The problem i have is that i had to pass the command no=acpi to install suse, so how do I do this with centos.
I recall it was acpi=off Just before installation you can type:
linux acpi=off
It was only needed for installation. Afterwards I could remove the option from /boot/grub/grub.info and the computer booted fine.
Or you can add it back if you run into stability issues.