On Sat, 13 May 2006 20:19:20 +0100, "Cooler Dude"
<down@thecrossroads.com> wrote:

>Mr Tuvok wrote:
>> I know this unit is not worth much anymore. Both batteries are long
>> dead but it still posts on AC. I hope to put an OS on it to give it to
>> a family member. I recently reformatted the HD & now it won't accept
>> the boot disc because I deleted all the drivers. Now it won't boot
>> from either the HD or the floppy. All it keeps saying is "Invalid
>> system disc    Replace the disc, and then press any key" I am open to
>> suggestions other than just throwing this unit away. Thank you.
>
>
>I'm a bit puzzled as to why it "won't accept the boot disc because I
>deleted all the drivers".
>Even with a blank, formatted, totally empty hard drive, a valid boot
>disk should work, provided that the floppy disk drive is not broken or
>disconnected. Maybe your boot disk is faulty?  It might be worth
>creating a new one to rule out that possibility.
>
>You can download the files to create a new one from
>http://www.bootdisk.com/
>
>Then I suggest you try this......
>
>Insert a known good floppy boot disk and start the PC.
>
>At the A:>  prompt, type  SYS C:    and press enter
>
>That should copy the required operating system files from the floppy to
>the hard disk.
>
>Remove the floppy boot disk and re-start the machine.
>
>
Something else must be wrong. I can't get an A: prompt.Thank you for
your help.