I particularly don't like the 4.1 series as it has had the most problems with my system... I recommend you continue with the v3 and boot into the installer using the -f -x -v (forced safe verbose mode). Forced loading because so many .mkext files aren't set up to recognize all the extensions necessary, safe mode because you don't need all the other peripherals when installing, and verbose (again to see what is going on with your system at boot time).

I recommend customizing your install to a minimum (we can get the packages needed to further set up other components later right off the install DVD... but for now we just want a working install, right?) so I would only set up my chipset for now. For this, you can actually select all of them (except for only one Nforce) and the system will recognize what chipset you have (if it is supported... we don't know what it is right off the bat anyways).

When you are finished installing, leave the install DVD in the drive and reboot. Allow it to countdown through the timer and then it will automatically boot up your hard drive (this is to ensure the bootloader will run correctly). I recommend installing chameleon right away after you've booted up to ensure the support you'll need for later upgrades/updates.

Questions, Comments... ask away... but remember to include as many details about
1. your system
2. your customized install
3. the problem as seen in either the console or while booting in verbose mode
4. what you've tried to do to fix the issue.

Also, how did you partition your hard drive in disk utility? What Partition scheme did you end up using?

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