I was so close, and yet so far.
I first attempted to install Ubuntu Server for AMD64. I thought that since I was running an Athlon 64 x2 that it would only be logical to install the 64-bit server software. I had no luck installing it. Every time I tried the installation process would lock up before I got to the first prompt (Language Selection).
I then downloaded the x86 version of the server software and while it run, I came upon an issue. If you recall I had set up my three 500GB hard drives as a RAID 5 array in hardware and BIOS. I figured that this would mean the server would see a single 940GB hard drive when installing.
Silly me. The installation process went out and determined that I had three 500GB hard drives and wanted to know where I wanted to install the various components. It also asked if I wanted to use Logical Volume Management (LVM).
It seems silly to me to break the RAID and install the software on the drives. It seems even sillier to use the software RAID available in Ubuntu. I have the capability in hardware. Hardware RAID should beat out software RAID every time.
Since I have to research the RAID issue I might as well research LVM as well. I was not going to use LVM, figuring that I could convert to it later. Like when Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) comes out in a couple of months.