installation problem

["Artin Nebel Rebekale" <artin@pathfinder.hsc.usc.edu>]

while installing hamm to my thinkpad laptop i had this odd problem.
I've already checked the linux/laptop resource pages and they had no 
solution for this.  Basically i get to the screen to partition the 
drive, /dev/hda is the only drive i have (and therefore the only one 
available) but when i choose ok, it just takes me back to the menu. 
i've tried all the different rescue disks and this same thing 
happens.  i switched to console 2 and was able to successfully mount 
the drive and look through it, so the drive does work.  anyone have 
any ideas?

thanks

artin rebekale
artin@pathfinder.hsc.usc.edu