Fedora 7 failed install Supercom.PC

[pendell]

The machine: SuperMicro ACPI Multiprocessor PC with Xeon 2.00 GHz chip.

The hard drive: ST340016A IDE, controlled by Intel (Ultra) 82801BA Ultra ATA Controller

The video card: 3dlap Wildcat UPQ90Pro

The Network: Adaptec ANA62044

The audio controller: 82801BA/BAM Audio controller.

CDROM: Mitsumi CDROM FX4831TIA

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The operating System: Fedora 7.

After much fun with burning DVDs, give up and *buy* Fedora 7 media from re-seller
PC101. Get 11 CD set.

Pop in CD 1 and boot from it. Spends two hours on the "loading ata_pixx driver" screen.
Eventually gets past that. Asks what I want to install from. I say "install from CD".

It responds "cannot find driver for CD. Insert driver disk".

Cannot find driver for my controller on-line.

Attempt 64-bit intel Install. Breaks immediately, telling me my PC does not support long mode; I must use 32-bit install. Attempt 32-bit 386 install, with same result above.

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Try again, this time attempting a network install from www.gtlib.gatech.edu , by-passing
CD-rom altogether.

CDROM boots up with minimal image. Bypass ata_pixx driver error. Select standard
installation options. select install from http. Img2 successfully downloaded. Two hours pass.

A blank X-windows screen (grey with a single 'x' for the cursor shows up).

Two hours pass.

The fedora splash screen appears. I click next. the button grays out.

Another two hours pass.

It asks me if I want to wipe my hard drive.

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At this point I come here for advice. I don't believe the install should be taking this long. I had always intended to wipe the drive and make this a single-boot Fedora system, but
I'm afraid that there may be some kind of hardware conflict ... why else would it be taking so long? I don't want to wipe the drive and find it unable to run anything.

Can this install be salvaged?

If not, what hardware would you recommend for Fedora?

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Almost forgot. Saw on web suggestion that I dial down overclocking on CPU and disable ACPI power function. CPU is not overclocked and I disable ACPI. Same problems.


Respectfully,

Brian P.

[pendell]

Well, the answer to this problem was 'throw away that bargain-basement piece of %%32 and get a Dell". That solution seems to have worked quite nicely, thank you .

Respectfully,

Brian P.