Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware failure

[Guest Rahul Sahadevan]

After working for some time the windows XP professional is throwing a single

line error message

System halted due to hardware failure.

in the blue screen. We have tried in the event log and not getting any clues

from the OS too.

Please someone put forward some light on this issue as its screwing up our

entire process.

 

Hardware Details

1. Intel Entry server board SE 7230 NH1E

2. Intel Pentium D pro

3. 4 Transcend i GB DDR2

 

A hardware RAID is configured with 3ware 9650SE RAID card and 4 Hitachi

Deskstar SATA

hard disks.

[Guest Hiram B Culpeper]

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware failure

 

"Rahul Sahadevan" <Rahul Sahadevan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:E3144DBE-C3FC-4082-9587-802175BFB4F2@microsoft.com...

> After working for some time the windows XP professional is throwing a

> single

> line error message

> System halted due to hardware failure.

> in the blue screen. We have tried in the event log and not getting any

> clues

> from the OS too.

> Please someone put forward some light on this issue as its screwing up our

> entire process.

>

> Hardware Details

> 1. Intel Entry server board SE 7230 NH1E

> 2. Intel Pentium D pro

> 3. 4 Transcend i GB DDR2

>

> A hardware RAID is configured with 3ware 9650SE RAID card and 4 Hitachi

> Deskstar SATA

> hard disks.

 

Probably a failure in the bootable hard drive.

Try booting off a bootable CD.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware failure

 

 

"Rahul Sahadevan" <Rahul Sahadevan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:E3144DBE-C3FC-4082-9587-802175BFB4F2@microsoft.com...

> After working for some time the windows XP professional is throwing a

> single

> line error message

> System halted due to hardware failure.

> in the blue screen. We have tried in the event log and not getting any

> clues

> from the OS too.

> Please someone put forward some light on this issue as its screwing up our

> entire process.

>

> Hardware Details

> 1. Intel Entry server board SE 7230 NH1E

> 2. Intel Pentium D pro

> 3. 4 Transcend i GB DDR2

>

> A hardware RAID is configured with 3ware 9650SE RAID card and 4 Hitachi

> Deskstar SATA

> hard disks.

 

Since your system reported a "Hardware Failure", your best bet

would be to post your question in a "Hardware" newsgroup.

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware failure

 

"Rahul Sahadevan" wrote in message

news:E3144DBE-C3FC-4082-9587-802175BFB4F2@microsoft.com...

> After working for some time the windows XP professional is throwing

> a single

> line error message

> System halted due to hardware failure.

> in the blue screen. We have tried in the event log and not getting

> any clues

> from the OS too.

> Please someone put forward some light on this issue as its screwing

> up our

> entire process.

>

> Hardware Details

> 1. Intel Entry server board SE 7230 NH1E

> 2. Intel Pentium D pro

> 3. 4 Transcend i GB DDR2

>

> A hardware RAID is configured with 3ware 9650SE RAID card and 4

> Hitachi

> Deskstar SATA

> hard disks.

 

 

"After working for some time ..."

 

Are you monitoring the temperatures (CPU, system, GPU)?

And "working" means doing WHAT on your computer? Games maybe?

[Guest philo]

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware failure

 

 

"Rahul Sahadevan" <Rahul Sahadevan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:E3144DBE-C3FC-4082-9587-802175BFB4F2@microsoft.com...

> After working for some time the windows XP professional is throwing a

single

> line error message

> System halted due to hardware failure.

> in the blue screen. We have tried in the event log and not getting any

clues

> from the OS too.

> Please someone put forward some light on this issue as its screwing up our

> entire process.

>

> Hardware Details

> 1. Intel Entry server board SE 7230 NH1E

> 2. Intel Pentium D pro

> 3. 4 Transcend i GB DDR2

>

> A hardware RAID is configured with 3ware 9650SE RAID card and 4 Hitachi

> Deskstar SATA

> hard disks.

 

 

For starters, run a RAM test

 

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware failure

 

Remove any devices not absolutely needed to operate the computer (simplify

while troubleshooting). Reseat the video, memory, and any other cards.

