boot vista install problem....

hey i'm installing a copy of Vista Home Premium upgrade on my comp i just built...i'm kind of stuck when i get to the vistaboot menu, i get to a fancy wallpaper and my pointer and thats it....there's no windows or anything for me to press...

if it helps, i was never given the option to partition my hard-drive. and i was thinking that may be a problem...

also i was thinking it maybe the fact that i got the upgrade as opposed to the normal version...which may require you to have a os already installed...and since i'm starting from scratch i thought that this could be a problem....

anyone have this problem or knows how to solve it?

specs: evga 680i SE sli / core 2 duo@ 3.0ghz / 4gb ram @ 800mhz / 320gb Storage@ 7200rpm / XFX 8800GT Alpha dog

Do you see your hard drive in your bios?

I think there is away around the upgrade vista requiring XP... I think it was installing the upgrade without a cd key, then re-install the upgrade from within Vista. (the trial one without a serial)