SuSE Linux: Version 7.3
The installation on a Compaq Armada notebook, model range 15xx, terminates after the message
"Loading Linux Kernel"
and the screen turns black. The following message is displayed in the text mode:
"CPU#0: Machine Check Exception
Boot from the 1st CD and enter the option "nomce" at boot options.
This will look like this:
boot options: linux nomce
If you boot from the boot disk, insert this option at the boot prompt boot:
boot: linux nomce