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Smoke24 · 08-31-2001, 03:28 PM

I am wanting to install Mandrake 8.0 on my old computer in dual boot with ME. I tried to boot from the CDROM after changing the boot sequence in bios and it says failure reading drive. I have a 13.6 gig hard drive with ME on a 6+ gig partition and the other 6+ is for use with Linux. I have even tried to make a floppy to boot from and my machines can't find Rawwrite or Rawrite whichever way you spell it as per the Mandrake instructions. How can I start the install and get around these problems? I burned the disks with Nero, INST and EXT, from my hard drive after downloading them from one of the download sites. What can I use to open the files on the disks to view what is on them or is there a way in windows?

08-31-2001, 03:28 PM	#1
Smoke24 The Smokester Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Montgomery, AL, USA Posts: 1,434	Problems with Mandrake 8 install I am wanting to install Mandrake 8.0 on my old computer in dual boot with ME. I tried to boot from the CDROM after changing the boot sequence in bios and it says failure reading drive. I have a 13.6 gig hard drive with ME on a 6+ gig partition and the other 6+ is for use with Linux. I have even tried to make a floppy to boot from and my machines can't find Rawwrite or Rawrite whichever way you spell it as per the Mandrake instructions. How can I start the install and get around these problems? I burned the disks with Nero, INST and EXT, from my hard drive after downloading them from one of the download sites. What can I use to open the files on the disks to view what is on them or is there a way in windows?