MacBook Air won't install via DVD or Remote Install?

Gang,
I have a 2.13/128 SSD MMA with Bootcamp installed (30G partition vista).
I got my SL yesterday and loaded it on my new Pro 13 no problem. I went to install it on the air and the same thing seems to happen.
I use a off the shelf DVD drive self powered USB and can boot off the distribution disks as well as the Bootcamp vista.
So I put in the SL DVD and hit install it ran some stuff then rebooted and after about 5 minutes of white screen it booted back into 10.5.8. So then I tried booting off the SL DVD and the same thing happened. I then tried remote install using both Ethernet and Airport and the same thing happens.
White screen for about 5 minutes then it boots up normally into 10.5.8.
Any ideas? Is it the Bootcamp partition?
Thanks
Gordon

Gang,
I used WinClone to clone my Vista partition and then deleted it with Bookcamp and it still did not install.
So I set the Air for Ethernet (USB) and my mini for Ethernet and then Snow loaded just fine.
So it was probably not the Vista partition which I now have to figure out how to reinstall.
Thanks
Gordon

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