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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] "Invalid boot diskette" what do I do?
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On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 12:47:36PM -0800, Grant wrote:
> 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.