From: andrew.roughan@writeme.com   
      
   Necroposting. But I have a similar problem and there was no result last time.   
      
   On Sunday, August 4, 1991 at 3:37:02 PM UTC+10, Sameer Parekh wrote:   
   > System I am running on:   
   > Apple ][GS 1 meg Ingenuity GS Juice+ card.   
   > Quantum 105PRO. RamFAST SCSI card.   
   > ORCA installed on the drive.   
   > When I boot up, and the "Welcome to the IIGS" screen appears, after   
   > the thermometer is filled, the machine hangs. If I opt for the text boot up   
   > screen (where it says "In Pause Mode!" and all those version numbers) I get   
   > no problems. What is the problem?   
      
   My system: ROM 3 with 4MB RAM card and RamFAST Rev D 3.01ez in slot 7 with   
   SCSI2SD.   
      
   So, previously I have installed SCSI2SD on RamFAST and it was "working fine" -   
   some time ago. Stupidly, I didnt test it again before I started.   
      
   Tonight I wanted to test another RamFAST Rev D card so I installed it in a   
   minimal system and hooked up the SCSI2SD that worked previously.   
   As I started up, the RF complained about the configuration and I had to save a   
   new configuration. So far, so good. The SCSI2SD partitions are visible.   
   I attempted to boot System 6.0.4 partition and the GS/OS thermometer screen is   
   displayed, the thermometer fills quickly but no extensions are loaded and the   
   system sits there. CDA menu is accessible.   
   On several ctrl-apple-reset attempts I get the same behaviour.   
   On one attempt I manage to get the text screen displayed and all the   
   extensions load and desktop displays....   
      
   So I switched out the RamFAST Rev D to my original card that was "working   
   fine". But now I am getting the same non-booting behaviour on that card too.   
   Even worse is that after a few ctrl-resets the RamFAST believes there is no   
   drive connected - until I cold restart.   
      
   I switched RAM cards. no difference.   
   I switched PSU from original to ReactiveMicro Universal PSU. no difference.   
   I booted fine off CFFA3K as an alternative booting device - so I believe the   
   machine, on board RAM and ram card are fine.   
   I tried providing power to the SCSI case that the SCSISD is in and this didnt   
   make any difference. (Previously I was surprised that the SCSI2SD was able to   
   be powered across the SCSI bus, but thought perhaps it may have kicked it with   
   a bit more juice.)   
      
   So what causes the GS/OS load sequence to fall over? I assume it is lack of   
   data coming in from the booting device.   
   Why does it work sometimes with text mode?   
   Why is the RamFAST not happy?   
      
   Both RamFASTs have the J1 termination power jumper installed.   
   I haven't used an actual HD in a while, but I can probably pull one out to see   
   what happens.   
      
   In the mean time, any insight on this issue would be appreciated.   
      
   Regards,   
   Andrew   
      
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