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From: James Broadhead <jamesbroadhead@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] "Invalid boot diskette" what do I do?
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On 17 February 2012 20:47, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
> LOL. =C2=A0Except not really. =C2=A0Am I totally screwed or is there some
> little-known method for kick-starting an apparently dead HD?
> Everything was fine until it was rebooted. =C2=A0Multiple 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.
This worked for me moderately well recently:
http://superuser.com/questions/1078/harddrive-in-the-freezer-ever-work-for=
-you
... in that I was able to get enough files off it to putter along
until I could restore from backups.