Snow Leopard install problems...help please

I'm trying to do a fresh install of snow leopard on my Mac mini. My hd has been formatted but I'm having 2 problems. First if I try and run the install from SL ( that I have installed on an external drive) the install goes great but once I get to the restart the install doesn't continue, it acts as if I'm trying to start a new install.
If I boot directly from the install DVD the install just hangs at 31 minutes remaining, this happens about 1 minute into the install.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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