Windows 98

TopDoggyDog · 06-06-2006, 03:43 AM

I was working with a computer i have, i had a hard drive that had windows 98 installed to it, it worked perfectly, but i decided to see if any of my other hard drives had anything better like ME or XP so I installed one by one and they were all lower or didn't work. But when i installed the 98 one again it said "invalid system disk, replace the disk and then press any key". Does anyone know why this happened and/ or the way to solve this problem if it's even possible.

Note: Today i installed a hard drive that had 95 and it worked perfectly.

Arm_Pit3 · 06-06-2006, 03:54 AM

You can try resetting the bios and makign sure the ahrddrive is the right boot disk, and making sure the jumper caps are set right to master or auto.

Another possibiliy is the drive was damaged while handing which could be to due a drop, or a static cahrge coming form your body if you didn;t ground yourself.

TopDoggyDog · 06-06-2006, 04:26 AM

How can i reset the bios, and how can i get to the ahrddrive to see if its the right boot disk, and how can i make sure the jumper caps are set right to master or auto

TopDoggyDog · 06-06-2006, 05:09 AM

I just need help reseting the bios, any one please help

Motoxrdude · 06-06-2006, 05:14 AM

I dont think it is your bios that needs reseting.

Is your boot order set up so that your cd drive boots first?

To reset your bios, pull out the battery on your mobo. It looks like a whatch battery. Leave that out for a minute or two, then put it back in, and it should be reset.

TopDoggyDog · 06-06-2006, 05:19 AM

I dont know if my boot order is set up so that my cd drive boots first, if it's not how did my widows 95 work

StrangleHold · 06-06-2006, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TopDoggyDog

I was working with a computer i have, i had a hard drive that had windows 98 installed to it, it worked perfectly, but i decided to see if any of my other hard drives had anything better like ME or XP so I installed one by one and they were all lower or didn't work. But when i installed the 98 one again it said "invalid system disk, replace the disk and then press any key". Does anyone know why this happened and/ or the way to solve this problem if it's even possible.

Note: Today i installed a hard drive that had 95 and it worked perfectly.

Does the BIOS see the 98 drive when booting

TopDoggyDog · 06-06-2006, 11:43 PM

I dont know if its is does, probably not.

How can this cause a problem.

Motoxrdude · 06-06-2006, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrangleHold

Does the BIOS see the 98 drive when booting

Do you even know what the BIOS are?

Ok, basicly you need to reformat. You need to boot off the cd first which can be done in the BIOS. Start up your computer and immediatly tap the DEL/F1/F2 key. It should be one of those. Then, find something about the boot order, make it so the cd drive is number one. then save changes and exit. Put in the OS disk, and boot off of it, and install windows.

TopDoggyDog · 06-07-2006, 12:00 AM

Whats the OS disk, and what do you mean by install windows.

06-06-2006, 03:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
TopDoggyDog New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8	Windows 98 I was working with a computer i have, i had a hard drive that had windows 98 installed to it, it worked perfectly, but i decided to see if any of my other hard drives had anything better like ME or XP so I installed one by one and they were all lower or didn't work. But when i installed the 98 one again it said "invalid system disk, replace the disk and then press any key". Does anyone know why this happened and/ or the way to solve this problem if it's even possible. Note: Today i installed a hard drive that had 95 and it worked perfectly.

06-06-2006, 05:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 6,087	I dont think it is your bios that needs reseting. Is your boot order set up so that your cd drive boots first? To reset your bios, pull out the battery on your mobo. It looks like a whatch battery. Leave that out for a minute or two, then put it back in, and it should be reset. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

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06-06-2006, 03:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Arm_Pit3 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 434	You can try resetting the bios and makign sure the ahrddrive is the right boot disk, and making sure the jumper caps are set right to master or auto. Another possibiliy is the drive was damaged while handing which could be to due a drop, or a static cahrge coming form your body if you didn;t ground yourself.

06-06-2006, 04:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
TopDoggyDog New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8	How can i reset the bios, and how can i get to the ahrddrive to see if its the right boot disk, and how can i make sure the jumper caps are set right to master or auto

06-06-2006, 05:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
TopDoggyDog New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8	I just need help reseting the bios, any one please help

06-06-2006, 05:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
TopDoggyDog New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8	I dont know if my boot order is set up so that my cd drive boots first, if it's not how did my widows 95 work

06-06-2006, 11:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
TopDoggyDog New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8	I dont know if its is does, probably not. How can this cause a problem.

06-07-2006, 12:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
TopDoggyDog New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 8	Whats the OS disk, and what do you mean by install windows.