There are thousands of pieces of hardware and related drivers available for use in the PC world. The advantage: consumer choice. The disadvantage: hardware compatibility issues are common. There are several debug screens in the installer that can help when an installation fails. Use the Alt-FX key combination to view:

• Alt-F1: main install screen
• Alt-F2: command line (not always available)
• Alt-F3: general log
• Alt-F4: driver log
• Alt-F5: hard disk / CD log