Mandrake 8.1
 

I have used Mandrake since it started and have 7.2 working O.K.
When I try to install 8.1 I get the following message after about 30 seconds of Install.
" error in exec of stage2 :-(
FATAL error in STAGE1: Not a directory

I can't recover from this:
You may now reboot your system"
I'm told by the supplier it's a problem with my hardware, but 7.2 works and reinstalls O.K.
Can anyone help me with this please.
Regards
Bob

PS AMD 300M 128 RAM 2 hard drives ( one dedicated to Linux)