Booting with both Knoppix 5.01 in failsafe and expert mode both hang at the same spot. (not many option to choose from in expert mode... only get to choose which Scsi things to load.. ( i dont think i have any Scsi, i have SATA hhd.. )

Right after it checks to see the power supply {battery of course} it goes to the loading of the "cardmngr"
then the Black Screen of Death...

It almost sounds like the it is still trying to load... but then the CD-Rom stop spinning and everything gets quiet... then i huddle in the corner and cry for 5 min. Ok maybe the last part isn’t true... but is still frustrating.