[NTLUG:Discuss] Install Mdk 8.2, RH 7.3 - Hang - Huge HDD - BIOS

[greenglow484@juno.com]

Done some Google searching, also thru RH & Mdk sites/ lists;  no success.
 Anyone got ideas?

It's hdc, 3rd HDD.  It's a 60 Gig Western Digital.  My 1997 BIOS (sorry,
no further patches available) doesn't know what to do with it, so have
set it in BIOS / CMOS (IDE secondary master) to None.  Then, Window~1 95,
2000 & XP can see and deal with it fine.

Until now, so could Linux.  On Mdk 8.1, and RHat 7.1, either during
install would pause and time out when trying to get partitions etc., and
would then proceed with install;  then, after install, on boot, either
would again pause & then time out when trying to get partition info on
this HDD;  then, would skip it, go on and boot fine.  In fact, except for
/boot, all of my Linux install & partitions are on this 3rd HDD.  /boot
is on hda, a 4 Gig drive.

Now, neither RHat 7.3 nor Mdk 8.2 will even install.  The install routine
hangs at trying to get partition info for hdc, and just won't do anything
further.  No escape, Enter nor other keys work.  Ideas?  TIA
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