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I have already installed Mandrakelinux 10.1 on one machine, but now am
trying to install it on a new machine. Computer is Compaq Presario SR1560.

Any observations to move me forward would be most appreciated. Details
as a result of my attempts and investigations are as follows:


Mandrakelinux:

Install boots from CD
Initial install screen comes up
After pressing ENTER it states "USB devises being detected"
Next thing that comes up is

"Error
No CDROM device found"

End of story!!




Fedora Core 2:

First part of install goes OK

Goes through USB devices detected OK

Message comes up "CD Found To begin testing the CD media before
installation press OK"

Can then proceed on to graphical installation screens.

Can choose "Manually partition with Disk Druid"

However: Pressing NEXT then results in an error box
"No devices found. An error has occurred - no valid devices were found
on which to create new file systems. Please check your hardware for the
cause of this problem."


End of story!!



I then tried Red Hat 7.1 and went as far as looking at the disk set-up
using fdisk (which ran fine).

Red Hat 7.1 fdisk reported:

Boot Start End Blocks ID System

hda1 1 832 6289888+ c win95 fat 32 (LBA)
hda2 * 833 20672 149990400 7 HPFS/NTFS


As Red Hat 7.1 does not report looking for USB devices, does looking
for, and finding them, by Mandrakelinux 10.1 and Fedora Core 2 cause the
problem?




The Phoenix - award BIOs set-up screen reports:

First channel device 0 - None
First channel device 1 - None
Second channel device 0 - HP DVD Writer
Second channel device 1 - None
Third channel device 0 - Samsung SP1614C
Third channel device 1 - None


Regards

Stephen