Tecra S10 - 123 and Linux Mandriva Boot Problem

I have a Tecra S10 - 123 since two months and wanted to install Mandriva on it (I do not have any experience with Linux...). I did burn the .iso Image to the Cd and changed the bios settings to boot from cd. That works without problems, but Mandriva stops to boot from the Live Cd after the Kernel has loaded.
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I'm not sure what kernel Mandriva has in it's Live CD. If it runs a kernel that doesn't have AHCI compatibility built-in, it will fail for sure. In this case all what you have to do is to set "Compatibility" setting for your HDD in BIOS, to drop the SATA support. Other ways, just contact Mandriva support team and see what they can recommend you. And by the way, ask around what file systems are supported, so you won't have the same problem after installing.

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