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ERROR Message "Cant load BDOS kernel file A:\IBMDOS.com System Halted"

I have an ASUS A7M266 motherboard Rev 1.04 with an AMD 1.2GHz processor. I just brought the WD 1600JB and am trying to install it as a single drive. When I set the BIOS(Rev 1004A) to Auto detect the drive it sees it as an 8.4 Gig Hard Drive. If I manually enter in the data it reads it as 528 M. Either way i get this message " Disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter". If i put in Win XP or Norton Sytem Works into CD, i get the same error message. When i put a boot disc into floppy i get this error"Disk I/O error. Replace the disk and then press any key. When I put the floppy i made with Data Lifeguard v11.0 for DOS, I get "Starting Caldera Dr-DOS" and the following error" Can't load BDOS kernel file;  A:IBMDOS.com System Halted. Any help or suggestions? Please.
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