Installing GNU-Linux on Dell Precision 370

[Finbarr Quinlan <fquinlan@sensl.com>]

Hello,
I have tried to install Debian's Gnu-Linux OS on a Dell Precision 370.
Before I did this I have partitioned my hard disk into 4 partitions. 1 
to keep my windows XP which is NTFS, 1 is Linux Swap, 1 is FAT32, and 
the other is ReiserFS.
When booting from the CD-Rom ( the latest version ), it cannot read the 
partitions in the hard drive.
The hard drive is SATA.
Is there anyone there that knows about this problem that can help me.
I appreciate it.
thanks very much,
Regards,
Finbarr