Alexander Dalloz wrote: >Disabling ACPI means to pass the kernel a parameter to do so. At boot >time press "a" while being at grub boot screen. Then add to the kernel >line "acpi=3Doff apm=3Don" (all without quotes). Then boot. If this setting >helps you make it permanent to add these switches to the kernel line in >/etc/grub.conf. Thank you. That was the solution. -- Dave Close, Compata, Costa Mesa CA "You can't go to Windows Update dave@xxxxxxxxxxx, +1 714 434 7359 and get a patch for stupidity." dhclose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Kevin Mitnick