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Hallo guys,
I have bought Rana systems controller card for 4 drives:
http://www.pravetz8.com/Controllers_Pictures/RanaController.JPG
After booting the DIsk ][ runs, but don't loading dos 
I have found some info at:
http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n5/60_Rana_Elite_Disk_Drives.php
But I don't know if the problem is in controller or I need some special dos.
Has anybody expierence with Rana controllers?
Thanks in advance,
George
I have no experience with RANA Drives. I could not bring up the page you listed.
But I do have an original RanaSystems Elite Enhancement disk from 1984.
Front has 1.Prodos
2. Dos 3.3
3. Microsoft CP/M (60K)
4. Microsoft CP/M (56K)
5. Applicard CP/M
Back is Pascal 1.1
It just might need a Rana Drive to go with the card. I do have some Rana Drives. I just thought they were the same as Apple drives. But I know nothing about them. Maybe your drive is head is dirty, or the speed is off. Or the drive that copied the stuff was off from yours. Does the Apple ][ drive work with a regular disk control card?
Take Care
I made a PDF of the manual a few years ago. I can't see it online but if you want I can email you a copy if you want. It.s 876k in size
Wayne
Thanks for the answers guys. I'll be very thaksful Wayne to send me a manual. My e-mail is jorodr@abv.bg.
Tommorrow I'll try with original EliteOne drive and I hope it will work...
It's on its way
Wayne
I have a RANA Elite with the 4 drive controller. I really could use a copy of the diskette you have there.
Any chance you have a way of imaging the disk (e.g. Greaseweazle, or perhaps ADTPro)?
I also would love a copy of the Elite Ehancements disk as I haven't been able to find the disk mentioned in https://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n5/60_Rana_Elite_Disk_Drives.php / https://archive.org/details/creativecomputing-1984-05/page/n63/mode/1up with the FORMAT, CLONE, PROFILE, ENHANCE, FID ENHANCE utilities on it.
I have this 4 disk controller card. I'm pretty sure is a Rana Systems Elite Disk Controller, or a clone thereof as there's no Rana Systems logo on the card.
rana.png
Hello Fredsa,
Found these Rana Systems Disks in my Apple II Archives.
Hoping these disks will be useful PhilZ
I also found these in the Asimov archive:
https://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ftp.apple.asimov.net/images/hardware/storage/disk/misc/rana%2Belite%2Benhancer.dsk
and
https://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ftp.apple.asimov.net/images/hardware/storage/disk/misc/RANA_v3.1.dsk
Not too sure about the second one, but the first one sounds like what you are after.
There is also documentation for this card on the Apple II Documentation Project website:
https://mirrors.apple2.org.za/Apple%20II%20Documentation%20Project/Interface%20Cards/Disk%20Drive%20Controllers/Rana%20Elite%20Series/
Cheers,
Mike