Just checking:
Are you sure the BIOS's virus protection is truely turned off?
It may have an odd name on that confusor. It will pervent MBR writes.
Are you sure the BIOS settings have the /dev/fd0 setting correct
for the drive in use?
> For some reason, the install CD cannot install a boot loader
> (won't write to the MBR), and when I attempt to make a rescue
> boot floppy, the install software doesn't see the diskette format.
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