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invalid system disk
Name: Darrell Date: January 6, 2001 at 07:06:45 Pacific
Comment:
Just built a computer,used a HD I had left over,booted to a flopy start up disk,formated with(/u) command,shoutdown computer.When I started it up againit won't boot from flopy.have Bios settings right.Why won't it boot from flopy,gives me a (invalid system disk ) message. Please E_mail me if you know how to fix this ,Thanks.
Name: The Doofus Date: January 6, 2001 at 07:27:07 Pacific
Reply:
You wouldn't have accidentally typed: format A: /u by any chance? Don't laugh, I've done that. No, Wait. I guess you can. :-0
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Response Number 2
Name: name Date: January 6, 2001 at 10:15:49 Pacific
Reply:
That'd be my guess. It won't boot to the hard drive, you formatted it, remember? Or did you accidently format "A"?
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Response Number 3
Name: Les Date: January 9, 2001 at 01:26:15 Pacific
Reply:
The chance is that after formating C: the drive is "clean" and you need to transfer system files from a startup disk to the C: drive for it to work. Sounds like the computer is just reading a blank "c" drive.
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