/dev/sda1 apparently is in use

[Vu Pham]

When installing Suse 10.2 onto a new system, after creating the
partitions, the installation comes to the step to format the partitions,
I get the error that /dev/sda1 is apparently in use and the installation
stops.

Moving another drive already installed Suse 10.2 to this system, it
boots just fine.

Moving the first drive to another system, the installation goes without
any error.

The motherboard of the new system is Intel Desktop D765XBX2; its BIOS
was flashed to the latest one 05/23/07.


Any idea ?

Thanks,

Vu