Ramdisk won't go away?

[Chris Vaughn <cvaughn@MATH.ORST.EDU>]

I've just installed Debian 2.0 on a Compaq Proliant.  Everything seems
to be in order, except for the fact that every time the system is
booted, I get the screen displaying "This is the Debian Rescue disk..."
followed by the "boot:" prompt.

This screen comes up despite the fact that I am booting directly from the
hard disk.  If I type "linux root=/dev/sda1", the system comes up
fine.

How do I get the system to boot this way automatically?  I'm sure this
must be simple, but I've tried checking the FAQ and DejaNews with no
success.

Thanks,

-- Chris