invalid disk error

1) Check to make sure that there's not a floppy disk in the drive. A non-bootable floppy in the drive can cause the system not to boot.

2) Take out the CD. If it's bootable, it may be causing bootup problems.

3) Have you installed any applications recently? If so, check the documentation and/or website... are there any known issues for that particular application? Is it written specifically for the operating system you're using?

4) Lastly, boot from a floppy and see if you can access the drive. If you can't you probably have a hardware failure... check your IDE and power connections; if they're good, you may have a dead hard drive.

Good luck!
TG

Your user hasn't changed any of the Bios settings have they?
If so they may have changed the boot sequence and it's trying to boot from a flppoy that isn't there or a cd rom.
I would check it.

I would check that all disk drives are empty, i.e.
Floppy, CD-ROM, ZIP disk if one is fitted.
Hopefully that wil provide the answer
All the best
Chris
:-)

also try to boot from emergency boot disk (floppy)...If the system files were accidentally deleted this mesj will appear.

Also, Have had a similar experence when someone broke two connecting pins on the hard drive ( where the ribbon cable hooks up). btw, was able to recover hd, by what I will call a hot-wire method even though other tech people I talked to has said the hd is history, just buy a new one ( easy for them to say, it is not their data! and easier for THEM.)