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non-System disk or disk error replace the disk and press any key
Name: ndawg Date: December 29, 2000 at 20:53:19 Pacific
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i get the message "non-System disk or disk error replace the disk and press any key" and there is no disk in it and if i try to insert a disk it doesn't read it, i already checked to connection of the floppy disk to the hd everything is running except that problem "non-System disk or disk error replace the disk and press any key" any ideas
Name: Andy Date: December 29, 2000 at 21:02:48 Pacific
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Possibly a bad controller card.
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Response Number 2
Name: Buster Date: December 29, 2000 at 21:08:42 Pacific
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Try this: Go to the bios setup and run the autodetect harddrive.
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Response Number 3
Name: Victor Liu Date: December 29, 2000 at 22:36:18 Pacific
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1. Disable all boot media except HD in BIOS then try again. 2 Diasable the HD and use the floppy to boot 3. Try to exchange the IDE cable with differnet IDE controller
I think you can find out what is the problem.
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Response Number 4
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: December 29, 2000 at 22:49:16 Pacific
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If you're trying to boot from a floppy make sure the boot sequence in CMOS has the A: drive first. Also are you sure the floppy disk is a system disk?
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Response Number 5
Name: ndawg Date: December 30, 2000 at 00:08:15 Pacific
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how do i get to the bios cause all it sez is like checking memory then an underline appears blinks a few time the goes non-system disk or disk error press any key to continue
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Response Number 6
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: December 30, 2000 at 00:23:15 Pacific
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It depends on the BIOS. For Award and AMI you usually just need to hit del while it's going through the memory check. If that doesn't work try ctrl-alt-enter, ctrl-alt-s, ctrl-alt-esc, esc, F1, or F2. I think the Phoenix bios responds to the ctrl-alt-enter even after it has booted (or in your case, after it has displayed the error message). Sometimes you can just hold a key down while it's doing the memory check and the bios will detect that as a keyboard error and ask if you want to go into setup. If your computer has an onboard ps/2 mouseport that is enabled you can disconnect the mouse and then start the computer. The bios will sometimes detect that something has changed and ask if you want to go into setup.
What kind of computer is it?
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Response Number 7
Name: ndawg Date: December 30, 2000 at 00:32:15 Pacific
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it is a satellite, toshiba laptop
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Response Number 8
Name: Hi Date: December 30, 2000 at 05:11:23 Pacific
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It sounds to me like your system files on the hard drive are trashed. You can try booting to the a: drive with a good system disk. (If the a: drive is not the problem) and type sys c:
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Response Number 9
Name: ndawg Date: December 30, 2000 at 08:15:44 Pacific
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it will start readin the boot disk in the a: drive and it still shows that error. no matter what it shows just that error
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