Fixed it! It turns out that if you load using "linux ide=nodma" it works just fine. Thanks - Jack -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Antonio Montagnani Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 5:06 PM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: Initial load failure - FC3 Gator ha scritto/wrote il giorno/on 22/03/2005 22:59: >I'm trying to load FC3 on a new custom box. When I load the initial CD >it let's me get past the initial boot screen, gives me a Welcome to >Fedora Core on a blue screen and then panics. I know the box works >because I had Win2000 Pro loaded on it. > >Any ideas? > >My hardware configuration is: > >Intel D865GLCL Motherboard >Intel 2.8GHz Pentium >2GB RAM >Maxtor 300GB SATA drive > >Thanks - Jack > > > 1) have you run mediachecks on CD's? 2) I would try linux text at boot-time... -- Antonio M. ___________ Thanks - I tried both already and it didn't help. -- Jack