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10-22-2004, 02:29 PM
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Location: nh
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computer help needed
hopefull someone can help, i know most here understand more about it than i.
my screan says invalid system disk, replace disk and then press any key.
the whole thing is bound up and wont funcion. what should i do?
what disk??
the last thing done i was attempting to use the jump drive.
shutting it off didnt help.
nothing i have tried works
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10-22-2004, 02:31 PM
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Location: Georgetown MA
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Make sure there isn't a floppy disk in the drive
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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10-22-2004, 02:53 PM
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Location: South Shore
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It could be trying to boot from the jump drive. Remove it and try again
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10-22-2004, 03:03 PM
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Location: nh
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i tryed both, there is no disk or floppy in it.
this is on the upatairs computer.
it shows nothing but,
invalid system disk
replace disk and then press any key. on a dark screen
it wont boot into windows me  |
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10-22-2004, 03:19 PM
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it sounds like your Hard drive may have gone south.
Try opening it up ansd re-seating the cables just to make sure nothing came loose.
Have you added anything or installed any S/W recently?
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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10-23-2004, 12:15 AM
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Callinectes sapidus
Join Date: Oct 2001
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I agree ... reseat your drive connections, Hard and Floppy.....
....probably a HD gone bad. Swap out the drive with the one in this computer, see if it boots to windows. That may help narrow it down....Can you start in Safe-Mode??
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10-23-2004, 03:47 AM
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...and in person!
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make double-triple sure no floppy or CD in the machine. also unplug the jump drive. make sure the bios is set to boot from the correct location - if unsure and it still fails, write down the settings and then cycle through to make sure it didnt get confused and "renumber" the disks due to the addition of the jump drive. what used to be A,C,D can become A,C,D,E and your previous D is now E with the jumpdrive as D.
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10-23-2004, 07:31 AM
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Location: nh
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thanks for the help folks,
ill try to get it running and if i cant i will bring it into a shop.
it may need work beyond my knoledge.
sure is easy to mess these things up
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10-23-2004, 02:16 PM
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...and in person!
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let us know how it goes. I am curious on the shop rates if you do go that way.
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10-24-2004, 06:52 PM
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Location: nh
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was refered to the site www.computerhope.com
surched and surfed this site for a spell.
made a startup floppy, put that in and bingo, restarted without a glitch.
no disk or floppy was in it was just bound up until placing the startup floppy in  hey i dont understand it much
but it works again.  |
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10-24-2004, 07:23 PM
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Canal Junkie
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Raynham
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computers are the devil...
their sole purpose is to cause people to lose it.
they will suck you down into the bowels of hades..
beware!
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aim: SaltedBrian
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10-24-2004, 07:26 PM
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...and in person!
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even without the floppy it now starts up?
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10-26-2004, 10:16 AM
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rob-s! on your computer go to "My Computer" look and see if it shows floppy A; and D I do believe If they are not there then they are broken!!! Had to replace both of mine 4weeks ago!! I also had to bypass and use temporary!!! I paid 30 bucks apiece for the disk and works excellent now!!!! It usually on one breaks at a time!!! And even tho you do not use the floppy or the disk to your computer you still need them to run it!!!
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