Or a "Non-System Disk, Replace and strike any key to continue. In my opinion, I'm sure you could ask the sys admin, What would he do if that error came up, and it was a home computer. He probably has a better solution, or knows better what exactly caused it there at school. I know I ghost a harddrive at the drop of a hat at work, saves me a lot of time, but at home, I will grind the problem into oblivion trying to figure out exactly what happened and why.

This way, you learn exactly what happened at school, and hopefully (if the admins not bad) get someone who you can learn from as well. I know I've got a couple of kids who express true interest's in the good side of being an admin, and I'm alway's teaching them why things happen, and what to do about it.

He can be a useful source, Use the force...