[CentOS] Kernel Panic

I am very very new to the linux world..  I am having problems with 
CentOS5.1 with kernel panics.  I belive the cause of the kernel panics 
are a software that I am running on the machine, but I cannot find any 
information as to what the system was doing prior to the crash, i have 
looked in the /var/log/messaging to no solution.  I guess what I am 
asking is what do i need to turn on for when this kernel crash comes 
again? It happens with in hours or days of running this software, it is 
random and sudden. 

Thanks,
Ryan Nichols