If you’re trying to install Windows 2008 (or in my case 2008 w/ Hyper-V) you are probably going to get the following error:

*** STOP:  0×0000005C (0×000000000000010B, 0×0000000000000003, 0×0000000000000000, 0×0000000000000000)

The solution is to go into the BIOS (F2 at boot) and go to:  Advanced | ACPI Configuration | Advanced ACPI Configuration | IRQ0 Legacy Routing for HPET = [enabled]

Thanks to Chris Midgley for the heads up!