This article is from the Apple II Csa2 FAQ, by Jeff Hurlburt with numerous contributions by others.
An output cable may be poorly connected or defective-- check for breaks
and shorts; or, a chip or connection on the board may be loose or defective.
A perfectly good card correctly connected with good cables can exhibit
these symptoms in a IIgs with an overloaded power supply, even when the
computer seems to be working okay otherwise. The problem is basically the same
as described in Q&A 025 above, except that affects are more severe.
See the Power Supplies and Cooling FAQs file CSA2POWER.TXT. Check Q&A
related to power supply enhamcements and/or possible swaps. Especially check
Q&A 019
 
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