# "Boot Failure System Halted" - What is it, how do you solve it?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/boot-failure-system-halted-what-is-it-how-do-you-solve-it/235280>\
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**Created:** [August 9, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/boot-failure-system-halted-what-is-it-how-do-you-solve-it/235280 "2007-08-09T23:09:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![REEF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/boot-failure-system-halted-what-is-it-how-do-you-solve-it/235280/1 "2007-08-09T23:09:06Z")

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Upon turning on a computer, a black screen with the message “Boot Failure System Halted” occurs.

What does this mean? How is it fixed?