kb : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/930056

using VI while the file is open :  :%s/^M$//g

using sed :   cat file | |sed 's/^M$//' > newfile

using dos2unix :  http://www.linuxcommand.org/man_pages/dos2unix1.html

using tr :   tr -d "\015" < filename > newfile

Get kernel source and compilers 

yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
yum install kernel-devel

cat /var/run/dmesg.boot

pciconf -lv

sudo usbdevs -v

sudo atacontrol list

dmidecode ( from ports )

megarc ( on dell servers with perc4/i from ports )

Short notes on how to run VNCserver under CentOS 5  

 1. install the app
  #> sudo yum install vnc-server

2. create a password file
  #> vncpasswd password

3. edit vnc config file
  #> sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/vncserver
  VNCSERVERS="1:yourusername"
- uncomment this if you want to force VNC connections only via SSH tunnel
  #VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 800×600 -nolisten tcp -nohttpd -localhost"

4. start vncserver
  #> sudo service vncserver start

Tweaks : what ever vnc start for you is in $HOME/.vnc/xstartup,uncomment the following two lines to have your default desktop
  #unset SESSION_MANAGER # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc