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You didn't tell us you had such an old bios.

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<brookstexas@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.16280df1c98c809b989ce5@news-server.austin.rr.com...
| [This followup was posted to austin.general and a copy was sent to the
| cited author.]
|
| In article <3BBE331C.32C92DA6@swbell.net>, jhharris@swbell.net says...
| > Robert Myers wrote:
| >
| > > "Systwo User" <usertwo@linuxtwo.zoner.local> wrote in message
| > > news:slrn9rrh9j.evj.usertwo@linuxtwo.zoner.local...
| > > > In article <MPG.161d48338a71e59d989cc0@news-server.austin.rr.com>,
| > > > brookstexas@NOSPAMyahoo.com wrote:
| > > > >I upgraded to a larger faster hard drive in one of my systems. I took
| > > > >that 8 Mb HD and dropped it into another system to replaced it's
| > > failed
| > > > >HD. The HD already had Win98SE on it. Now during post after it checks
| > > to
| > > > >see if the HD, CDROM and Floppy are there I get "Invalid System Disk,
| > > > >Replace disk, and then press any key" Yadda Yadda.
| > > > >I dropped another floppy in as I thought maybe it was bad, still the
| > > > >same. Any clues?
| > > > >TIA,
| > > > > BT
| > > >
| > > > Upgrade to linux!!!
| > >
| > > And if it's a bad HDD controller, switching to Linux fixes this exactly
| > > how?
| >
| > I sent him an email last week saying that it was probably a HDD controller,
| > but I haven't heard back.
| >
| > Any word?
| >
| > JH
| >
| >
| >
| Sorry, been busy mailing Anthrax coated sponges to the Taliban....
| I took it to Laboratory Computers on Lamar where they diagnose/repair for
| $30 or less + parts. I believe they flashed the bios & reloaded Windows
| & it's good to go!
| Thanks,
|  BT
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| one, He must approve the homage of Reason rather than that of blindfolded
| Fear. -- Thomas Jefferson