Re: my IIGS 3 1/2 drive conked out

[jon@i-manila.com (Jon Co)]

My slot 6 holds a Duodisk controller and I have a drive //c attached
to it (I have a shugart and a teac-looking drive but the connecting
cables are missing)
also just now, my 3.5 drive miraculously fixed itself.  I turned it on
its side and tried to boot a disk and it booted. after which standing
it right side up stayed working.  I would love to buy stuff from ebay
or brand new but I don't live in the mainland US and shipping and
taxes would probably cost me more than the item itself.  But I will
get a backup unit since I think this will conk out again soon, and
unlike the first time, It might stay conked.
"Thomas  Kelly" <tjkelly@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:<9fm%9.250$uk4.17320216@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com>...
> You could install a floppy drive controller and change the slot to "my
> card".
> You could use Disk ][ controller, DuoDisk controller, 3.5 controller
> (Liron), or High Density controller.
> 
> "Jon Co" <jon@i-manila.com> wrote in message
> a2c2f792.0301300746.1a48c2fa@posting.google.com">news:a2c2f792.0301300746.1a48c2fa@posting.google.com...
> > I think my GS drive port is dead.  I tried both of my external drives
> > and they both refuse to work.  booting will eject whatever disk is
> > inside and say check startup drive.  typing pr#5 will say i/o error.
> > cleaning the drives is no help.  what do I do? do I start looking for
> > a new motherboard? can they still be had?
> >