Havin A "invalid System Disk Erros"" Please Help

akashpatel · 08-26-2006, 03:50 PM

Everytime I Turn My Laptop On . The Gateway Screen Comes Up Where U Can Change The System Setting By Pressin F2 And Then A Black Screen Comes Up With The Message Sayin "invalid System Disk, Replace The Disk And Press Any Key " And From There I Cant Do Anything , I Tried To Put A Repairation Cd In And Other Cds , It Doesnt Work And I Have No Disk Or Cd In That Comp. So Please Some1 Help Me Out!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Ralck** · 08-26-2006, 03:57 PM

When you say the repair install didn't work, did it boot off of the disk but couldn't find your harddrive, or did it never boot off the disk? If it didn't boot off the disk, boot into BIOS (I believe you said this was f2) and make the boot order:
1st: CD-rom
2nd: Harddrive

Then try to boot off the CD again to do your repair install.

akashpatel · 08-26-2006, 04:03 PM

when i put my cd in , it didnt do anything , it didnt boot of my cd or disk or anything , i tried to change my settings 2 but it goes back to my error message screen to ,so what do u suggest now

**Ralck** · 08-26-2006, 04:20 PM

By error screen do you mean the Gateway screen that wants you to enter BIOS or the Invalid System Disk error?
You don't have a floppy drive connected do you? If so, make sure any disks are removed from it and also, if possible, remove the drive completely.

akashpatel · 08-26-2006, 04:36 PM

i get the "invalid system disk error screen" after i get the gateway screen where i change the setting by pressin F2, and i have a disk and a cd drive , but they are empty , but it still gives me that message though,

**Ralck** · 08-26-2006, 05:50 PM

Change your boot order so the CD-rom is first, then put in your Windows CD. Reboot the computer and it should boot off the CD where you can follow the instructions, and perform a Repair install.

**manic** · 08-27-2006, 06:09 AM

Your operating system is win98, from your profile, chances are it will
not boot to the cd. If it were me, I would find out who manufactured
the harddrive. Then I would go to there website, download a diagnostic
tool, put that on a floppy. Boot to said floppy, and see how the hard
drive checks out.

lordsmoover · 03-23-2008, 04:31 PM

Hi my name is matt and im a new user of this forum

i have the same problem

invalid system disk replace the disk and then press any key.

i have a leptop compaq presario 1692, i deleted the partition and restart the system then i created the partition and restart the system again after i format the c drive as normal process. then i setup the bios to boot with cd and here is the problem set it saved it and restarted. the system was still looking for the floppy drive and it wont boot from the cd drive. i tried everything that i know about and read alot from websites but still nothing.

if i boot up from the floppy drive with win98 bootdisk it comes normal but when it comes to set the windows to install i get this error

(CDR101: Not ready reading drive E)

and it wont let me do nothing with the cd. now i know the cd is working because the system is loading the cd drive when computer starts and even when i select start computer with cd-rom support!

i do have all the drives for the cd-drive so that's no option

I don't know what to do next ! the leptop has got a usb port maybe i said i could connect an external cd drive which i have. but i don't know how to access a usb from dos ! and to be honest i was looking on the net and it seem very complicated

Thanks for you help in advance

08-26-2006, 03:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
akashpatel Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5 OS: win98	Havin A "invalid System Disk Erros"" Please Help Everytime I Turn My Laptop On . The Gateway Screen Comes Up Where U Can Change The System Setting By Pressin F2 And Then A Black Screen Comes Up With The Message Sayin "invalid System Disk, Replace The Disk And Press Any Key " And From There I Cant Do Anything , I Tried To Put A Repairation Cd In And Other Cds , It Doesnt Work And I Have No Disk Or Cd In That Comp. So Please Some1 Help Me Out!!!!!!!!!!!!

08-26-2006, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ralck TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,454 OS: 98SE/XP PRO/FC4 My System	When you say the repair install didn't work, did it boot off of the disk but couldn't find your harddrive, or did it never boot off the disk? If it didn't boot off the disk, boot into BIOS (I believe you said this was f2) and make the boot order: 1st: CD-rom 2nd: Harddrive Then try to boot off the CD again to do your repair install. __________________ Power Supply Info Everyone Should Read! How to Post Your System Specs

08-26-2006, 04:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
akashpatel Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5 OS: win98	akash when i put my cd in , it didnt do anything , it didnt boot of my cd or disk or anything , i tried to change my settings 2 but it goes back to my error message screen to ,so what do u suggest now

08-26-2006, 04:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ralck TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,454 OS: 98SE/XP PRO/FC4 My System	By error screen do you mean the Gateway screen that wants you to enter BIOS or the Invalid System Disk error? You don't have a floppy drive connected do you? If so, make sure any disks are removed from it and also, if possible, remove the drive completely. __________________ Power Supply Info Everyone Should Read! How to Post Your System Specs

08-26-2006, 05:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ralck TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,454 OS: 98SE/XP PRO/FC4 My System	Change your boot order so the CD-rom is first, then put in your Windows CD. Reboot the computer and it should boot off the CD where you can follow the instructions, and perform a Repair install. __________________ Power Supply Info Everyone Should Read! How to Post Your System Specs

08-26-2006, 04:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
akashpatel Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5 OS: win98	i get the "invalid system disk error screen" after i get the gateway screen where i change the setting by pressin F2, and i have a disk and a cd drive , but they are empty , but it still gives me that message though,

08-27-2006, 06:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,238 OS: xp	Your operating system is win98, from your profile, chances are it will not boot to the cd. If it were me, I would find out who manufactured the harddrive. Then I would go to there website, download a diagnostic tool, put that on a floppy. Boot to said floppy, and see how the hard drive checks out. __________________ Last edited by manic; 08-27-2006 at 06:17 AM.

03-23-2008, 04:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
lordsmoover Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 OS: WindowsXp SP2	Re: Havin A "invalid System Disk Erros"" Please Help Hi my name is matt and im a new user of this forum i have the same problem invalid system disk replace the disk and then press any key. i have a leptop compaq presario 1692, i deleted the partition and restart the system then i created the partition and restart the system again after i format the c drive as normal process. then i setup the bios to boot with cd and here is the problem set it saved it and restarted. the system was still looking for the floppy drive and it wont boot from the cd drive. i tried everything that i know about and read alot from websites but still nothing. if i boot up from the floppy drive with win98 bootdisk it comes normal but when it comes to set the windows to install i get this error (CDR101: Not ready reading drive E) and it wont let me do nothing with the cd. now i know the cd is working because the system is loading the cd drive when computer starts and even when i select start computer with cd-rom support! i do have all the drives for the cd-drive so that's no option I don't know what to do next ! the leptop has got a usb port maybe i said i could connect an external cd drive which i have. but i don't know how to access a usb from dos ! and to be honest i was looking on the net and it seem very complicated Thanks for you help in advance