[vcf-midatlantic] Apple IIgs Black Screen

[David Ryskalczyk]

Which specific Apple monitors are you using? Later monitors meant for the Mac will not work with the Apple IIgs as they cannot sync at 15khz.

David

> On Apr 19, 2024, at 9:21 AM, James via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> 
> Henry, you were correct! I attached a composite monitor and now see a
> beautiful animation telling me I don't have a startup disk.
> 
> Is the onboard RGB repairable or am I looking at a custom chip that is hard
> to come by?  I would hate to have to use a TV and not my Apple monitor. The
> TV would ruin the whole aesthetic of the IIgs to be honest.
> 
>> On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 11:29 PM James <tenprintclearhome at gmail.com> 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.
>> 
>>