Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!hp-pcd!hplsla!billh From: billh@hplsla.HP.COM (Bill Harris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Apple II/GS Died ... Message-ID: <5020003@hplsla.HP.COM> Date: 15 Aug 89 19:19:02 GMT References: <195@fjcp60.GOV> Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA Lines: 24 I had much the same problem on our IIGS (also bought last December!). Its problem was a bit more intermittent than you described; it did start working briefly twice as I was troubleshooting it. I first opened up the computer case and verified that no voltages were coming out of the supply. I then opened up the power supply case, verified the internal fuse was still good, and decided to take it to my dealer instead of troubleshooting a switching power supply with no schematics. (I couldn't find anything obvious through visual inspection or simple voltmeter measurements.) The dealer (Computerland) verified that the supply was bad and replaced it with a new supply, all for about $180 including tax. That included the minimum of 1 hour of labor. They also tested it with a string of disks attached. I suspect that they wouldn't have charged me less for bringing in only the supply. Oh yes, I asked, and the repair person said that they have had very few defective IIGS power supplies. Bill Harris billh%hplsla@hplabs.hp.com