Check cable connections. If none of these steps help, consult a technician.

 

"Rahul Sahadevan" <Rahul Sahadevan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:E3144DBE-C3FC-4082-9587-802175BFB4F2@microsoft.com...

> After working for some time the windows XP professional is throwing a

> single

> line error message

> System halted due to hardware failure.

> in the blue screen. We have tried in the event log and not getting any

> clues

> from the OS too.

> Please someone put forward some light on this issue as its screwing up our

> entire process.

>

> Hardware Details

> 1. Intel Entry server board SE 7230 NH1E

> 2. Intel Pentium D pro

> 3. 4 Transcend i GB DDR2

>

> A hardware RAID is configured with 3ware 9650SE RAID card and 4 Hitachi

> Deskstar SATA

> hard disks.

[Guest Rahul Sahadevan]

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware fai

 

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware fai

 

 

If heavy memory usage is the case, how to overcome this issue.

We have 4 1GB DDR2 RAM in that machine. Should we apply for

any patch to overcome this???

 

 

"VanguardLH" wrote:

> "Rahul Sahadevan" wrote in message

> news:E3144DBE-C3FC-4082-9587-802175BFB4F2@microsoft.com...

> > After working for some time the windows XP professional is throwing

> > a single

> > line error message

> > System halted due to hardware failure.

> > in the blue screen. We have tried in the event log and not getting

> > any clues

> > from the OS too.

> > Please someone put forward some light on this issue as its screwing

> > up our

> > entire process.

> >

> > Hardware Details

> > 1. Intel Entry server board SE 7230 NH1E

> > 2. Intel Pentium D pro

> > 3. 4 Transcend i GB DDR2

> >

> > A hardware RAID is configured with 3ware 9650SE RAID card and 4

> > Hitachi

> > Deskstar SATA

> > hard disks.

>

>

> "After working for some time ..."

>

> Are you monitoring the temperatures (CPU, system, GPU)?

> And "working" means doing WHAT on your computer? Games maybe?

>

>

[Guest Rahul Sahadevan]

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware fai

 

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware fai

 

 

If heavy memory utilization is the case for this error what should we try

out ot

fix it. We already have 4 1GB DDR3 RAM in that machine. Should we apply

for any patch for the OS ???

 

"VanguardLH" wrote:

> "Rahul Sahadevan" wrote in message

> news:E3144DBE-C3FC-4082-9587-802175BFB4F2@microsoft.com...

> > After working for some time the windows XP professional is throwing

> > a single

> > line error message

> > System halted due to hardware failure.

> > in the blue screen. We have tried in the event log and not getting

> > any clues

> > from the OS too.

> > Please someone put forward some light on this issue as its screwing

> > up our

> > entire process.

> >

> > Hardware Details

> > 1. Intel Entry server board SE 7230 NH1E

> > 2. Intel Pentium D pro

> > 3. 4 Transcend i GB DDR2

> >

> > A hardware RAID is configured with 3ware 9650SE RAID card and 4

> > Hitachi

> > Deskstar SATA

> > hard disks.

>

>

> "After working for some time ..."

>

> Are you monitoring the temperatures (CPU, system, GPU)?

> And "working" means doing WHAT on your computer? Games maybe?

>

>

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware fai

 

Re: Windows XP error message - "System halted due to hardware fai

 

"Rahul Sahadevan" wrote in message

news:060C348E-E17E-452D-9D41-31FB5E68B54C@microsoft.com...

>

> If heavy memory utilization is the case for this error what should

> we try

> out ot

> fix it. We already have 4 1GB DDR3 RAM in that machine. Should we

> apply

> for any patch for the OS ???

 

 

And nothing was listed in the Event Viewer at the time of the hardware

failure?

 

Did you yet run the memory test as philo suggested? The problem may

not appear until you consume enough memory to hit the part of the

memory module that is failing. You haven't charted your memory usage

over time to know how it starts out and how it grows, or which

applications are growing the fastest or cause an immediate jump in

memory consumption.

 

You could search Microsoft's support site on using the /3GB or /PAE

switches in the boot.ini file to see if that helps. Start with their

833721 article.