I can sure try 4(.52) as well, but the aim for this machine is 3.
Bootmanager, well, I tried 3 options:
1: just do "easy install", the installer will to everything. At the end it goes looking for configuration, then I need to remove the diskette and then it reboots for the 1st time. After that I get the blinking cusror.
2: do an advanced install, partition, make it installable, exactly the same result
3: do an advanced install and just choose to format it (either FAT or HPFS) and again, same result, a blinking cursor after the 1st boot
Last image I had was 8.200, but I'll check in the command promt as well.
This BIOS doesn't work with hard drive types by the way, it recognises it (or not). It doesn't seem to like drives above 4gb, so that's why I had this 2GB CF.
I'll try a genuine IDE HDD < 2gb to see if that's helping.