Thanks for the response, but it did boot to the DVD, but when I try to load the drive with the options I think will work with this machine it crashes half way through the installation and reboots. Not sure if it is the kernel or the fact it has the nforce chip set?
Here are the specs:
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Product MPN
MPN 559158
Key Features
Processor Mobile Pentium 4-M 2.4 GHz
Installed Memory 500 MB (DDR SDRAM)
Hard Drive 50 GB IDE, 4200 RPM
Display 15 in. XGA TFT LCD
Motherboard Bus Speed 533 MHz
Storage Controller Type IDE
CD / DVD Type DVD-ROM Optical Drive Read Speed 8x (DVD)
Display Tech XGA TFT LCD
Screen Size 15 in.
Display Max. Resolution 1024 x 768
Video Graphic Processor ATI Mobility RADEON 9000 IGP
Expandability 1 x Type I/II PC Card Slot, Docking Station/Port Replicator
Expansion Ports 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire), VGA out, Parallel Port, RJ-11 (modem), RJ-45 (NIC), S-Video out
Input Method Keyboard • Touchpad
Networking
Networking Type Integrated Network Card Data Link Protocol Ethernet • Fast Ethernet
Modem Analog Modulation Protocol ITU V.90 • ITU V.92
If anyone knows any known issues with this particular machine running Leopard please let me know.
Thanks
