Thanks for the reply Dennis. As far as I know, PnP OS is off, as well as virus detection, i have double checked..but ya know how that can be. I did finally get the OS to load.....but it still crashes, most often related to a mouse movement. I will do some more research, now that it *may* be mouse related. Any more thoughts would be great. Glenn Dennis Myers wrote: > Glenn Baker wrote: > > > > Glenn Baker wrote: > > > > > Hopefully somebody will be able to give me some pointers here.. > > > I have been trying to install Mandrake 7.0 all day. The problem I have > > > is that during the set-up/install, my PC reboots all on its own, forcing > > > me to start all over. I have looked at literature till I am blue in the > > > face, tried to register for support via www, but the form is not working > > > for me? Anyhow, I have swapped out the DVD ROM for a CD ROM, pulled the > > > jumper on the motherboard to eliminate the on board sound, removed the > > > NIC card, removed the modem. The thing still re-boots on me during > > > install? Need some pointers...the wife thinks she will not see me > > > tonight if I don't have any luck with this install. > > > Pasted below is my earlier post with the sytem specs. Thanks. > > > Glenn > > > > > > New to the list and Linux. > > > > > > I just bought Mandrake 7.0 and am attempting to install, and not having > > > much luck. The problem is that during the install, my PC keeps > > > re-booting. Each time a get a bit further in the process, then it > > > re-boots?? I have formatted my c drive, and have no Windows installed > > > :) below is my system info, if I left out anything critical, please let > > > > > > me know. I am very new to this, so your help is greatly appreciated. > > > Glenn > > > > > > My system: > > > AMD k62 450mhz > > > Bus Type: ISA > > > standard keyboard and mouse > > > Award Bios, ver 4.51pg > > > DVD Toshiba CD Rom > > > ESS Solo Audio Drive > > > Netgear 310TX Fast Ethernet card > > > SIS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller > > > IRQ Holder for PCI Steering > > > SIS 5513 Dual PCI IDE controller > > > SIS 530 chip set > > I'm not really sure what could be doing this, but you might want to make > sure the PNP OS and virus detection are set at no or off in the > Motherboard Bios. You might also try a search in the newbie archives. > They are on the mail list page of Linux-Mandrake website. Any one with > better ideas just jump right in here. Luck, Dennis > -- > Dennis M. a registered Linux User #180842
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