Apple IIe - Manual (Page 7)

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Which Is Drive 1?
On a DuoDisk, drive 1 is the drive on the left. If you have two or more Disk II disk drives,
drive 1 is the disk drive connected to the set of pins labeled DRIVE 1 on the controller card
in slot 6 inside the Apple IIe case.
Put the disk into the disk drive. Hold the disk by the label. Make sure the An Introduction
label is facing up, and that the label is the last part of the disk to enter the disk drive.
When the disk is all the way inside, push down on the latch until you hear it click shut. This
step is important.
If you forget to close the disk drive door, the program won't run.
Turn on the monitor (or TV) power switch.
Reach around the left side of the computer and find the power switch in the lower-left corner.
Press the upper half of the switch to turn on the power.
(The first time you do this, you may
have to crane your neck and look for the power switch, but eventually you'll learn to do it by
touch.)
When you turn on the power, several things will happen at once:
You'll hear a beep.
The power light (on the bottom row of the keyboard) will light up.
The light on the disk drive will light up.
You'll hear a whirring sound from the disk drive.
What's Going On?
Every time you turn on the power, your Apple IIe will check drive 1 for a program disk (a disk
with instructions telling it what to do).
If it finds a program disk in drive 1, it copies the
program into the memory of the computer and starts carrying out the instructions in that
program one by one.
In this case, the program is an educational one, An Introduction, but the
start up procedure is the same no matter what program you're using.
Troubleshooting
You'll find a complete troubleshooting guide at the end of this manual, but here are some
common problems in starting up.
No sound from the disk drive.
Turn off the power and make sure your disk drive is connected according to the instructions in
Chapter 1.
No picture on the screen.
Try adjusting the contrast knob on your monitor. If that's not the problem, make sure your
monitor is connected to your Apple IIe, that your monitor is turned on, and that your monitor
is plugged in.