Problem installing Redhat 7.3

[Weylan]

I'm completely new to Linux and I'm trying to install Redhat 7.3 on my old windows machine but I can't get it to work.

Initially I reformatted the hard drive so that I could make it a dedicated Linux machine. Now I've been trying to install it as a dual boot. I've had no success either way.

Here's the thing: I keep getting the following message during installation.

hdd: lost interrupt

A friend suggested that it might be a problem with my ethernet card but removing it didn't make a difference.

So, I've come here in hopes that someone else has had this problem too.

[michaelk]

Can you post a description of the hardware?

[Weylan]

It is a Compaq Presario 5030 with a Pentium II, cdrom, floppy and Iomega Zip drives, Rockwell 56k modem.

Do you need more specific information?

[maddogradio]

I am having the same problem with the same machine on RH 8.0 Did this get solved or did anybody find a workaround?

Thanks

[maddogradio]

Unpluuged the Internal Zip Drive and bingo! Apparently the system doesn't assign and interrupt to the Zip drive which I saw in the text based portion before the install started.

Now if I can get it to work once Linux is installed?????