I tried installing Leopard on a SATA hdd but when I boot up into the dvd I get to the grey apple screen and after a minute I get to the grey apple screen then it looks like this:
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=22449

Any suggestions?

I have already installed Leopard on this system with a ATA hdd
6000+ Amd x2
ASUS CROSSHAIR AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

150gb SATA hdd

I have had the same situation several times, but successive retries have proven fruitful. I don't know why it fails some times and not others. I haven't been able to boot from the SATA drive installed on, though. The computer just doesn't see the drive or partition, even though its active and flagged. Ubuntu shows the drive and all the folders installed by Zephyroth's 10.5.2 installer. If I disconnect the other drive, the computer won't get past the BioStar splash screen.

Rick :)

AMD 64x2 4000

**Problem solved** Just had to switch IDE dvd drive to Master. I have never installed OSX on a SATA hdd until now.

@Smileyme, what are you computer specs?

"@Smileyme, what are you computer specs?"

BioStar K8M800 Micro AM2
Athlon 64x2 4000
2 GB DDR5300
FX5200128 MB AGP
SATA
Firewire 400/800 PCI

I just added the Firewire card, and will try to install to a Firewire drive later today.

The machine recognizes the SATA drive/partition, but not as bootable with Leopard on it.

Rick :)