Need assistance with Windows NT 4.0 BSOD? Any guidance would be welcome.

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DUHMAN118
Junior Member

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11-20-2016, 01:14 AM

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Hello, I'm working on installing Windows NT 4.0 on an older machine I've assembled. I've faced some issues during the setup process. Once I insert the second floppy disk, the system pauses for a few minutes before freezing. The error message says: HAL: This HAL.DLL requires an MPS version 1.1 system Replace HAL.DLL with the correct HAL for this system. The system is halting. As far as I understand, this relates to CPU cores. Multi-core processors weren't built for NT 4.0 compatibility. My setup has a single-core 3.0GHz Pentium 4 processor (specs provided at the end). I also haven’t found any BIOS settings for MPS. Some forum discussions suggest renaming the DLL, but I’m unsure if that helps. Right now, I can’t access the contents of the floppy drive since it’s my only working system with an IDE-compatible board. Loading another OS from a USB would be the only option I have. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to your response.

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Wizzyz
Junior Member

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11-20-2016, 02:52 AM

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Consider disabling hyperthreading in the BIOS settings, as it might be detecting two cores due to this setting.

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Miyuumi
Senior Member

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11-20-2016, 03:27 AM

#3

It's a single-core processor with advanced threading capabilities. The operating system likely interprets the thread count as a core count, which was quite unusual at the time

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Waran23
Junior Member

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11-20-2016, 12:00 PM

#4

Thank you both for your responses. I'll proceed with the next step now.

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ItsSpanky
Member

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11-20-2016, 03:44 PM

#5

You're experiencing persistent issues even when hyperthreading is turned off, suggesting a deeper hardware or software problem. Consider checking for firmware updates, running a system diagnostics tool, or testing on another machine to rule out component failures.