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First thing is that you need to install the bootloader that is the part that loads the linux so you can use it. I'm not 100% sure but I think you should be able to just boot the machine from installation CD and then skip the other parts and go back to install bootloader section and install it. If it still gives errors, then you could tell us about it, the precise message so we could aid you better.