Apple IIe - trying to get drives to work

From: B.Degnan <billdeg_at_degnanco.com>
Date: Mon Nov 17 21:41:20 2003

I am looking for a troubleshooting guide web site or similar resource. Or
maybe someone here can help?

In a nutshell, I turn on the Apple IIe and drive 1 spins and the drive
light comes on, but does not read any bootable disks. On the display the
screen reads: Apple ][

I have a number of boot disks so I don't think the disks are all bad. I
have checked the cables and the drive card. I have swapped out the drive
card with another that works. I have swapped cables and they seem OK.

How do I diagnose the condition of this computer?

Is there an internal diagnostic? (key combinations?)

What's wrong typically when a disk drive spins but nothing happens?

Playing around with key combinations I found that control+clear
apple+filled apple+reset brings me to a prompt of some kind, but I do not
know what I can do from this prompt.

I have no manuals.

I would be happy to send a set of digital pictures to anyone interested in
helping.

Please email comments to billdeg_at_degnanco.com - thanks!
Received on Mon Nov 17 2003 - 21:41:20 GMT