You can use the following boot parameters at the "boot: " prompt. If you use hex numbers you have to use the 0x prefix (e.g. 0x300) protect I/O port regions reserve=iobase,extent[,...] Adaptec 151x, 152x aha152x=iobase[,irq[,scsi-id[,reconnect]]] Adaptec 1542 aha1542=iobase[,buson,busoff[,dmaspeed]] Adaptec 274x, 284x aic7xxx=extended,noreset (enabled if non-zero) BusLogic SCSI Hosts buslogic=iobase Future Domain TMC-8xx/950 tmc8xx=mem_base,irq Pro Audio Spectrum pas16=iobase,irq Seagate ST-0x st0x=mem_base,irq Trantor T128 t128=mem_base,irq Aztech CD-ROM aztcd=iobase[,magic_number] CDU-31A/CDU-33A Sony CD-ROM cdu31a=iobase,[irq[,is_pas_card]] CDU-535 Sony CD-ROM sonycd535=iobase[,irq] GoldStar CD-ROM gscd=iobase Mitsumi Standard CD-ROM mcd=iobase,[irq[,wait_value]] Optics Storage CD-ROM optcd=iobase Phillips CM206 CD-ROM cm206=[iobase][,irq] Sanyo CD-ROM sjcd=iobase[,irq[,dma_channel]] SoundBlaster Pro CD-ROM sbpcd=iobase,type ATAPI/IDE CD-ROM hd{a,b,c,d}=cdrom