CentOS - Sep 2005 - CentOS core 4 PCMCIA and freezing in non-interactive startup

I am having problems starting linux after a server install.

First, let me say my setup is:
semprom 1.8 
dfi nf4x 
pci express x16 video card

My bootup always freezes after

Entering non-interactive startup.
/etc/rc3.d/S00microcode_ctl: microcode device /dev/cpu/microcode doesn't
exist? 
Checking for new hardware
Starting cpuspeed: 
Apllying iptables firewall rules:
Starting pcmcia: 

then it freezes. 

i have tried to install it with linux nopcmcia with no luck.

Any ideas? is thee are way in rescue mode to remove the PCMCIA check from
the bootup sequence?

I've tried someone other installs like deskstop and custom, but it usually
freezes around network.

I encountered much the same problem, and come to find out, it was the 
ATI X600 graphics card in the system.  I installed a Mach 64 card and 
disabled the 600 till all was installed.  Grabbed the proprietary driver 
from ATI, installed, and nary a problem since on boot.  Even tho the 
X600 card is listed in the hardware, apparently it is not one of the 
cards in the list of cards supported from the install CD.  If you have 
another video card, (pci) maybe swap it out and see if that might help.

-- 
Snowman