Hi guys, i have finished downloading the:

Mandrake Linux 9.1 ISO images mirrors for i586 and higher

from the ManDrake website, all 3 of the ISO files.

These is the name of the files:

Mandrake91-cd1-inst.i586.iso
Mandrake91-cd2-inst.i586.iso
Mandrake91-cd3-inst.i586.iso

So i burned all three on 3 blank cdr's but when i try to install the first cd on a brand new hd, it says:

DISK boot Failure, Insert system disk and press enter.

I really dont think i have all the files necessary to install Mandrake. cAN u guys tell me where i dl all the necessary files for this to work thanks

Sounds like you may not have your bios set for first device to boot from as cdrom. Check that setting before continuing.

when you burned the .iso files onto a cd, did you burn them as images?

Also, make sure you have your BIOS setup right so that it boots off of CD when you start your computer ( you can do this by pressing <deL> or whatever your computer has as default while it is checking memory and starting up )

Thoes three files ( which should all be about 650mb each or collectively 1.8gb ) should be all that you need. I just installed mandrake 9.1 via burned cds.

thanks guys, i finally installed mandrake 9.1, i took a friends advice an used nero to burn the images. i can install now and everything is fine now. thanks alot guys