Linux on Compaq Armada 7750

Has anyone tried to install Linux on an Armada 7750. Everytime that I try any Linux (SuSE 6.4, Mandrake, Red Hat, Corel, Debian), it always hangs on trying to initialize the PCMCIA. The only way that I have been able to get a "working" install is to not use PCMCIA, but that leaves out my PCMCIA

Re: [OT?] Hard disk dying?

One thing to try is booting using an MS-DOS or Windows9x boot disk and then try running that version of FDISK on the drive. You could also try running Microsoft Scandisk. That will usually tell you about bad sectors in such. Plus, since it is not a Linux program, it won't be affected by faul