re: irql not less or equal
Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 4:34 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by :: Tiblu ::
(1 messages posted)
:: Hello to all of you. I had the same problem you're having, but somehow I got rid
of it.
My machine: AMD Athlon 1,2 clocked to 1,4 Ghz. Chaintech CT-AJA2/AJA2E motherboard,
512 MB SDRAM PC133, GF2 MX400 64 MB, 20 GB Quantum HDD. WIN XP Pro SP1.
What I did: First problem was that my computer crashed when ever it wanted. I found
out that Chaintech motherboard has this problem if you have GF2 MX400 series display
adapter. So i went to http://www.chaintech.com.tw and downloaded an bios fix for
that problem and it seems to work. Ok.. thats one problem solved. I also began to
have BSOD, NOT because of the BIOS fix.. just something else did that for me. "Irql
not less or equal" offcourse :D. So I started snooping around system settings and
found out that my VGA and Cisco Wireless network adapter had the same IRQ 11. Interesting.
I thought about switching the slots, but I don't know whay I reinstalled both - GF2
MX400 and Cisco and USED THE MANUFACTURERS DRIVERS because windows own drivers seemed
to cause the conflict! BTW: for Cisco owners get newest Firmware! My machine has
been working about 24 h without any problems by now, I have played CS for 6 hours
and it seems to work OK. I hope it stays so! ::
:: Conclusion - WINDOWS DRIVERS SUCK! GET MANUFACTURERS DRIVERS! ::
Heads up High, never give up!
:: Tiblu ::
(for more help: tiblu@hotmail.com please write "IRQL problem" to the subject line,
so I would make dif between spam and useful mail!)
On Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at 9:09 pm, Drax wrote:
>My setup -> Asus P4PE, P4 3.06Ghz, 512MB PC3200 DDR (one stick), AGP slot = Geforce3
>Ti500, NO pci cards installed, onboard SoundMAX Cadenza.
>
>I'm getting the Driver_irql_not_less_or_equal BSOD all the time when running OpenGL
>games (mostly Counter-strike). I've read a few threads about the error and basically
>found 2 MAIN causes of the problem: 1) Bad and/or incompatible RAM (this better
not
>be my problem cuz I paid for the best DDR ram I could get), 2) IRQ conflicts.
>
>I proceeded under the assumption that my problem was due to IRQ conflicts, so I
went
>to Device Manager -> View -> Resources by Connection. Nothing is sharing IRQs except
>my graphics card and one of 3 USB Universal Host Controllers. The 3 controllers
are
>using IRQs 16,18, and 19. My graphics card is using IRQ 16, and my soundcard IRQ
>17.
>
>I'm going to try removing the USB controller on IRQ 16, hopefully this doesnt cause
>any problems, although my only USB device is my mouse.
>
>Other things I've read and noticed with my system are with my onboard sound card.
> I've read some places that people are having problems with onboard sound and bad
>drivers for them. This might also be a cause of my problem, because I have some
>strange things happening with my soundcard. The most annoying is when I'm playing
>a game (usually CS), my sound randomly stops, and I have to alt-tab and open the
>SoundMAX controlpanel to make the sound turn back on. It happens pretty often and
>its really annoying. The other REALLY weird thing is this: I can actually HEAR my
>computer "thinking" through my headphones. It's like I'm getting audio interference
>from the CPU or the ram or something. I get weird low volume buzzes, squeeks and
>static whenever anything happens on the computer. Whenever I move my mouse, drag
>a window around, I get this weird sound interference. It happens quite bad in games
>too. I hear CONSTANT weird low-volume noises especially in CS.
>
>I'm not sure if the sound interference is a part of the problem, but It is very
annoying.
>If anyone else has a SoundMAX onboard audiocard, and is having problems, please
post
>a reply.
>
>Also if anyone knows any solutions to the BSOD related to IRQ conflicts, sound drivers,
>graphics drivers, etc, please reply to this thread :(
>
>If I find any solutions to my problem I'll post back here ASAP with what I was able
>to do.
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- re: irql not less or equal (Drax: Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at 9:09 pm)
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