SYSTEM AMD64 mobo Giigabyte GA-K8N ram 1Gb 400 Mhz DDR hdd 2 x 80Gb Maxtor SATA 0 x IDE hdd

what version of Linux will install on above system? Linux 9.1 pe gives message that kernal UNABLE to install on SATA hdd

please advise this hopefull beginner

thankyou John