Critical failures while trying to install Linux

[Sabniveesu Shashank]

Hi!

I've done many Linux installations earlier but today an Dell Vostro
200(Intel Core 2 Duo) machine failed me in all possible ways.

Briefly,
OS                               Bootable Medium   Boot Disk creator
-------------------------------     -------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
1) Ubuntu 11.10 & 13.04 --   USB Drive --          UnetBootin(Linux),
Live-USB-Installer(Linux)

[Message: "Boot Error"]

2) Debian 6                         CD                       Burnt from an
ISO

[Result: Many installation stages failed, reporting boot medium fault.
Please note that I used this disc successfully many times so far]


At last, Fedora 17 from a CD got installed.

* I don't have a clue how I should troubleshoot this situation.
* I absolutely have no idea what to do in a scenario where BIOS allows
booting from USB but still nothing shows up from an all perfect
installation media.

             Is there something which I should have done?

Thanking you

Regards
Shashank

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