Hardware Fault Contact Vendor?

[ms2001]

Ok this is the second time im posting this as last time I tried windows froze up, earlier on while I was playing a game the screen went all blue and the following message was displayed in white text

"Hardware fault"

"Please contact vendor"

Ok, so something is obviously wrong but how do I know whats wrong? what piece of hardware? Heres my system specs.....

Shuttle AK35GTR MB
AMD Athlon 2000XP
MSI Geforce4 Ti4200 128mb
Creative Audigy 2 Soundblaster Platinum
1GB DDR Ram
2 NIC's

[ms2001]

Anyone got any clue?

[Steve R Jones]

Has it happened again? Does it only happen with the one game? Anymore details to the blue screen error?

[ms2001]

All the blue screen says is,

"Hardware fault" new line

"Contact vendor"

Its happend once when windows started and once while playing Battlefield, I tried calling the AMD support line today to see if it was the processor and I got through to their call center in Bombay.

All the lady could tell me is it could be any piece of hardware in my system or that what I think she was trying to say she didn't speak good english. So I asked her what temp my AMD should be running at she said 90 C for some reason I think she meant 90 F my CPU runs at 50C which is about 125F is this to hot? what should it be running at?

[ms2001]

Is there any chance that these problems could be caused by one of my network cards? the reason why I say this is becus last night one of my network cards stoped working, so I took it out and put it back in and it was working again any way that these problems could be related to a faulty NIC?

[DallasDon]

I would try "view system information" in the control panel under performance and maintence.

Click on device manager

right click each piece of hardware, highlight and click "properties", and look for a message other than "this device is working properly".

The first suspect would be the last thing you installed, especially the two nic cards, try disabling the one you are not using.

Also, is there maybe a conflict with the audigy card, and onboard sound? might need to disable the onboard sound in the bios.

[ms2001]

Ok ill check all of that stuff I brought a new network card becus of the problems I had last night and after I installed it I went into the bios this froze so I reset and then the screen displayed this.

http://www.cncmatrix.com/coolstuff/wtf.jpg

[ms2001]

Ok, I checked the device propertys and all were fine but my PC reset while I was running a virus scan? im worried thats not a good thing when it reset this message was displayed during the post.

Primary IDE No 80 Conductor Cable Installed

Then it continued to boot normally

[ms2001]

Im thinking about buying a new mobo and processor should I go ahead or do you think

A: Its not the mobo or processor
B: Theres a quick and easy way to fix the current problem

[ms2001]

Hello?