HOW DO I INSTALLED LINUX ON GATEWAY 7210GX

My laptop doesn't seem to want to boot from any Linux CDs. I tried Auditor, Backtrack, PCLinux, and the Ubuntu Install Disc v5.1 for i386. I have it set up right in the bios, and it even reads the discs before it goes to the hard drive.

What am I doing wrong here?

>>10

word. Desktop integration bitches. Just think of all the sad noobs running 2 OS' in that niggersoft VMware. It's not that great and nobody gives a shit.