Vista - BSOD: "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" Please Help

dghampton · 08-13-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by tim_1045

Hi,
Thanks for the reply, I think I said in an above post that I had been having trouble with the RAM however had fixed this issue after some fiddling particually with timings and voltages. I have also completed a stress test and had 7.2GB in use so I don't think the RAM is the issue any more

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Unfortunately I dont know which driver is causing this problem, however I have not suffered a Blue Screen since Sunday so HOPEFULLY the problem has fixed its self *Probably Wishful Thinking*

Thanks,

That sounds like the RAM is OK, and maybe the RAM fiddling did help. Has the system been powered on since Sunday or was it turned on and off. I have another comment now that the system has not Blue Screened for a couple days. Last summer it got really hot where I live and I started having lockups and BSODs, especially when I played games. I did a little surgery on my case and upgraded to two 120cm fans, one exhausting air and one pushing air into the case. I also added one 140cm fan pushing air into the case onto the GPU and RAM. That helped a lot to reduce lockups. I determined that more fans would help by removing the side of the case and aiming a small pedestal fan into the case for a week. Perhaps some of your troubles are heat related. Has it been any cooler the last couple days in the room where the computer is located?

I once had a problem with insufficient contact between the CPU and its heat sink, a little more artic silver eliminated that.

eVGA nForce 680i LT SLI
intel core2 E6850 3.0ghz
eVGA 8800 GT 512 KO
4 X 1GB G.Skill PC2-6400
VISTA64 ultimate
160gig maxtor sata

**tim_1045** · 08-14-2008

I have no problem using 8GB of RAM at all however Microsoft's SysInfo utility displays it a little oddly, I incidentally dont have on board graphics.

As you can see from the above image there is a minor discrepancy between the Installed and Total Physical Memory's However it uses it all now so there is no problem. (ie I fixed the timings and voltages).

This is not my problem though My problem is the "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" Blue screen
Thanks,
From Tim

**tim_1045** · 08-31-2008

Hi All,
Thanks for your suggestions, Microsoft has provided the answer

According to the Vista problem solver it was my Kaspersky Anti-Virus solution that was provided free with the motherboard.
Today I purchased the latest edition which has been labled Vista Compatable. And since I have recieved no further bluescreens, but rest assured I will be back if the issue arrises again.
Once again thank you all very much.

08-13-2008	#11 (permalink)
dghampton vista ultimate x64 4 posts	re: BSOD: "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" Please Help Quote: Originally Posted by tim_1045 Hi, Thanks for the reply, I think I said in an above post that I had been having trouble with the RAM however had fixed this issue after some fiddling particually with timings and voltages. I have also completed a stress test and had 7.2GB in use so I don't think the RAM is the issue any more . Unfortunately I dont know which driver is causing this problem, however I have not suffered a Blue Screen since Sunday so HOPEFULLY the problem has fixed its self Probably Wishful Thinking Thanks, That sounds like the RAM is OK, and maybe the RAM fiddling did help. Has the system been powered on since Sunday or was it turned on and off. I have another comment now that the system has not Blue Screened for a couple days. Last summer it got really hot where I live and I started having lockups and BSODs, especially when I played games. I did a little surgery on my case and upgraded to two 120cm fans, one exhausting air and one pushing air into the case. I also added one 140cm fan pushing air into the case onto the GPU and RAM. That helped a lot to reduce lockups. I determined that more fans would help by removing the side of the case and aiming a small pedestal fan into the case for a week. Perhaps some of your troubles are heat related. Has it been any cooler the last couple days in the room where the computer is located? I once had a problem with insufficient contact between the CPU and its heat sink, a little more artic silver eliminated that. eVGA nForce 680i LT SLI intel core2 E6850 3.0ghz eVGA 8800 GT 512 KO 4 X 1GB G.Skill PC2-6400 VISTA64 ultimate 160gig maxtor sata
My System Specs

08-14-2008	#12 (permalink)
tim_1045 Vista Ultimate x64 6 posts	re: BSOD: "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" Please Help I have no problem using 8GB of RAM at all however Microsoft's SysInfo utility displays it a little oddly, I incidentally dont have on board graphics. As you can see from the above image there is a minor discrepancy between the Installed and Total Physical Memory's However it uses it all now so there is no problem. (ie I fixed the timings and voltages). This is not my problem though My problem is the "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" Blue screen Thanks, From Tim
My System Specs

08-31-2008	#13 (permalink)
tim_1045 Vista Ultimate x64 6 posts	re: BSOD: "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" Please Help Hi All, Thanks for your suggestions, Microsoft has provided the answer According to the Vista problem solver it was my Kaspersky Anti-Virus solution that was provided free with the motherboard. Today I purchased the latest edition which has been labled Vista Compatable. And since I have recieved no further bluescreens, but rest assured I will be back if the issue arrises again. Once again thank you all very much.
My System Specs

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