Installation

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I recently attempted to install Mandrake 10.1 but I have ran into some

problems. I booted the DVD and got up to the partitioning part. The

warning came on that I needed to defrag and do chkdsk on my hard

drive.

 

To get out of the installation I pressed ctrl-alt-delete and shut off the

computer.

 

I then performed the chkdsk and defrag and reattempted the install.

 

The installation abruptly stops and I get the following message:

 

Found Intel Corp (8021 FR/FRW (ICHC6R/ICH6RW) SATA Controller

"parport-pc" "imm" "ppa" interfaces. Do you have another one?

 

If I press no I get the following message:

 

An error occurred

An error occurred no valid devices found on which

to create new file systems. Please check your hardware

for the cause of the proble.

 

If I check yes it gives me a voluminous list of drivers which

I attempt to install. If it's incompatible it lets me know. If

it's compatible it adds itself and then asks the question

again.

 

I added all the drivers that it liked and then pressed no because I gave

it all the drivers and the same thing happened. I tried every mode with the

same results and I typed linix noapci acpi=off at linux prompt with no

results.

 

I'm running a Dell 8400 Dimension Desktop with alll the bellls and

whistles.

 

It's obvious that I caused the problem by abruptly stopping the

original installation. Is there anything I can do to reverse this

problem?

 

Thanx in advance