[vcf-midatlantic] Apple IIgs Black Screen

[Henry S. Courbis]

Connect a composite monitor and see if there's video perhaps?

I have a IIgs which also has no RGB. Not sure what the issue is, but the
composite works just fine, so I use it for a bench system (only testing
things).


Henry S. Courbis

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On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM James via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> Hi, I have an Apple IIgs and when I boot it I hear a beep shortly followed
> by another beep. The screen remains black. I've tried a second known
> working Apple monitor to the same result.
>
> I've tried it with both floppy drives attached and not attached. I don't
> have any disks but was assuming I would at least see a complaint on the
> screen about missing startup disk. I don't see anything.
>
> Does anyone know what my issue is or can you recommend a good Apple II
> troubleshooting site? Working on Apples isn't something I have much
> experience with.
>