Dont make fun of me need help loading OS on Toshiba 225CDS

Sk8er07999 · 10-09-2005, 07:12 AM

Ok I got this lap top for free from a friend and wanted to start fresh on it. So I formatted drive C: thinking that I could boot up from the cd rom and load up a fresh copy of windows xp or windows 98 se. But niether disc will work. It just says "invalid system disk, replace the disk, and press any key". Now I had a pc servicing class in high school which was a few years back but I can't seem to figure this one out. I can't get into the systems bios either to make sure the boot sequence starts with the cd rom. Either I don't know what key to push or you just can't get to it. Thanks for the help guys, Kevin.

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-09-2005, 07:19 AM

F1 should get u into bios. and are u using an original OS disk?

Sk8er07999 · 10-09-2005, 07:25 AM

No I am not using the original, ok let me try

Sk8er07999 · 10-09-2005, 07:25 AM

No F1 didn't do anything

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-09-2005, 07:42 AM

ok, it should be the escape key to enter bios if it is not f1. and u say ur not using an original os disk?

Sk8er07999 · 10-09-2005, 07:44 AM

No I don't have the disc.

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-09-2005, 07:45 AM

did u get into bios? and u are trying to use a bootleg copy of the os to load windows? that aint gonna work.

Sk8er07999 · 10-09-2005, 07:48 AM

Esc worked it is booting from the cd now, Thanks so much for the help. I will reply if I have any more problems. Thanks again, Kevin.

Johnnyboy0056 · 10-09-2005, 08:09 AM

ok, let me know how that cd works out.

10-09-2005, 07:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sk8er07999 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	Dont make fun of me need help loading OS on Toshiba 225CDS Ok I got this lap top for free from a friend and wanted to start fresh on it. So I formatted drive C: thinking that I could boot up from the cd rom and load up a fresh copy of windows xp or windows 98 se. But niether disc will work. It just says "invalid system disk, replace the disk, and press any key". Now I had a pc servicing class in high school which was a few years back but I can't seem to figure this one out. I can't get into the systems bios either to make sure the boot sequence starts with the cd rom. Either I don't know what key to push or you just can't get to it. Thanks for the help guys, Kevin. Last edited by Sk8er07999; 10-09-2005 at 07:13 AM. Reason: change title

10-09-2005, 07:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	F1 should get u into bios. and are u using an original OS disk? __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

10-09-2005, 07:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	ok, it should be the escape key to enter bios if it is not f1. and u say ur not using an original os disk? __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

10-09-2005, 07:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	did u get into bios? and u are trying to use a bootleg copy of the os to load windows? that aint gonna work. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

10-09-2005, 08:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
Johnnyboy0056 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 666	ok, let me know how that cd works out. __________________ John G. :rolleyes: Sweet Ride- By Me, For Me :) ____________________________________________ ATX Clear Side Tower with 500 Watt Power Supply EPoX 5NVA+sli Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz 1 GB DDR2 RAM (2 x 512 MB) Seagate 160 GB HDD w/ SATA Connection ATI Radeon X700 PCI Express Video Card

10-09-2005, 07:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sk8er07999 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	No I am not using the original, ok let me try

10-09-2005, 07:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sk8er07999 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	No F1 didn't do anything

10-09-2005, 07:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sk8er07999 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	No I don't have the disc.

10-09-2005, 07:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
Sk8er07999 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	Esc worked it is booting from the cd now, Thanks so much for the help. I will reply if I have any more problems. Thanks again, Kevin.

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