerable
> GS.  The eventual use intended is with the PCTransporter, but a basic
problem
> has arisen immediately.
>
> With the controller card in Slot 5 and that slot set to "Your Card" in the
> Control Panel, all boot attempts yield screen tracking of the controller
card's
> self-test (in 40-col text), with all tests passing and "Press E to exit"
> prompt.  Pressing E causes a restart (expected), but the self-test runs
again.
> I.e., I can't boot the system with the controller card installed, even
though
> the "report" from the self-test is that the card passes.  (Have installed
the
> driver/s to the HD boot volume from the included utils disk, by starting
w/ the
> card installed.)  FWIW, the self-test also runs when Slot 5 is set as
"Smart
> Port.")
>
All I can offer you is this, my system has the Superdrive card in slot 5 set
to
"Your Card", slot 6 has a 5.25 controller and is also set to "Your Card"
in Control panel display is set to 80 column. I also have an Apple II SCSI
card in slot 4 set to "Your Card". Best I can tell you is try using 5.25
controller
for your 5.25 drives in slot 6 and set both 5 & 6 to "Your Card".
Please let me know if this solves your problem.

> When a functioning controller card is installed, is it normal to see the
> self-test on every startup?
>
No, I personally don't believe this is normal, however, I'm also not sure if
I
had that problem and is the reason I use the 5.25 controller in 6.

> Does the run of the self-test on every sratup indicate a bad card?  (This
one
> was a sealed one, in the roiginal ACI packaging.)  The fine manual doesn't
> appear to mention the self-test at all.
>
I would think a bad card would issue a more definitive message like
"Check Boot Drive" or something, similar to when there are no drives
attached at all.

> Any words of wisdom?
>
I hope this helps you.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises
http://garberstreet.netfirms.com



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