STOP 0x0000002E on Alpha with ISA Sound Card

ID: Q185787

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

The Windows NT system may stop with the following error:

STOP: 0x0000002E (0xFACEFEED, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x80ADD9C8)
DATA_BUS_ERROR

This problem only occurs on systems using the Alpha processor and containing an ISA sound card.

CAUSE

Direct Memory Access (DMA) data transfers to the sound card are done improperly, causing an error on the ISA bus.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Keywords : NT4SP4Fix kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug