System 6.0.4: Problem with Two-Floppy Macintosh SE and AFE



When trying to run Apple File Exchange on a Macintosh SE configured with two
Apple SuperDrives (formerly Apple FDHD), running under System v6.0.4, I get
an "ID=02" bomb. I also experienced the problem when starting up from the
v6.0.3 System Tools disk; however, when I started up with a startup disk
created from the System v6.0.3 Installer, I could get AFE to run.

I have tried several combinations of drives. The bomb occurs any time a
SuperDrive is plugged into the drive slot marked "Upper" on the main logic
board. Apparently the same problem occurs when starting from an external
hard disk (until the upper drive is disconnected).

What's going on?

This is a little-known incompatibility with dual-floppy Macintosh SEs, those
having either SuperDrives or 800K drives. As of April, 1990, there is no fix
available for system software v6.0.4.

If you need to get the configuration working, however, one of the following
workarounds may do the trick:

- Disconnect one of the floppies and connect an internal or external hard
disk.

- Configure a disk using earlier versions of AFE (say 1.1.1 with system
software 6.0.3) as you described above.



Published Date: Feb 18, 2012