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Invalid System Disk
Name: sadama Date: August 7, 2006 at 06:54:43 Pacific OS: Windows 98 CPU/Ram: Celeron 600/128 Product: Gateway Solo 5300
Comment:
I'm getting error Message "Invalid System Disk" After Windows 98 Setup Reboots my Gateway Solo 5300 notebook.
I am able to boot my laptop at command prompt after formating hard drive or retransfering system (sys c:).
I tried my another notebook's (HP pavilion ze5300) hard drive into my gateway machine but it gave my missing NTLDR error.
I tried Gateway hard drive on my HP laptop, it worked fine...
Name: JimPIM Date: August 9, 2006 at 03:50:09 Pacific
Reply:
Hi, Moving a HD from one machine to another is not a good idea unless the machines are identical or you know what you are doing. MB drivers are different. 98 could usually make it if you had the correct MS 98 CD. XP has a recovery feature that may help.
Luck, Jim
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Response Number 3
Name: sadama Date: August 18, 2006 at 17:35:19 Pacific
Reply:
Yeah, I have removed all bootable media other than my HDD from my Gateway notebook.
Problem is, it is not booting from any operating system either 98 or XP.
The only succfull booting option is dos command prompt.
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