Please hellp me!!

[Stephane]

Hello,

I have a Compaq Armada 3500 and whenever i turn it on, it
says on the screen:
"Non-System disk or disk error
replace and strike any key when ready"

I would like to know if you believe that it is due to a
malfunction of the hardrive, or something with the BIOS,
because I believe that it is referring to the floppy disk.
Also, could you tell me how to access the BIOS please?

Thank you in advance,
Stephane

 

[Wayne B.]

If there is no floppy or cd in either drive when you're
starting your computer then try this site here.

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000229.htm

 

[Suzy]

This is the type of message one gets when booting a
computer that has a floppy disk in the floppy drive that
is not a Startup Disk. Do you have such a disk (a data
backup disk perhaps) in the floppy drive when you boot
the computer? Simply remove the disk from the drive and
strike any key. Problem solved.