Mint 12 32bit hangs on install

[Uldis]

Downloaded linuxmint-12-gnome-dvd-32bit.iso and tried to boot.

Saw Loading messages for /casper/vmlinuz and /casper/initrd.lz on ascii screen, got "Ready" here. Nothing further, no matter how long I wait.
The same disk (real disk, not iso image) works fine for VirtualBox VM on the same host, so, I gues, neither CD ROM nor CD itself is to blame.
A bit about host (excerpts from hardinfo report) :
Computer Processor
2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (threads, not cores)
Memory 1540MB (653MB used)
Date/Time
Thu 05 Jan 2012 12:50:16 PM EET

SCSI Disks (actually IDE/SATA)
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S222A (IDE)
ATA WDC WD5000AADS-0 (SATA)
ATA SAMSUNG HD120IJ (SATA)

Devices
Processors
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz 3000.24MHz
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz 3000.24MHz

Memory
Total Memory 1540988 kB

DMI
BIOS
Date 05/02/2006 Vendor Intel Corp. (http://www.intel.com)
Version GC11020M.86A.1065.2006.0502.1638
Board
Name D102GGC2
Vendor Intel Corporation (http://www.intel.com)

Any idea?
TIA
Uldis

[jack_]

Try update the BIOS from Intel Download Center.
There was some improvements in 2006/2007.

"Fixed issue where certain drive imaging software CD can't boot."

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_ ... S&lang=eng