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ITsVISTA KB-Link: KB948722

Error message when you resume a Windows Vista-based computer from hibernation after the “Internal wireless device” setting in the BIOS is changed to Enabled: “Hardware Malfunction”

Consider the following scenario:

  • You are running a Windows Vista-based computer.
  • You enter the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), and then you change the Internal wireless device setting to Hidden.
  • You restart the computer.
  • The computer enters hibernation.
  • You resume the computer from hibernation, and then you enter the BIOS again.
  • You change the Internal wireless device setting to Enabled.

When you try to restart the computer in this scenario, you receive the following error message:

*** Hardware Malfunction
Call your hardware vendor for support
NMI: Parity check / Memory Parity Error
*** The system has halted

For more information on this issue, including potential causes, workarounds, and resolutions, see: Microsoft KB Article KB948722.

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