Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!mailrus!nrl-cmf!ames!amdahl!apple!mike
From: mike@Apple.COM (Michael Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: IIGS Drive Problem?
Message-ID: <10735@apple.Apple.Com>
Date: 21 May 88 14:32:08 GMT
References: <576@stech.UUCP>
Reply-To: mike@apple.UUCP (Michael Lee)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <576@stech.UUCP> sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) writes:
>Since I don't normally work with Apple II equipment, this has me stumped.
>My sister and her husband - computer novices - have a new IIGS with a
>5 1/4" drive and a 3 1/2" drive. The machine will boot and run from the
>5 1/4", but when they try to use the 3 1/2" drive, they get a message that
>says "Check Startup Device". This occurs regardless of the 3 1/2" disk,
>some of which are known to be system disks.
>

Check the Control Panel settings for the slot assignments.  The 3.5 drive is 
usually slot 5 drive 1 and the 5.25 is slot 6 drive 1.  Set the control
panel to scan and it will start in slot 7 and work its way down until it finds
a bootable disk.  Or you can set the startup to slot 5 and it will go right
to the 3.25 drive.

The only time when this is not true is when using a Disk II in slot 6 and a
3.5 in the smart port.  The Disk II is not smart enough to pass the signal
down if it does not have a boot disk in it when the Control Panel is set to
scan.  In this case put the Disk II in slot 2 or 3 and then set the 
Control Panel to scan.

If after trying to set the Contol Panel to boot from Slot 5 the problem still
is present, take the system into the dealer to check it out for you.

Michael Lee
Apple Techincal Support
Charlotte, NC