Hi,
I took a floppy drive that I know works, got the same error when connected.
When disconnected hard drive, still got same message.
Dianne
----- Original Message -----
From: "zucman0" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] WIN Me invalid system disk
> Have you tried a new floppy disc drive...If it doesn't read you will get
> that error. The bios will not tell you if the mechanism is bad but only if
> can do the circuitry. Take of the hard drive cable, set the bios to see
> the
> A drive and see if you computer will start and read the boot disk. If it
> does, then the floppy drive is ok, if not you found the problem.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dianne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 11:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] WIN Me invalid system disk
>
>
>> Hi Hugh, PHogan, Scott and John,
>> You guys are great. OK. Let me tell you what I have tried.
>> 1. I checked all the cables and made sure there were good connections
>> (floppy, cd, and hd). All seemed ok there. I went to the BIOS and under
>> IDE CONFIGURATION: it said: IDE Controller-Both, Hard Disk
>> Pre-Delay-Disabled, Primary IDE Master:Samsung SV4084H, Primary IDE
>> Slave:
>> Samsung CD-R/RW Drive, Secondary IDE Master: SS06-Samsung DVD Under
>> POWER
>> it said Hard Drive Enabled. So I am assuming that all this means it is
>> recognizing the Hard Drive. I attempted to boot some other disk (a
> windows
>> 98 boot disk), no go, as well as re-tried the Windows Me Boot disk, no
>> go.
>>
>> I am going to hate to tell these folks that they have lost everything on
> the
>> HD, is that what you think it is? I have a recovery CD-Rom as well, I
> just
>> cant get it to recognize it, I changed the BIOS to read the CD first, but
> no
>> go there either. Yes, I changed them back.
>> Thanks for all the help, if you can think of anything else I can try, let
> me
>> know.
>> Dianne
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Hugh Vandervoort" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 3:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] WIN Me invalid system disk
>>
>>
>> > In the scenario you describe I would suspect that the Hard drive has
>> > lost its boot files, or possibly died. The HD is the "System Disk"
>> > referred to as "invalid". Check the HD and floppy ribbon cable
>> > connections.
>> > Verify that you have a good boot floppy by trying it in another
>> > machine.
>> > Try a boot CD such as an XP install disk, or get The Ultimate Boot CD
>> > from: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
>> > Are the floppy and HD recognized in the BIOS?
>> >
>> >
>> > Dianne Erdos-Rush wrote:
>> >> Hello,
>> >> I am repairing a computer with Windows Me as an OS. When it boots it
>> >> gives an "Invalid System Disk. Replace the disk and then press any
> key."
>> >> There is no floppy or any other disk in any drive. The boot will
> proceed
>> >> no further. I attempted using an Me Boot Disk, but no good. I went
> into
>> >> the BIOS and made sure the boot order was correct (Floppy, CD, HD),
>> >> and
>> >> on another try I reset the BIOS to default. No Go. Any one have any
>> >> ideas? Let me know. Thanks. Dont know whether this is a software or
>> >> hardware issue.
>> >> Dianne
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