>> LOL. Except not really. Am I totally screwed or is there some >> little-known method for kick-starting an apparently dead HD? >> Everything was fine until it was rebooted. Multiple reboots always >> come back to: >> >> Invalid Boot diskette- Enter BOOT diskette into A: >> >> Cracks about how if the system is old enough to have a floppy drive >> then it's overdue for a dead HD are appropriate. > > Diskette is not HDD > > A: looks too much windows-like. old system you said.. so OK.
I think the BIOS can't find a HD at all so it's trying to boot from the floppy drive which does not contain a floppy disk. - Grant
