I downloaded this file: KNOPPIX_V3.7-2004-12-08-EN.iso from a file sharing network & burned it to a 800MB CD, using the boot-able option in Nero Express. I set CD drive D: as first boot option in the BIOS & restarted, all the hardware was detected, some of the screen messages were as follows:

Caldera DR-DOS 7.03
No FAT32 Volumes Found, exiting
Usage: ntfsread.exe
Partition C:\ installed

I then got dumped at this prompt: [DR-DOS] A:\>
After which nothing else happened, why didn't KNOPPIX run?.

Ajak.

System specs:
OS: Win. XP Pro.
File System: NTFS
MB: ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe
BIOS: Award
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 1.6
Ram: 256 Meg Crucial Memory
Primary HD: C80GB Western Digital Caviar SE, no partitions)
CD Drive: DLiteon 40x12x48x Writer)
DVD Drive: JLG GSA-4160B Writer, in external USB2 enclosure w Maxell 4.7GB DVD-RAM, FAT32 formatted)