Can't boot 5.3-RELEASE installation CD

[Hendrik Hasenbein]

Mike Jakubik wrote:
> Computer reboots at this point. The CD seems to boot fine if i disable the
> onboard RAID controller, however i need to install on it. I've tried
> toggling the different SATA modes, as well as disabling the other SATA
> controller, but nothing helps. I told my client that FreeBSD will run on
> this system as the PDC20378 is listed as supported in the hardware notes,
> and now im stuck. Whats going on here?

Do you have the newest BIOS for the board? Some older BIOS versions had 
problems with the onboard SATA controller.

Hendrik