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Changing the startup device – Apple IIe Card User Manual

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Whenever you start or restart the Apple IIe Card, it scans all the available
disk drives for a program disk, if you’ve set it to do so. If you’ve
designated a particular disk drive as the startup drive, the Apple IIe Card
goes directly to that drive.

When the Apple IIe Card is set to scan all available disk drives, it scans
the slots—in descending order from slot 7 to slot 1—for a disk drive
containing a startup disk. If you always start up from the same drive,
you can save time by changing the startup setting to the particular slot
number assigned to that drive. After you’ve made the setting active (by
clicking the Restart IIe button), the next time you start up a program,
the Apple IIe Card goes directly to the slot you’ve chosen.

To change the startup setting, follow these steps:

1. Press Control-

x-Esc.

The Option Panel appears, with the General Controls panel displayed.

2. Scroll if necessary to locate the Slots icon, then click it to

display the Slot Configuration panel.

The Slot Configuration panel appears. The pointer changes to a
crosshair when you place it in the panel.

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Slots icon

Choose
a startup
slot here.