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

[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.

 

[Hiram B Culpeper]

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.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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.

 

[VanguardLH]

in message

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?

 

[philo]

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

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

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]

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???

 

[Rahul Sahadevan]

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]

in message

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.