[newbie] MANDRAKE 8.1 INSTALL PROBLEMS

[Matt Koppelman]

ok i am installing mandrake 8.1 iso on a clean, brand new machine. its an athlon 1.3 - i am having a few problems with it.. the machine has connectivity on my network, but keeps popping up this message at the prompt. "Probable Hardware Bug: clock timer configuration lost - probably a VIA686a motherboard.   heres my second problem.. i have installe dlinux about 10 times on this thing.. every time i install, things that SHOULD be there are not.. like plain ol 'ftp' or 'drakxservices' - i cant find any of these on the computer. i KNOW i specified ftp to install from the beginning, and i also have done reccomended and expert installs.   i have installed mandrake linux numerous times problem-free, but not 8.1 as of yet.. anyone have any ideas? or should i take the damn server back? :)   if you respond to this, please cc my personal address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - sometimes its hard to find things in the barrage of posts on here.. thanks!