>Date:    Tue, 22 Feb 2000 06:26:34 -0800
>From:    "Lance W. Kephart" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Disk access error
>
>On Sun, 20 Feb 2000 23:13:56   Doug & Sharon White wrote:
>>        I have a strange problem.  I have an old 486-100.  I was changing
out the
>>hard drives in it and when I went to reboot I got this error message:
>>
>>        "Invalid system disk. Remove disk and press any key to continue."
>>
>>        The only problem is.......there isn't any disk in the floppy drive.
>>
>>        The computer and I have argued extensively over this.  I keep
telling it
>>there IS NO DISK IN THERE!!
>>
>>        And the computer answers back, "Yes there is.....Invalid system
disk.
>>Remove disk and press any key to continue."
>
>Undoubtedly, the computers always seem to think they know more than us....
>
>You mentioned earlier that you had changed out hard drives, so I'll throw out
>a few ideas to play with.  It appears as though it isn't seeing the new hard
>drive you installed, otherwise it would be booting up for you.


        Well.......This is why it is a head scratcher to me.  The drives were the
original drives.  I took them out to get the drive serial #s and specs.
Put them back in and they wouldn't work.  Did the "Auto Detect" thing
several times.......detected but won't get past that "Invalid system disk"
message at boot up.

        So I took the drives and installed them in another machine.  Auto detected
just fine and worked just fine in slave mode.

        So I tried a totally different drive in the old computer.  Thought I could
fdisk/reformat and start again.  No deal.  System won't see the drive.

        I'm wondering how I could figure out if the IDE card is hooped or something.

        Doug White

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