HD Install :: Hdd-install hardware compatibility issue?

I´m pretty new to this Linux-thing, though VERY tired of slow microsoft products and looking for a fast, small and easy operating system for my old laptop.

My problem is simply that I can only start dsl from live-cd every third time or so, two-out-of-three times it seizes during boot. And when I make a hdd-install it seizes during boot every time.

Is this a compatibility issue? or could I be missing something important.

My system is a compaq armada 110, 700MHz or so with 96MB ram.
Thanks for everey little help I can get!
Maybe someone knows about another distro thats more suitable for me?

Which bootlabels and cheatcodes are you using?

none..

What is the last message you see when it hangs?

original here.