[CentOS] Re: CentOS 64bits can't boot

>     try booting with noacpi but with the BIOS set to AHCI
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> Already did that but same results - reboot and select proper boot 
> device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key
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>     could be a BIOS upgrade would 'repair' the ACPI info stored in there.
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> I've just upgraded to the last release from Asustek, neither way I 
> guess I could reflash it again.
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> I've just tried with Fedora 6, 7, with no possitive result and will do 
> FC8 tomorrow(in less than 8 hours), FC9 has the same odd results, the 
> only thing changed there is that it detects nVidia chipset and 
> Graphics card from the beginning, but doesn't recognize HD in the 
> install screen.
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ugh.  replace it with supported hardware.   time is money, life is too 
short.