[newbie] LILO problems

[mike]

Please would someone help with a problem I have with lilo. I have read as much
as I can find on the subject but to no avail.
I have a 17gig HD with Win98 and a 4gig HD with Mandrake 7.0, the problem is
that when I start my PC it gets to the stage where lilo should appear but all
that appears is L0101010101010101010101010101........forever.
I have to use a floppy to start the machine which is bit of a pain, is there a
solution for the problem??
I removed both the os's from the system and reinstalled both but each time the
same happens.

thanks in advance
Mike