"Hal.DLL" BSOD

[Capt Bob]

Hello MMO-Champions!

So i had a Blue Screen last night, and according to "Blue Screen Viewer" it was caused by Hal.Dll. Since i always want to fix problems asap they appear, i am looking for help to fix this problem.

It happend when i was playing "Dust: An Elysan Tail", Right as i dealt the final blow to a boss, if it matters. The computer froze for ~30 sec and then went into blue screen.

I'm attaching a Link to download the Minidump aswell.

Thanks in advance!

http://www.mediafire.com/?ji4wk1x8viyv4x9

[Deleted]

Hal is usually some kind of hardware failure, could you nudge up the voltage a bit on your RAM and CPU? I'd try the RAM first, as that's the main culprit, if they are undervolted. You can use CPU-Z to figure out what RAM sticks you have if you don't already know, and google what the recommended voltage is for them.

[Quibble]

Sorry, I can not help you with this problem..
But I wanted to say thanks to you.. You just made me remember I bought Dust a few days ago, and I still haven't even installed it. Could have played it while I've been farming Poseidus for the last 2 days

[Capt Bob]

The computer is not overclocked at all, so shouldn't the voltages be on the recommended stage already?

[Deleted]

The computer is not overclocked at all, so shouldn't the voltages be on the recommended stage already?

No, even with default clocks it could be undervolted.

[chazus]

Are you running WinXP or Vista? I haven't seen a HAL.DLL error in ages. It -might- need an OS repair.

[Capt Bob]

I am running Windows 7 x64. And i've been trying to look around for the recommended voltages for the CPU and Memory, But i am probably to dumb.

My CPU is the famous i5 3570k (Ivy Bridge), and my RAM is Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz 8GB stick.

According to CPU-Z, My CPU is at 1.1 - 1.2 V with ~4.2ghz. I believe the motherboard is doing some auto OC, cause the CPU is at 3.4ghz stock.
What goes for my RAM, is that i don't see "Much" stats in CPU-Z under Memory. Ill attach a picture of both the tabs.

[chazus]

The computer is not overclocked at al

According to CPU-Z, My CPU is at 1.1 - 1.2 V with ~4.2ghz.

Yeahhhh... Your system is definitely overclocked. Probably your best bet is to just reset BIOS to default first, and then go about fine tuning. Your system will perform a bit slower, since you'll be going from 4.2ghz to 3.4-3.6. But once you get the issue sorted out, you can probably get it back to 4.2-4.4 without much issue.

[The Small Hours]

I haven't seen a blue screen error since windows 98, good luck with that

[Deleted]

Why is your RAM single channel? do you only have 1 stick?

[Capt Bob]

Ye, i only have 1 Memory Stick.

[Faithh]

Ye, i only have 1 Memory Stick.

It just means that your chip's overclock isnt stable. No wonder automatic overclocks. Just load the default settings and reboot, should be fixed.

[Voleura]

I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave.