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re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 5:03 am Posted by bill H (1 messages posted) I had the same message. Turns out the modem was fried. I removed the modem and it works fine. On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 4:26 am Posted by jack (1 messages posted) I have the same problem , but it appears when the application running . If it because of hardware how coule I deal with it ? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 7:50 am Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) Well if it happens when an application is running which app could help you. if it is when the app running requires video taxing (ie ps7, corel, etc) it is your video drivers. On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 4:26 am, jack wrote: >I have the same problem , but it appears when the application running . If it because >of hardware how coule I deal with it ? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:09 pm Posted by Bobbie Lane (1 messages posted) I get this error, but when only running AOL/Explorer and MSN, just when online. Computer goes to blue error screen, flashes IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and turns itself off. Have read about hardware conflicts etc but am confused as to how i can have conflicts when just using my basics. PC has recently been reformatted and has nothing really installed on it.... Am a confused girlie :( On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:37 pm Posted by jack (1 messages posted) thank you for responding me . When I playing the game StarCraft it often happens ,and in this morning when I read a document using NotaPad it happens again. I have added a 128M memory , did it have some effections ? On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 7:50 am, chris kelly wrote: > > >Well if it happens when an application is running which app could help you. >if it is when the app running requires video taxing (ie ps7, corel, etc) it is your >video drivers. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 9:10 am Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) it may help you for performance but I would consider trying several other video drivers. if you don't see the message again.. then I would take the old ram out as it would be fairly safe tosay it was bad ram. so wait and see for a day or two and see if you get the screen again On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:37 pm, jack wrote: >thank you for responding me . When I playing the game StarCraft it often happens >,and in this morning when I read a document using NotaPad it happens again. I have >added a 128M memory , did it have some effections ? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, November 11, 2002 at 6:51 pm Posted by Idrosynth (1 messages posted) I'm having the same problem with windows xp pro, same blue screen, same irql not less or equal error msg. I'm running an asus p4s8x with an msi gf4 ti 4600. . my problem has to be this card or the ram as the video card is the only expansion card in my system. I have also just visited "unfortunatly" a german forum where i did notice the C-Media AC97 onboard sound, which is what i've got. Anyone else with similar hardware? On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:09 pm, Bobbie Lane wrote: > >I get this error, but when only running AOL/Explorer and MSN, just when online. >Computer goes to blue error screen, flashes IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and turns itself >off. Have read about hardware conflicts etc but am confused as to how i can have >conflicts when just using my basics. PC has recently been reformatted and has nothing >really installed on it.... >Am a confused girlie :( > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 9:10 am Posted by Pingla (3 messages posted) I don't think adding more RAM would help, that is not the problem. Two devices writing to the same memory allocation does not mean that all the RAM is used up so that they have to write at the same allocation. Instead, trying to swap the cards with other slots might get you rid of the IRQ conflict and then the memory allocation conflict as well. On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:37 pm, jack wrote: >thank you for responding me . When I playing the game StarCraft it often happens >,and in this morning when I read a document using NotaPad it happens again. I have >added a 128M memory , did it have some effections ? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 9:16 am Posted by Pingla (3 messages posted) Did the problem occur after you reinstalled? Windows is kinda silly when it comes to IRQs and conflicts. I recommend, as I have recommended to others, try putting some of your PCI-cards (in the white sockets) in the ones that are available. If none are available, switch them around. A reinstallation could actually fix the problem, but that is a lot more hazzle and the chances of success are smaller than if swapping some cards in slots. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, November 18, 2002 at 1:21 pm Posted by Mad daz (2 messages posted) Stop 0x0000000A (0x0000002DC, 0x0000000FF, 0x00000000, 0x804ecbci) I am Getting this damned message every time I shut down . Any one any ideas????? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 11:51 am Posted by Armando (1 messages posted) I have just had this error for the 2nd time - "irql not less or equal" then "IdechnDr.sys"something or other-"beginning dump of physical memory" then some code: BCCode: d1 BCP1 00000034 BCP2 00000002 BCP 3 00000000 BCP4 F847DA18 the first time I reinstalled from an image i had, quick and esay but this time I really am wondering what it is - I had a look at my IRQ's there is nothing wrong there. It seems the problem is with my hard disk- a Seagate 80 GB Barracuda - just a few months old- I have 3 partitions C,D and E - and the E one sort of sounds like it has trouble - Disk diagnostic says there's an error with the disk. I'll probably have to send it back, but before I do, I want to be sure it's really the problem-has anyone seen this? thanks and sorry for the long post Armando On Monday, November 18, 2002 at 1:21 pm, Mad daz wrote: >Stop 0x0000000A (0x0000002DC, 0x0000000FF, 0x00000000, 0x804ecbci) >I am Getting this damned message every time I shut down . Any one any ideas????? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Friday, November 22, 2002 at 7:37 am Posted by Juan Gonzalez (1 messages posted) I had exactly the same problem. In the knowledge base of Micro$oft says that the problem could be Easy CD creator. I have solved the problem with the last update of this program that you can download from www.roxio.com Hope this helps Juan On Monday, November 18, 2002 at 1:21 pm, Mad daz wrote: >Stop 0x0000000A (0x0000002DC, 0x0000000FF, 0x00000000, 0x804ecbci) >I am Getting this damned message every time I shut down . Any one any ideas????? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Friday, November 22, 2002 at 3:57 pm Posted by Mad daz (2 messages posted) Thanks for that. I hade got it down to Easy CD creatur and have un-installed it. Will re-install it now I kno there is an update that works. Thanks Again Daz [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL - Solution Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 1:23 am Posted by John McKayhill (2 messages posted) After reading the posts here, I did examine my PC to see what cards were in what slots. You should do the same. #1: If you have a AGP Video card and a Sound Card next to each other (Slot #1 and #2, respectively), they will share the same IRQ and you will get the IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL to message consistently. Especially if you're playing PC games. Solution: Move the Sound Card to a different slot. Rule of thumb: Never have a card next to your AGP slot, they typically share the same resource. #2: Check the Device Manager listing and view 'Resources by Connection' (this is in XP). This will list all your IRQs and what devices are assigned to them. Win98SE and Win2K also has this if you look at the Device Manager correctly. #3: What helped me solve this problem also was disabling the COM Ports in the BIOS. Do you really need them in today's USB/Firewire ports? That'll free up further IRQ's for your OS. My mouse and keyboard are USB. The Printer is still a parallel port but that'll change too. #4: If none of the above applies to you, you're experiencing the dreaded, and I mean DREADED, Busmaster/IDE Driver problem! UGH. High Point is the worst at providing WHQL certified drivers to Microsoft... although they may have fixed this in their newer products. Just search High Point in regular newsgroups and you'll see the many complaints about having reliable drivers for Win2K and XP. If you're still on Win98, you'll probably be okay. Here a few tips from a guy who's logged HOURS on this problem: a) ALi Magik SouthBridge users: I feel somewhat sorry for you guys out there. But check ALi's Taiwan site and look for driver support there. If you own an ASUS motherboard, go to the ALi site since ASUS blows at communicating their "integrated" drivers are off the ALi site. By the way, I really hate "integrated" drivers. Difficult to troubleshoot if the driver software won't tell you what it's installing in your sytem. I had to remove the ALi Ultra IDE Busmaster Driver and go with XP's standard to keep the system stable (SP1 installed). After freeing up more IRQ's, I will probably go back and install ALi's drivers to check to see if they work. #b: High Point people... you are SOL. v1.25 for Win2K _is_not_ reliable, in my opinion. 1.23 seems to be better for Win2K. On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 9:53 am Posted by Tom (3 messages posted) Well, i first installed WinXP, and i got the error al the time, while playing games, running any application, burning etc etc. Since i got my Nvidea GF 4 TI 4200 it only occurs when i`m running a game or any other graphic application. So the burning problem was gone. then i installed Win98 again and the problem seemed to be solved, but after 1 week or so the problems started all over again. 4/5 times a day the darn system chrashes. Win98 doesn`t tell me wether or not it is a "IRQ not less or equal" error, but i suppose it is. I thought my Sb live! 5.1 and my GF 4 didn`t work out together on one IRQ so i moved the Sb. Now they are on seperate IRQ`s but still the problem continues... i`am desperate cause everytime i`m trying to do something on the pc the darn thing collapses... anyone know`s a solution?? i would be very gratefull. greetings Tom ps. sorry for the long story :) On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 12:19 pm Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) again I would say try a different driver for your nvidia card as well as irq's . people always underestimate the behaviour a vid driver can cause. just because it is the latest driver doesn't always mean it is the best drivr On Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 9:53 am, Tom wrote: >Well, i first installed WinXP, and i got the error al the time, while playing games, >running any application, burning etc etc. Since i got my Nvidea GF 4 TI 4200 it only >occurs when i`m running a game or any other graphic application. So the burning problem >was gone. then i installed Win98 again and the problem seemed to be solved, but after >1 week or so the problems started all over again. 4/5 times a day the darn system >chrashes. Win98 doesn`t tell me wether or not it is a "IRQ not less or equal" error, >but i suppose it is. I thought my Sb live! 5.1 and my GF 4 didn`t work out together >on one IRQ so i moved the Sb. Now they are on seperate IRQ`s but still the problem >continues... >i`am desperate cause everytime i`m trying to do something on the pc the darn thing >collapses... anyone know`s a solution?? >i would be very gratefull. >greetings Tom > >ps. sorry for the long story :) > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, November 25, 2002 at 8:00 am Posted by Tom (3 messages posted) Well i updated the Nvidea drivers and is seemed to be solved but then bang and again i chrashed... It only chrashes when playing games (mostly CS and fifa 2003). The screen just hangs and you hear an anoying beeeeeeeeep this remains until i press the restart button. On Saturday, November 23, 2002 at 12:19 pm, Chris Kelly wrote: >again I would say try a different driver for your nvidia card as well as irq's . >people always underestimate the behaviour a vid driver can cause. just because it >is the latest driver doesn't always mean it is the best drivr > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 5:08 pm Posted by Rob (2 messages posted) your problems are EXACTLY the same as i am having. I have a 4600ti and creative 6.1 have you found any solution yet? thanks On Monday, November 25, 2002 at 8:00 am, Tom wrote: >Well i updated the Nvidea drivers and is seemed to be solved but then bang and again >i chrashed... >It only chrashes when playing games (mostly CS and fifa 2003). The screen just hangs >and you hear an anoying beeeeeeeeep this remains until i press the restart button. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, December 1, 2002 at 5:46 pm Posted by muckel (1 messages posted) Hu Guys! like most of you, I got the same problem! as I installed WIN xp i got the blue screen with "driver IRQ not less... blabla! Then I solved the problem by using dos to format the drive! But then after I installed XP, especially by playing Morrowind, my system crahes! Now my CD drives (one burner on player) got heavy problems by reading CDS!! altough the CDs are ok they lock up, crash or even restart the PC. But mostly games (with a lot of graphic power) crash in irregular periods. Sometime I can play one hour till it crashes another time its only 2 min. Iam trying to solve the problem by changing IRQ and deactivating Ports etc. but if this could fix it??? before I installed XP, I could play the games without any problems and I used XP too. I only reinstalled it, because this error appeared. But it was strange that after I installed the new 40.72 from Nvidia the problem appeared in this form.... On Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 5:08 pm, Rob wrote: >your problems are EXACTLY the same as i am having. I have a 4600ti and creative 6.1 > >have you found any solution yet? > >thanks > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, December 2, 2002 at 7:27 am Posted by Tom (3 messages posted) nope i didn`t find a way jet, still hoping you guys find a way. But i don`t know sure it`s the "IRQ not less or equal" error, because win 98 just chrashes and doesn`t give any error. On Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 5:08 pm, Rob wrote: >your problems are EXACTLY the same as i am having. I have a 4600ti and creative 6.1 > >have you found any solution yet? > >thanks > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, December 2, 2002 at 11:23 am Posted by Rob (2 messages posted) I turned off kazza - and it hasn't happened since - fingers crossed On Monday, December 2, 2002 at 7:27 am, Tom wrote: >nope i didn`t find a way jet, still hoping you guys find a way. But i don`t know >sure it`s the "IRQ not less or equal" error, because win 98 just chrashes and doesn`t >give any error. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, December 2, 2002 at 3:59 pm Posted by Antonio Castro (2 messages posted) Hi! I got the same problem, I´m running a XP pro SP1, on an Asus Tuv4x, PIII 1,3 Tualatim, 1 gb RAM, Video card GF 2 (last driver) TI, and ON Board C Media CMI 8738 4 ch. It happens only when I open the Clip window on Adobe Premiere 6.5. The computer simply restarts without notice (sometimes the blue screen). After many attempts i disable the sound card and the problem was over, but.... I tried another computer (Asus, Cuv4x, Sound Card Genius Sound Maker 5.1, Video Card Asus GF 2 MX 400 (last driver), PIII 1 gh, 512 mb same OS, no problem! I think, in this case, the problem is in the Sound Card! Regards On Monday, November 11, 2002 at 6:51 pm, Idrosynth wrote: >I'm having the same problem with windows xp pro, same blue screen, same irql not >less or equal error msg. I'm running an asus p4s8x with an msi gf4 ti 4600. . my >problem has to be this card or the ram as the video card is the only expansion card >in my system. I have also just visited "unfortunatly" a german forum where i did >notice the C-Media AC97 onboard sound, which is what i've got. Anyone else with >similar hardware? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at 12:28 pm Posted by gecko (1 messages posted) hi i'm haing this problem as well... heres my pc specs Abit VP6 Dual FC-PGA Matrox Millennium G450DH 32MB DualHead 256MB PC133 133MHz SDRAM 168pin DIMM (Micron) 256MB PC133 133MHz SDRAM 168pin DIMM (Micron) 256MB PC133 133MHz SDRAM 168pin DIMM (Micron) 256MB PC133 133MHz SDRAM 168pin DIMM (Micron) the crashes happend very frequently and no matter what programs i open it crashes it could take 2 mins to even 12 hours before I get this error but it happends alot and it's really frustrating... On Monday, December 2, 2002 at 11:23 am, Rob wrote: >I turned off kazza - and it hasn't happened since - fingers crossed > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, December 12, 2002 at 10:21 am Posted by Barry (1 messages posted) Since you mentioned it, I started recieving this message on shortly after I downloaded Kazaa. When you say you "turned off Kazza"...What exactly did you do? On Monday, December 2, 2002 at 11:23 am, Rob wrote: >I turned off kazza - and it hasn't happened since - fingers crossed > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, December 14, 2002 at 4:24 pm Posted by gary (1 messages posted) Look , I used to have this problem and now I know the solution to it. I changed my motherboard and everything fixed . My solution was to change the motherboard. Now my computer never ( absolutely never!) crashes. I can play Morrowind ten hours and it would be as stable as it was the day I bought my computer. All of you with the same problem should try that , change your motherboard. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, December 14, 2002 at 5:46 pm Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) Well it is good to hear your specific problem was solved by a mobo change but I want to stress what i did several posts ago and say this is a wide ranging problem. ie: after the irq_not_less read more of the error. is it ks.sys that is listed or ntoskrnl.exe or nwfs.sys or ntfs.sys all of these are different problems with the same start of an error message. in the mobo case so your agp to pci bridge was the problem and you could have rectified it by changing it' memory address. but do not think one solution is the end all for this error screen as it is not due to just one error.!!! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, December 21, 2002 at 4:59 am Posted by neewik (2 messages posted) i'm using trillian a software that combines aol instan messenger icq msn messenger irc tools and yahoo messenger... my irq error only happens when running this program... as i thought in the beginning... now the whole system falls down when i try any action on the internet regarding instant messaging. my actual supposition is that icq might use multiple ports and memory spaces... but not sure ... Did anyone have the same problem once... and solved it ? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, December 21, 2002 at 8:38 am Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) well I would first say try to eveluate your ram -open five or six different apps and try them and see if that makes the old blue screen come up. to try and help a little more when it does blue screen again- read the message and see what file it refers to and post it . it would really help to get to the bottom of it On Saturday, December 21, 2002 at 4:59 am, neewik wrote: >i'm using trillian a software that combines aol instan messenger icq msn messenger >irc tools and yahoo messenger... >my irq error only happens when running this program... >as i thought in the beginning... now the whole system falls down when i try any action >on the internet regarding instant messaging. >my actual supposition is that icq might use multiple ports and memory spaces... but >not sure ... >Did anyone have the same problem once... and solved it ? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Sunday, December 22, 2002 at 5:58 am Posted by Walter (1 messages posted) I asked my PC manufactorer and showed him all error messages I get. Among them were "IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL", "DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL" and "PAGE FAULT ON NONPAGED AREA". He said the last error is a cause of bad ram. So he loaned me good RAM from Kingston and since then my PC didn't freeze any more. Though I had made a RAM Test once before, but that was only a software test. You cannot make a hardware test, because the machine to do that test costs i think 1,000,000. $!!! I suggest you see what RAM you have installed, if you have more than one slot occupied remove one RAM, and see which one is the bad RAM. In my case they were both allright as Single, but together they didn't work. Just try it! "The proof of the pudding is in the eating". If you have found your bad RAM, it doesn't mean it is broken, it just doesn't go well with your motherboard. Kingston manufactores high quality RAM, they are tested of course. If the tests fail, they are sold through a no-name company. So if you next time buy RAM, buy quality RAM like the ones from Kingston. They are a bit more expensive, but they work (hopefully)! Check out the kingston homepage before you buy. Then click on ValueRAM. There you see a list full of motherboards. Select yours and you get the info wich RAM you must buy! This is Walter's solution for the page fault error, He does not know if it also works with every one who has the irql error, with him it did, and he lives happily ever after! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, December 26, 2002 at 3:51 am Posted by neewik (2 messages posted) well thank you but i solved my problem.... i opened my computer and simply changed the cards from their locations... seems to work ! as you said, i saw it, irq attribution is fully nutZ! well done. i now hope i won't crash any more! er... i forgot: MERRY XMAS ! On Saturday, December 21, 2002 at 8:38 am, Chris Kelly wrote: >well I would first say try to eveluate your ram -open five or six different apps >and try them and see if that makes the old blue screen come up. to try and help a >little more when it does blue screen again- read the message and see what file it >refers to and post it . it would really help to get to the bottom of it > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Sunday, December 29, 2002 at 10:18 am Posted by Sergio G. P. (1 messages posted) I get the same 3 error messages. I get the most recently drivers and bios. After change my motherboard bios my computer doesn't start. I supouse that I corrupt my motherboard.... but the really reason was that my RAM was bad. So, I buy new RAM (from a no-name company) and my computer turn on again, but the same xp errors are back! So, 2 RAM's bad? I think the problem is other... For example I have 9 devices sharing IRQ number 9!! How can I reasignate the IRQ's? XP don't let me change it!! Sorry for my horrible English... and FELIZ NAVIDAD!! On Sunday, December 22, 2002 at 5:58 am, Walter wrote: >I asked my PC manufactorer and showed him all error messages I get. Among them were >"IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL", "DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL" and "PAGE FAULT ON NONPAGED >AREA". He said the last error is a cause of bad ram. So he loaned me good RAM from >Kingston and since then my PC didn't freeze any more. > >Though I had made a RAM Test once before, but that was only a software test. You >cannot make a hardware test, because the machine to do that test costs i think 1,000,000. >$!!! > >I suggest you see what RAM you have installed, if you have more than one slot occupied >remove one RAM, and see which one is the bad RAM. In my case they were both allright >as Single, but together they didn't work. Just try it! "The proof of the pudding >is in the eating". If you have found your bad RAM, it doesn't mean it is broken, >it just doesn't go well with your motherboard. > >Kingston manufactores high quality RAM, they are tested of course. If the tests fail, >they are sold through a no-name company. So if you next time buy RAM, buy quality >RAM like the ones from Kingston. They are a bit more expensive, but they work (hopefully)! >Check out the kingston homepage before you buy. Then click on ValueRAM. There you >see a list full of motherboards. Select yours and you get the info wich RAM you must >buy! > >This is Walter's solution for the page fault error, He does not know if it also >works with every one who has the irql error, with him it did, and he lives happily >ever after! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at 7:03 am Posted by Walter (1 messages posted) 1. Well, RAM are not broken, but they just dont go well with your motherboard. 2. If you have downloaded a wrong bios update it may happen that you must throw away your mainboard! (Im sure there was a warning near the download section telling you that it is dangerous). 3. You cannot change IRQs in WinXP 4. You can go into Bios and disable IRQs, that you don't need there (e.g. I haven't occupied my serial ports and my ltp port, so I disabled it in my BIOS). 5. Why don't you ask a friend or a computer dealer you know to loan you Kingston, Samsung, Infineon or other quality RAM? On Sunday, December 29, 2002 at 10:18 am, Sergio G. P. wrote: >I get the same 3 error messages. I get the most recently drivers and bios. After >change my motherboard bios my computer doesn't start. I supouse that I corrupt my >motherboard.... but the really reason was that my RAM was bad. >So, I buy new RAM (from a no-name company) and my computer turn on again, but the >same xp errors are back! >So, 2 RAM's bad? >I think the problem is other... For example I have 9 devices sharing IRQ number 9!! > How can I reasignate the IRQ's? XP don't let me change it!! > >Sorry for my horrible English... and FELIZ NAVIDAD!! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Thursday, January 2, 2003 at 11:05 pm Posted by David (1 messages posted) So what you are suggesting is to shut down the comp, remove both cards(NVIDIA and capture card, reboot, shut down, install NVIDIA, reboot, fully install, shut down, install capture card, then start and fully install. And this should remove the message of the IRQL driver failure? On Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at 7:03 am, Walter wrote: >1. Well, RAM are not broken, but they just dont go well >with your motherboard. 2. If you have downloaded a wrong bios update it may happen >that you must throw away your mainboard! (Im sure there was a warning near the download >section telling you that it is dangerous). 3. You cannot change IRQs in WinXP 4. >You can go into Bios and disable IRQs, that you don't need there (e.g. I haven't >occupied my serial ports and my ltp port, so I disabled it in my BIOS). 5. Why don't >you ask a friend or a computer dealer you know to loan you Kingston, Samsung, Infineon >or other quality RAM? > So what you are suggesting is that if I remove both the NVIDIA and capture card, place the NVIDIA card in, make certain it runs OK, the shut down and install the capture card then? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Saturday, January 4, 2003 at 5:37 am Posted by Walter (1 messages posted) I don't think I ever wrote something like that! All I say for the 3rd time now is that it might be the fault of the RAMs! On Thursday, January 2, 2003 at 11:05 pm, David wrote: >So what you are suggesting is to shut down the comp, remove both cards(NVIDIA and >capture card, reboot, shut down, install NVIDIA, reboot, fully install, shut down, >install capture card, then start and fully install. And this should remove the message >of the IRQL driver failure? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Monday, January 6, 2003 at 8:14 pm Posted by The_Os (20 messages posted) Well, I got the same error know, and I'm running and ASUS P4S8X with a ATI Radeon 9000 and I have this problem too... I have a 512 DDR 2100 but I don't know if that's the one that is giving me the problem I also receive a messege regarding "Memory Dump" so I have no idea what to do.. any suggestions will be appreciated. On Saturday, January 4, 2003 at 5:37 am, Walter wrote: >I don't think I ever wrote something like that! All I say for the 3rd time now is >that it might be the fault of the RAMs! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 1:17 pm Posted by Joe McKinley (1 messages posted) I think the IRQ not less or equal is solely a memory compatibility issue with your motherboard or a memory error message. I don't know how good your DDR 2100 is but if it is generic or really cheap I am almost certain it is a memory error. If you get a message saying "memory dump" I can assure you it is a memory error. Go spend a little more and stop buying the cheapest you can find! On Monday, January 6, 2003 at 8:14 pm, The_Os wrote: >Well, I got the same error know, and I'm running and ASUS P4S8X with a ATI Radeon >9000 and I have this problem too... I have a 512 DDR 2100 but I don't know if that's >the one that is giving me the problem I also receive a messege regarding "Memory >Dump" so I have no idea what to do.. any suggestions will be appreciated. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Wednesday, January 8, 2003 at 6:51 pm Posted by The_Os (20 messages posted) Well, I just call Tech support for the PC and it is a RAM problem. So according for what I just listened and according to everything that I've been reading, if you get anything regarding memory dump, it most likely to be a RAM problem than anything else. Thanx for the advise On Monday, January 6, 2003 at 8:14 pm, The_Os wrote: >Well, I got the same error know, and I'm running and ASUS P4S8X with a ATI Radeon >9000 and I have this problem too... I have a 512 DDR 2100 but I don't know if that's >the one that is giving me the problem I also receive a messege regarding "Memory >Dump" so I have no idea what to do.. any suggestions will be appreciated. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal - what I did. Wednesday, January 8, 2003 at 10:23 pm Posted by Dark Shimmer (1 messages posted) Ok, first up: my rig and problem. MSI K7T266 RU MoBo Athlon XP2100+ Cpu 256 Meg Apacer DDR2100 Ram. Asus Geforce2 MX VGA (AGP Slot) SB Live Value Audio (PCI Slot 4) IBM EtherPro NIC (PCI Slot 2) I was getting fairly constant DRIVER IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL errors whenever i was playing games. I tried shuffling IRQs, changing ram, , adjusting BIOS options including AGP settings, PNP settings, intergrated peripheral settings, reinstalling OSs (I tried XP, 2000 and 98, they all constantly crashed) and finally tried playing with the cards. My solution involved removing the SB Live from PCI slot 4, and clearing the mainboard NVRAM, and reinstalling XP. The system seems stable now. Whether that means the slot is dodgey, or the resources are finally happy, I don't care... The SB Live card is fine, and has served me well for ages. I am using onboard AC97 sudio for now, until I could be bothered trying another PCI slot. NOTE: this is my solution, I have no idea if it will help your situations or not. On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 12:16 pm Posted by Jørn (2 messages posted) I had the same problem - e.g. with Kazaa. But the reason (to keep you off the wrong track) was in my case the 3D casino ad in the bottom left corner of Kazaa. The ad made my graphics adapter crash because of it's 3D rendering. The real problem was IRQ conflict with the video adapter! On Thursday, December 12, 2002 at 10:21 am, Barry wrote: >Since you mentioned it, I started recieving this message on shortly after I downloaded >Kazaa. > >When you say you "turned off Kazza"...What exactly did you do? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 12:26 pm Posted by Jørn (2 messages posted) Please don't mislead people - you don't know what you're talking about! Memory dumping occurs EVERY TIME a bluescreen appears (or - at least if you have not moved the page file from it's initial partition). Memory dumping says nothing about the cause of the bluescreen. This simply means that every byte located in the RAM when the computer crashes is copied to the hard drive to a file, so that experts might find out what really went wrong by analyzing this dump file. On Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 1:17 pm, Joe McKinley wrote: >I think the IRQ not less or equal is solely a memory compatibility issue with your >motherboard or a memory error message. I don't know how good your DDR 2100 is but >if it is generic or really cheap I am almost certain it is a memory error. If you >get a message saying "memory dump" I can assure you it is a memory error. Go spend >a little more and stop buying the cheapest you can find! > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Friday, January 10, 2003 at 11:14 am Posted by Walter (1 messages posted) YES YOU ARE RIGHT, PHYSICAL MERMORY DUMP HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RAM!!! By dumping memory it makes a file located in C:\WINDOWS\Minidump ! Check settings in My Computer-Properties\Advanced\Startup and Recovery\Settings. There you can adjust the info saved in your dump file! Back to the errror: Some motherboards prefer certain slots, so swap your cards. If that don't help BORROW RAMS FROM A FRIEND if possible good rams like those from Kingston. If the problem dont come any more then (that helped with me (see my other postings)) be happy! PS: Reinstalling XP dont help! On Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 12:26 pm, Jørn wrote: >Please don't mislead people - you don't know what you're talking about! Memory dumping >occurs EVERY TIME a bluescreen appears (or - at least if you have not moved the page >file from it's initial partition). Memory dumping says nothing about the cause of >the bluescreen. This simply means that every byte located in the RAM when the computer >crashes is copied to the hard drive to a file, so that experts might find out what >really went wrong by analyzing this dump file. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal**SOLUTION** Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 4:22 pm Posted by Karl (1 messages posted) I tried every thing to cure this error message (and I mean everything) during game play, a definite crash. The solution I eventually found, for my system, was simple. But it will only help a few of you. I have 2x256 2700DDR Corsair. I placed them in slot 1 and 2. Wrong thing to do. I found an info page that said 1 and 2 use same channels to communicate and that 3 was on a different one. So if you have two SIMMS us 1 and 3 or 2 and 3. My system is perfect now. very very stable. Pass the word. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Monday, January 13, 2003 at 4:07 am Posted by Nathan (5 messages posted) Actually you're wrong. A memory dump does NOT mean there was a memory error. Memory dumps are taken so that you can debug an error. Much like core dumps in linux or stack/heap dumps in a debugger (and sometimes available from windows) I am GREATLY surprised at the ignorances shown in this thread. The guy talking about IRQ problems has it right. Switch card positions or get someone else to manually set up your IRQs (I'm DAMN sure I wouldn't want any of you guys doing it.) If you're going to say something like "I can assure you" then you'd better be DAMNED sure you're right. On Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 1:17 pm, Joe McKinley wrote: >I think the IRQ not less or equal is solely a memory compatibility issue with your >motherboard or a memory error message. I don't know how good your DDR 2100 is but >if it is generic or really cheap I am almost certain it is a memory error. If you >get a message saying "memory dump" I can assure you it is a memory error. Go spend >a little more and stop buying the cheapest you can find! > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, January 13, 2003 at 3:44 pm Posted by Eep (8 messages posted) This error doesn't have to do with IRQs (interrupt requests) but actually IRQLs (internal request levels). http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810093 On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, January 16, 2003 at 7:43 pm Posted by Ben (1 messages posted) I've recieved several errors whenever I try to run my Norton Virus Scan, defragmentation, or error checking applications. A blue screen appears with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. Then it has Stop:0x0000000A (0xC0007F64, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x804FA688). This error seemingly started out of nowhere. I didn't install any new hardware or anything. Also, if I leave my computer running idle for 20 minutes, a red streak appears on top of the screen and the computer is totally frozen. Are these two problems related? I'm thinking it has to do with my virtual memory, but I don't know much about it. I tried turning it off, then restarting, turning it back on, then restarting, but that didn't change anything. Also, whenever I custom set the virtual memory, it always says that 254 mb are allocated, no matter what I set the initial and maximum allowances. If anyone can help me, I'd greatly appreciate it! PS: excuse my ignorance, but how to you find out what type of motherboard you have? On Monday, January 13, 2003 at 3:44 pm, Eep² wrote: >This error doesn't have to do with IRQs (interrupt requests) but actually IRQLs (internal >request levels). > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810093 > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal - Possible solution Friday, January 17, 2003 at 3:22 am Posted by Alex (1 messages posted) I am guessing a power supply will make this bsod go away. I had a friend that got a similiar error and he went from a 300 to a 430watt power supply and it cured it from happening again. If that doesn't work this site _might_ be helpful. (win2k) http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win2000/Q_20352988.html or http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q192463 [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, January 18, 2003 at 1:43 am Posted by Jerry (9 messages posted) I also got this error while surfing. My system is an Asus P4PE, P4 2.4B, 512Mb-333MHz, Leadtek Ti 4200 AGP, Seagate 40Gb, D-Link DFM-562IS 56k modem. Some one up in the posts said that this is most likely hardware related, however MS's TechNet says the contrary. My system was stable beofre but after I installed nVidia's Detonator driver 41.09, that's when I got the BSOD. Currently backing-up and doing a restore later. On Thursday, January 16, 2003 at 7:43 pm, Ben wrote: >I've recieved several errors whenever I try to run my Norton Virus Scan, defragmentation, >or error checking applications. A blue screen appears with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. > Then it has Stop:0x0000000A (0xC0007F64, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x804FA688). This >error seemingly started out of nowhere. I didn't install any new hardware or anything. > Also, if I leave my computer running idle for 20 minutes, a red streak appears on >top of the screen and the computer is totally frozen. Are these two problems related? > I'm thinking it has to do with my virtual memory, but I don't know much about it. > I tried turning it off, then restarting, turning it back on, then restarting, but >that didn't change anything. Also, whenever I custom set the virtual memory, it >always says that 254 mb are allocated, no matter what I set the initial and maximum >allowances. If anyone can help me, I'd greatly appreciate it! PS: excuse my ignorance, >but how to you find out what type of motherboard you have? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, January 20, 2003 at 9:44 am Posted by Shaun (2 messages posted) Hi, i think that this is the error I am recieving when i boot windows. I have an athlon xp 1800, 512 ram, and 60gb samsung hdd, geforce3....I uninstalled the drivers for my video card because they wouldnt completely install. I just reformatted, repartitioned, and reinstalled windows and i didnt seem to have a problem rebooting until i started messing with the video card drivers. Everytime i boot it makes it up to where its about to load where u enter the password and it flashes a blue screen of death to fast for me to read and reboots....i can boot in safe mode and thats it....any ideas?? On Saturday, January 18, 2003 at 1:43 am, Jerry wrote: > >I also got this error while surfing. My system is an Asus P4PE, P4 2.4B, 512Mb-333MHz, >Leadtek Ti 4200 AGP, Seagate 40Gb, D-Link DFM-562IS 56k modem. > >Some one up in the posts said that this is most likely hardware related, however >MS's TechNet says the contrary. > >My system was stable beofre but after I installed nVidia's Detonator driver 41.09, >that's when I got the BSOD. > >Currently backing-up and doing a restore later. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, January 20, 2003 at 5:47 pm Posted by Jerry (9 messages posted) I took out nVidia 41.09 Detonator drivers and reverted to 40.xx. System doing fine now. What was the last thing that you installed (hardware/software) on your rig? That could be the culprit. I am running on an unpatched installation of XP. On Monday, January 20, 2003 at 9:44 am, Shaun wrote: >Hi, i think that this is the error I am recieving when i boot windows. I have an >athlon xp 1800, 512 ram, and 60gb samsung hdd, geforce3....I uninstalled the drivers >for my video card because they wouldnt completely install. I just reformatted, repartitioned, >and reinstalled windows and i didnt seem to have a problem rebooting until i started >messing with the video card drivers. Everytime i boot it makes it up to where its >about to load where u enter the password and it flashes a blue screen of death to >fast for me to read and reboots....i can boot in safe mode and thats it....any ideas?? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, January 20, 2003 at 8:45 pm Posted by Shaun (2 messages posted) OK...i reinstalled windows xp again and everything was running fine. I installed the detonator drivers 38.12 or something like that and it worked....installed my sb pci 16 drivers before the geforce3 and that worked...i even got to reboot a few times and everything was running fine. Then i tried to reinstall Half-Life (pc game) and i got an internal I/O error.....clicked ok...then the blue screen of death came up with the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error.....i pressed the reset button and got a new blue screen error every time after the first one reading an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error. I tried everything to fix these errors and im pretty computer literate so i think that it may be hardware (Hard Drive or RAM)? Again, im running an athlon xp 1800+, 512 RAM, samsung sv6003h 60gb hdd, geforce3, and my bios is amibios. I read a previous thread about updating a bios to fix a problem like this....suggestions anyone? On Monday, January 20, 2003 at 5:47 pm, Jerry wrote: >I took out nVidia 41.09 Detonator drivers and reverted to 40.xx. System doing fine >now. > >What was the last thing that you installed (hardware/software) on your rig? > >That could be the culprit. I am running on an unpatched installation of XP. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 5:31 am Posted by Jerry (9 messages posted) Here's my experience with that UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error, and it's BAD. Had to bring the hard drive in to my supplier and have it replaced, good thing it's still under warranty. Explore the BIOS update options first, but I'm afraid it could be the hard drive. Cheers! On Monday, January 20, 2003 at 8:45 pm, Shaun wrote: >OK...i reinstalled windows xp again and everything was running fine. I installed >the detonator drivers 38.12 or something like that and it worked....installed my >sb pci 16 drivers before the geforce3 and that worked...i even got to reboot a few >times and everything was running fine. Then i tried to reinstall Half-Life (pc game) >and i got an internal I/O error.....clicked ok...then the blue screen of death came >up with the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error.....i pressed the reset button and got a >new blue screen error every time after the first one reading an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME >error. I tried everything to fix these errors and im pretty computer literate so >i think that it may be hardware (Hard Drive or RAM)? Again, im running an athlon >xp 1800+, 512 RAM, samsung sv6003h 60gb hdd, geforce3, and my bios is amibios. I >read a previous thread about updating a bios to fix a problem like this....suggestions >anyone? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 5:24 pm Posted by bandenomium (1 messages posted) Hello, I just happened to experience this IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL using a laptop with an intel celeron processor. I use this laptop for simulation purposes which uses the memory most of the time. I even have to change the priority of the software just to speed up the calculation. Also, I always change the LAN setting everytime connect this laptop in my house using a personal DSL connection using the sme LAN card. Recently I installed hacker elliminator which i use whenever i surf the net using my dsl connection. Then now the same error occurs every time I shutdown windows 2000. But after rebooting and trying to shutdwon again with doing anything, the error does not occur. Also the error does not occur while Im running several softwares including the simulation software, only during shutdown period after using the laptop for a long time. I read the responses here, and most of the solutions says device driver error. Does anyone had the same situation? Could it possibly be hardware's fault? Please reply. On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 7:59 pm Posted by Steve (1 messages posted) I was having a problem very similar to the ones described here. My system is an Athlon XP 2000+, ASUS A7V333 mobo, 256 megs Kingmax SDRAM, nVidia Ti4400, and SB Live! Value soundcard. I recently had to do a Windows reinstall, and Windows failed to recognise my soundcard hardware. I forced it do so through the device manager, and installed the XP SB Live! drivers from Creative's website. Sound played fine but 5 or so minutes after booting up, I got the driver_irql_not_less_than_equal message. I solved the problem by disabling my soundcard and using onboard sound. Haven't had any problems. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, January 25, 2003 at 5:54 am Posted by don sanfore (1 messages posted) I was getting the same errors "irq not less or equal" and another, "page fault in non paged area" tried reinstalling with win98/ win98se/ win me/ but still it would crash i'm running AMD1600XP, ati all in wonder 64mb agp with tv out thru s-video cable, 256mb x 3 sdram(768mb), mad dog soundwave 4.1 prowler sound card, iomega cd burner 8x, generic dvd player 40x, and WindowsXP Pro, my pc had been running fine for about 6 months no hardware or software changes but ever since i built it the dvd drive was having problems playing dvd's the sound was jerky but i didnt care because it worked perfect otherwise, before getting those bsod's i was getting random program crashes and pc auto re-booted once and was getting I/O errors inside windows after the last crash i decided to try putting my dvd(E:)"secondary master" on the same cable as my 2nd hard drive(D:)"primary slave" and my cd burner(E:)"secondary slave" on the same as my 1st hard drive(C:)"pimary master" so all the drive letters stayed the same just 1 drive to 1 cd player on each cable also pulled the 3rd memory stick because it had a minor scratch on it (now have 512mb total) now my dvd's play great and system is perfectly stable and even faster even maxed out my memory running a bunch of programs untill it used 500mb's memory with no slow down or crash but im still wondering what will happen if i put that memory back in, too bad i didnt try 1 thing at a time, the bad part is it'll wipe out my drive again if that was part of the problem anyone got a suggestion? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, January 25, 2003 at 4:17 pm Posted by Jerry (9 messages posted) It could be your RAM. On Saturday, January 25, 2003 at 5:54 am, don sanfore wrote: >I was getting the same errors "irq not less or equal" and another, "page fault in >non paged area" tried reinstalling with win98/ win98se/ win me/ but still it would >crash i'm running AMD1600XP, ati all in wonder 64mb agp with tv out thru s-video >cable, 256mb x 3 sdram(768mb), mad dog soundwave 4.1 prowler sound card, iomega cd >burner 8x, generic dvd player 40x, and WindowsXP Pro, my pc had been running fine >for about 6 months no hardware or software changes but ever since i built it the >dvd drive was having problems playing dvd's the sound was jerky but i didnt care >because it worked perfect otherwise, before getting those bsod's i was getting random >program crashes and pc auto re-booted once and was getting I/O errors inside windows >after the last crash i decided to try putting my dvd(E:)"secondary master" on the >same cable as my 2nd hard drive(D:)"primary slave" and my cd burner(E:)"secondary >slave" on the same as my 1st hard drive(C:)"pimary master" so all the drive letters >stayed the same just 1 drive to 1 cd player on each cable also pulled the 3rd memory >stick because it had a minor scratch on it (now have 512mb total) now my dvd's play >great and system is perfectly stable and even faster even maxed out my memory running >a bunch of programs untill it used 500mb's memory with no slow down or crash but >im still wondering what will happen if i put that memory back in, too bad i didnt >try 1 thing at a time, the bad part is it'll wipe out my drive again if that was >part of the problem anyone got a suggestion? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 12:52 am Posted by Lebowski (1 messages posted) Hi!. Sorry but my english isn't so good. Well, I have the same problem on Windows Xp (when I close eMule). My computer is an Athlon XP 1600, Elite Group Motherboard K7S5A series with soundcard (disabled) and LAN (enabled) integrated, Aopen Geforce 2 TI, Soundblaster Live! Value, Realmagic Hollywood +, 256 Mb RAM, SCSI controller to CD-ROM unit and Seagate Barracuda 80 Gb (7200 rpm). I have read all the messages of this forum and I have done all things that people says: I checked the RAM, I changed the DDR RAM module to other SDRAM; I try to change the IRQs bacause the Soundblaster, the SCSI adapter and the Realmagic use the same Interruption; I installed the Microsoft certificated drivers to these devices; I checked the virtual memory options; I installed the last motheboard bios... Nothing, the problem DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL appears again and again (only when I close eMule). I'm going crazy!!!. Yesterday I unplugged the Soundblaster Live!, the SCSI adapter and the Realmagic, the motherboard soundcard is disabled and the LAN enabled because I have DSL connection, I only left the AGP Geforce 2 card. There is nothing in the PCI ports actually but this morning the problem returned. I can't believe it. I'm going to scan the hard drive or try to plug a PCI Ethernet card and disable the onboard LAN. Can I do anything else??? Destroy my computer maybe??. Please I need help!!!!!!!. Thanks. Lebowski from Spain. On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Friday, January 31, 2003 at 3:27 pm Posted by Soylvak (1 messages posted) I've also gotten this message when playing starcraft but it says in the blue screen something about sbpci.sys becaus that sounds like my soundcard, I thought i'd do what you guys said and change the sound card slot...but then i notice i have a built-in sound card!What am i supposed to do?(by the way i checked and my sound card and video card ARE using the same irq) thank you in advance for any help. On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:37 pm, jack wrote: >thank you for responding me . When I playing the game StarCraft it often happens >,and in this morning when I read a document using NotaPad it happens again. I have >added a 128M memory , did it have some effections ? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 1:48 am Posted by Jane (2 messages posted) I have a VAIO WinXP laptop which crashes with the IRQL problem whenever I try to view a large video file - like a movie downloaded from KaZaA. My blue screen doesn't stay though, but flickers briefly, and then my computer tries to restart, during which it freezes!! >_< I have very little computer knowledge so I'm really grateful for your thoughts. But HOW exactly do you change the "cards"? Er, my AGP and sound devices use the same IRQ (?) so I guess I should change the "number" of one of them (I'm really sorry if I sound dumb - plz help?). Do you actually dismantle the machine or...? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 11:20 am Posted by Aaron (2 messages posted) Well my guess is that your video card is conflicting with another piece of hardware, if you go into the device manager are there any exclamation points? If so you need to reinstall the drivers for that device, windows xp automatically assigns a specific IRQ when you install the default windows drivers. If you are using the default windows drivers I would suggest getting one directly from the manufacturer instead. If that doesn't work you can try uninstalling the video card, then relocating it to a different PCI slot. To do that you have to open up the computer, but if you have a video card built into the motherboard this will do no good (since you have a VAIO I assume it is). You can also look for an updated AGP driver on your motherboards website or from sony. If none of this works check back.... On Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 1:48 am, Jane wrote: >I have a VAIO WinXP laptop which crashes with the IRQL problem whenever I try to >view a large video file - like a movie downloaded from KaZaA. My blue screen doesn't >stay though, but flickers briefly, and then my computer tries to restart, during >which it freezes!! >_< I have very little computer knowledge so I'm really grateful >for your thoughts. But HOW exactly do you change the "cards"? Er, my AGP and sound >devices use the same IRQ (?) so I guess I should change the "number" of one of them >(I'm really sorry if I sound dumb - plz help?). Do you actually dismantle the machine >or...? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 8:22 pm Posted by Jane (2 messages posted) Thanks for the advice ^_^. I have upgraded my AGP display driver but the IRQL problem still occurs when I try to watch a video file (usually AVI). Sometimes I get as far as 10 minutes in without my laptop crashing, but more often, it crashes within 3 minutes. Is it possible to install an external sound card in the PC card slot and disable the in-built sound device (which uses the same IRQ as the AGP accelerator)? Do you think that will help since I can't change PCI slots? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, February 3, 2003 at 12:30 am Posted by Aaron (2 messages posted) Well hopefully you have resolved it by now, but if not here is what I did to fix it in my case. I went to administrative tools in the control panel, component services, then go to the event viewer. Check for errors under applications and system, based on the errors you find there it should help to isolate the problem. In my instance there was a particular error with a service that was running, so in services under component services I went into the properties for that service and disabled it. I believe it was the WMI performance adapter but more than likely in your situation it will be something else. Let us know how it goes. On Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 8:22 pm, Jane wrote: > >Thanks for the advice ^_^. I have upgraded my AGP display driver but the IRQL problem >still occurs when I try to watch a video file (usually AVI). Sometimes I get as far >as 10 minutes in without my laptop crashing, but more often, it crashes within 3 >minutes. Is it possible to install an external sound card in the PC card slot and >disable the in-built sound device (which uses the same IRQ as the AGP accelerator)? >Do you think that will help since I can't change PCI slots? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at 9:09 pm Posted by Drax (3 messages posted) 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. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 4:34 am 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. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal SOLUTION??? Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 3:01 pm Posted by Helptemp (1 messages posted) DO NOT PAY ATTENTIN TO THE TIP BELOW! This person in obviously misinformed. The "memory dump" they are refering to is where the system dumps the info in the memory to a log file to assist in figuring out what the problem was/is, and what errors (if any) were in the memory. 9 out of 10 times tech support are wrong. All they do is punch your problems in to a computer with a program that spits out a checklist. I know, because I've done it. On Wednesday, January 8, 2003 at 6:51 pm, The_Os wrote: >Well, I just call Tech support for the PC and it is a RAM problem. So according >for what I just listened and according to everything that I've been reading, if you >get anything regarding memory dump, it most likely to be a RAM problem than anything >else. Thanx for the advise > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, February 9, 2003 at 3:26 pm Posted by Derek S. McBud (1 messages posted) Remove the Intel Application Accelerator. Reboot. Reinstall it. Cross fingers :-) Also, check: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316528 for more links. Also, you are not alone in this issue. I know lots of folks who have it. -Derek email replace 0 with o... On Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 11:51 am, Armando wrote: >I have just had this error for the 2nd time - "irql not less or equal" then "IdechnDr.sys"something >or other-"beginning dump of physical memory" then some code: >BCCode: d1 BCP1 00000034 > BCP2 00000002 > BCP 3 00000000 > BCP4 F847DA18 > the first time I reinstalled from an image i had, quick and esay but this time I >really am wondering what it is - I had a look at my IRQ's there is nothing wrong >there. It seems the problem is with my hard disk- a Seagate 80 GB Barracuda - just >a few months old- I have 3 partitions C,D and E - and the E one sort of sounds like >it has trouble - Disk diagnostic says there's an error with the disk. >I'll probably have to send it back, but before I do, I want to be sure it's really >the problem-has anyone seen this? > >thanks and sorry for the long post > >Armando > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, February 10, 2003 at 4:50 am Posted by Dave (1 messages posted) I too am also having the same problem, just reformatted, the only thing i have installed is xp, however, i have a feeling it might be my modem, im gonna try taking that out, hopefully that might solve the problem On Monday, November 11, 2002 at 6:51 pm, Idrosynth wrote: >I'm having the same problem with windows xp pro, same blue screen, same irql not >less or equal error msg. I'm running an asus p4s8x with an msi gf4 ti 4600. . my >problem has to be this card or the ram as the video card is the only expansion card >in my system. I have also just visited "unfortunatly" a german forum where i did >notice the C-Media AC97 onboard sound, which is what i've got. Anyone else with >similar hardware? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal - my annoying problem Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 4:02 pm Posted by Rich (1 messages posted) This is my first post here. So, my problem, my totally annoying problem. This is my setup: Kudoz 7X-6A, 2 x 256 meg PC3200 (DDR400) RAM, GeForce 4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x 64 meg RAM. Here is the weird part: I have 2 HDDs with win XP on, the one i used to use (old), and the one i had to make up after i had the problem (new). I can run up the New win XP no probs, i work my graphics car hard in a game, it either goes black screen or resets itself. To save a few posts, i have tryed this with newest drivers, and the ones i had on CD that came wid GF4. Thats 1 half of the problem. The other half is on my old XP, windows won't start. GRRR. i have to use safe mode to get anywhere, and it's sooo restricting. when i run up normal, loads desktop, loads messenger, then it turns blue screen when it feels like it. And i either get IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, or i get it saying there's a problem with driver called SAVRT.sys. For a note, i want to use my old HDD. Please help someone, PLEASE. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal/error : idechndr.sys Tuesday, February 18, 2003 at 4:59 am Posted by JMAX (1 messages posted) Hi everybody, this is my experience with the famous "irql_not_less_or equal" bluescreen : For me, it comes when I boot my computer, during the "XP loadscreen". So decide to look at the file in cause. It was the idechndr.sys. In fact, I use the "intel application accelerator" soft, because I have a intel chipset. So I decide to desinstall the last upgrade version of INtel App Acc v2.3, and to reinstall the original version from my CD rom, the 2.2. NO MORE SCREEN BLUE! Thanks intel :) On Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 11:51 am, Armando wrote: >I have just had this error for the 2nd time - "irql not less or equal" then "IdechnDr.sys"something >or other-"beginning dump of physical memory" then some code: >BCCode: d1 BCP1 00000034 > BCP2 00000002 > BCP 3 00000000 > BCP4 F847DA18 > the first time I reinstalled from an image i had, quick and esay but this time I >really am wondering what it is - I had a look at my IRQ's there is nothing wrong >there. It seems the problem is with my hard disk- a Seagate 80 GB Barracuda - just >a few months old- I have 3 partitions C,D and E - and the E one sort of sounds like >it has trouble - Disk diagnostic says there's an error with the disk. >I'll probably have to send it back, but before I do, I want to be sure it's really >the problem-has anyone seen this? > >thanks and sorry for the long post > >Armando > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] THE SOLUTION - read this!!!!!! Thursday, February 20, 2003 at 6:20 am Posted by flux (1 messages posted) OK... im just going to reiterate what some people have said. This problem happens (in most cases but not all) because two or more pieces of hardware are using the same IRQ numbers. This is what you do to find the culprits: You should open the "system information" application located in Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools. Under "Hardware Resources you will see "IRQ's" click on that and you will see a list if IRQ numbers and the devices that are using them. Note the devices that are using the same IRQ numbers. The devices themselves are not causing the problem, its just that they are sharing the same resource and Micro$oft just doesnt play nice that way. Anyway, and this is not as hard as it seems: turn off your computer and UNPLUG IT, open your computer case (this may void your warrenty so be careful) and take out one of the devices that you noted above and put it back into a different slot (if you don't have any empty slots, switch them around). See if you still get the error and if you still do repeat the proccess. Some info if you are willing to learn about IRQ's: General info about IRQ's (same for all operating systems) http://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/res/irq/index.htm http://win95-help.brimac.com/irqfaq1.html [Reply or follow-up to this message] Possible solution Friday, February 21, 2003 at 3:04 pm Posted by Mythprod (1 messages posted) For those of you with ASUS motherboards, a bios revision 1009 will fix the computer randomly shutting itself off when using later processors, such as the MP 2400+ AMD. I had bios 1007 and was getting IRQL not less or equal messages and sometimes my computer would just shut down, even if it were sitting idle. The 1009 version, at least for my a7m266-D motherboard is supposed to fix this specific phenomenon. Just letting you all know. ;-) Good luck with the probs. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Friday, February 21, 2003 at 4:51 pm Posted by Dale S (1 messages posted) Hi I have the same graphics card and sound as u! my pc is made by a company called medion (german - even dos is in german!) and I have the same problem thats why im on here looking for a solution!! if u get anywhere send me an email ps014e5583@blueyonder.co.uk On Monday, November 11, 2002 at 6:51 pm, Idrosynth wrote: >I'm having the same problem with windows xp pro, same blue screen, same irql not >less or equal error msg. I'm running an asus p4s8x with an msi gf4 ti 4600. . my >problem has to be this card or the ram as the video card is the only expansion card >in my system. I have also just visited "unfortunatly" a german forum where i did >notice the C-Media AC97 onboard sound, which is what i've got. Anyone else with >similar hardware? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Possible solution Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 5:32 am Posted by beteigeuze (2 messages posted) Hi! I just bought a new motherboard (ASUS A7N8X Deluxe), new RAM (DDR-RAM 512MB, PC-2700, Infineon Original) and a new processor (AMD Atholon XP 2400), because the bios update for my old motherboard didn't work. So I definitely don't want to update the bios from my new motherboard!!! My problem is that I get the driver_irql_not_less_or_equal error right at the beginning from the windows XP installation (after loading the files, before the question if you want to install Windows XP or not). Sometimes I get the page_fault_in_nonpaged_area error, too. I already disabled all onboard stuff, but it didn't work. For all solutions you described I would need a running OS, but what can I do with a brand new computer? On Friday, February 21, 2003 at 3:04 pm, Mythprod wrote: >For those of you with ASUS motherboards, a bios revision 1009 will fix the computer >randomly shutting itself off when using later processors, such as the MP 2400+ AMD. > I had bios 1007 and was getting IRQL not less or equal messages and sometimes my >computer would just shut down, even if it were sitting idle. The 1009 version, at >least for my a7m266-D motherboard is supposed to fix this specific phenomenon. Just >letting you all know. ;-) > >Good luck with the probs. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Possible solution Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 1:30 am Posted by beteigeuze (2 messages posted) Hi! Problem solved, the RAM (Infineon) was incompatible with the motherboard. Now I have a Samsung 400, and this works fine with the A7N8X. On Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 5:32 am, beteigeuze wrote: >Hi! > >I just bought a new motherboard (ASUS A7N8X Deluxe), new RAM (DDR-RAM 512MB, PC-2700, >Infineon Original) and a new processor (AMD Atholon XP 2400), because the bios update >for my old motherboard didn't work. So I definitely don't want to update the bios >from my new motherboard!!! > >My problem is that I get the driver_irql_not_less_or_equal error right at the beginning >from the windows XP installation (after loading the files, before the question if >you want to install Windows XP or not). Sometimes I get the page_fault_in_nonpaged_area >error, too. I already disabled all onboard stuff, but it didn't work. > >For all solutions you described I would need a running OS, but what can I do with >a brand new computer? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] After I started using RAID... Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 8:01 pm Posted by Demon (1 messages posted) I never got this error, until I decided to use the RAID (disk striping(RAID 0)) on my KG7 motherboard. I think it happens when applications write data to the hardive, for example, when a few MIRC download and my ftp are getting a lot of files, and the other time when it happens, is when I use Bittorrent (p2p file sharing). I am going to reformat and make sure I do not install Bittorrent, I should add that Bittorrent is a damn good p2p program. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: After I started using RAID... Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 11:55 pm Posted by frustrated (14 messages posted) yeah, ever since i've installed RAID 0, i've had the same problem. i doubt that the problem i'm facing has anything to do w/ the ram. i get the error at seemingly random times. the computer might just be idling or starting up, and it occurs. motherboard: asus a7v333 chip: xp 2100+ harddrives: 2 80GB Raid 0 striped + 200GB [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Possible solution Friday, March 14, 2003 at 4:27 pm Posted by Johan (1 messages posted) I also have the IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error when I try to install Windows 2000 and I am sure that in my case it is also due to the RAM module. When I remove it and put another one everything is ok. As soon as I put the 1st module back the error occurs again. I was able to install Windows 98 but after a fatal error occured I ran Windows in safe mode and got the following message: himem.sys could not be loaded... I also have an Asus a7v333 motherboard and I bought a new one because of this problem but it is not the solution(in my case). I just have to buy a new DDR module tomorrow... On Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 1:30 am, beteigeuze wrote: >Hi! > >Problem solved, the RAM (Infineon) was incompatible with the motherboard. Now I have >a Samsung 400, and this works fine with the A7N8X. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: After I started using RAID... Saturday, March 15, 2003 at 8:33 pm Posted by tyler (1 messages posted) i am also having same problem. i'm running dual athlon 2100 mp on tyan tiger mpx and a 2x80gb raid on promise fasttrack tx2. also gainward geforce4 4600. could either be video card or raid but I think it is the raid. should I disable and reformat? On Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 11:55 pm, alan wrote: >yeah, ever since i've installed RAID 0, i've had the same problem. i doubt that >the problem i'm facing has anything to do w/ the ram. i get the error at seemingly >random times. the computer might just be idling or starting up, and it occurs. > >motherboard: asus a7v333 >chip: xp 2100+ >harddrives: 2 80GB Raid 0 striped + 200GB [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: After I started using RAID... Saturday, March 15, 2003 at 10:02 pm Posted by frustrated (14 messages posted) well, in response to the earlier posts citing ram problems, i decided one day after a shutdown to flip the psu switch off then on to reset teh ram. it's been about two weeks since i've done that, and i haven't run into the problem. On Saturday, March 15, 2003 at 8:33 pm, tyler wrote: >i am also having same problem. i'm running dual athlon 2100 mp on tyan tiger mpx >and a 2x80gb raid on promise fasttrack tx2. also gainward geforce4 4600. could >either be video card or raid but I think it is the raid. should I disable and reformat? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: After I started using RAID... Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at 7:10 am Posted by hetzer (1 messages posted) The error message "IRQL_not_less_or_equal" occurs if a kernel process or kernel driver tries to write to a wrong adress, which it has no writing acces to. To find out what driver causes that BSOD you have to examine the error message: STOP 0x0000000A(0xZZZZZZZZ,0xYYYYYY,0xXXXXXXXX,0xVVVVVVVV) IRQL_not_less_or_equal ** Address 0xVVVVVVVV has base at [address} - [driver] Parameter 0xZZZZZZZZ: wrong adress pointed to Parameter 0xYYYYYYYY: IRQL that was needed to access to the memory Parameter 0xXXXXXXXX: type of access (0=read; 1=write) Parameter 0xVVVVVVVV: address of instruction, that tried to access to the memory If the last parameter (0xVVVVVVVV) is between a hardware driver of the system, then you know what driver it was, when memory was accessed. This driver is often found in the third line of the "STOP-Screen". [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal ADOBE PREMIERE Thursday, March 27, 2003 at 12:06 am Posted by Jimbo (1 messages posted) I am having random freezes with Adobe Premiere with my new computer. I have an Asus p4s8x with 1GB of ram, 9700 pro video. My games run excellent, couldn't ask for more. Anyway, what I thought was random turns out that Premiere freezes when I use the thumbnail viewer (randomly), move the time line (also randomly), and other timeline oriented taskes. It seems to freeze less if I render my work area constantly and stay away from previewing it, just sort of guess. This is a brand new sysytem and I hate to see such a powerful program held at bay by errors. If anyone has knowledge that could corrrect this problem please email me, Jimmyeatmud@aol.com, Thanks On Monday, November 11, 2002 at 6:51 pm, Idrosynth wrote: >I'm having the same problem with windows xp pro, same blue screen, same irql not >less or equal error msg. I'm running an asus p4s8x with an msi gf4 ti 4600. . my >problem has to be this card or the ram as the video card is the only expansion card >in my system. I have also just visited "unfortunatly" a german forum where i did >notice the C-Media AC97 onboard sound, which is what i've got. Anyone else with >similar hardware? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] I keep getting the driver_irql_not_less_than_equal error Saturday, March 29, 2003 at 4:12 am Posted by Ricky JB (1 messages posted) I have tried all of the tips that have been suggested above. I thought it was my RAM but after taking out what i thought was the faulty ram i found that the problem was still there non of my IRQ's are doubled up with any hardware. I only get it when i am running counter-strike in Open GL usually when i am looking for a game.Is it my drivers...? 1800+ Athlon Xp, Abit Kr7A mobo, 2x256 DDR ram pc 2100, 40Gb Seagate Harddrive, Soundblaster 4.1 Digital soundcard [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, March 31, 2003 at 9:20 pm Posted by Jack Managi (1 messages posted) I've been trying to fix this problem also. I have amd k6-III, 256mb RAM, riva tnt 16mb agp, and DFI with via chipset, running with winxp sp1. Problem occured exactly like you said, when i'm trying to use photoshop 7 and annoying blue screen with "that" msg appeared. I don't have irq conflict however via cpu to agp controller and nvida riva tnt use the same memory addresses and I/O. I don't know how to fix it. Already update the driver for the video card still the same. I can't change the slot because you know..1 agp and via chipset on the mainboard. So can you help? or anyone alse that read this...thx On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, April 3, 2003 at 5:43 pm Posted by Jon (1 messages posted) Did taking the modem out solve the problem? On Monday, February 10, 2003 at 4:50 am, Dave wrote: > >I too am also having the same problem, just reformatted, the only thing i have installed >is xp, however, i have a feeling it might be my modem, im gonna try taking that out, >hopefully that might solve the problem > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, April 6, 2003 at 10:13 am Posted by brady (1 messages posted) ok here was my problem idem to yours after trying everyting i read everywhere i came to the point that i lowered my bus speed in bios to 100/100 instead of 133/133 and simsalabim my system works fine now so for me it was simple at last an psu upgrade and then no more problem sorry for the spelling hope it helps some of you [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, April 8, 2003 at 4:24 am Posted by self builder (1 messages posted) I have had exactly the same problem, and before anyone tells me it is not a memory problem please read on: - I tried to install XP and is blue screened with the IRQL message...so I disabled all the devices I could that might be trying to use the same IRQ - no difference. Then I began digging deeper into the bios and found the solution: - 1. It's a memory issue. Try lowering the memory frequency if your bios allows. I have 333MHz DDR - I lowered this all the way down to 210 MHz and XP installed fine. Then I though that this might just be coincidence, so I deleted the partition, re-enabled all the devices and tried again. It worked again! So by logical deduction: - 1. First Attempt - failed with devices enabled and memory set to manufacturers speed. 2. Second attempt - passed with devices disabled, and memory frequency lowered. 3. Third attempt - passed with devices enabled and memory lowered. Ok, so the problem is fixed, but it does mean that the memory is faulty...luckily for me I'm sending mine back and getting some from Crucial - never again will I buy bin memory on the net! 303 MHz oc on a 2500+ Barton (yes the multipliers come unlocked!) On Monday, March 31, 2003 at 9:20 pm, Jack Managi wrote: >I've been trying to fix this problem also. I have amd k6-III, 256mb RAM, riva tnt >16mb agp, and DFI with via chipset, running with winxp sp1. Problem occured exactly >like you said, when i'm trying to use photoshop 7 and annoying blue screen with "that" >msg appeared. I don't have irq conflict however via cpu to agp controller and nvida >riva tnt use the same memory addresses and I/O. I don't know how to fix it. Already >update the driver for the video card still the same. I can't change the slot because >you know..1 agp and via chipset on the mainboard. So can you help? or anyone alse >that read this...thx > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, April 8, 2003 at 4:51 am Posted by robin (1 messages posted) Hi Ben Did you solve this problem, only I am seeing exactly the same problem (even get the red line). On Thursday, January 16, 2003 at 7:43 pm, Ben wrote: >I've recieved several errors whenever I try to run my Norton Virus Scan, defragmentation, >or error checking applications. A blue screen appears with IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. > Then it has Stop:0x0000000A (0xC0007F64, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x804FA688). This >error seemingly started out of nowhere. I didn't install any new hardware or anything. > Also, if I leave my computer running idle for 20 minutes, a red streak appears on >top of the screen and the computer is totally frozen. Are these two problems related? > I'm thinking it has to do with my virtual memory, but I don't know much about it. > I tried turning it off, then restarting, turning it back on, then restarting, but >that didn't change anything. Also, whenever I custom set the virtual memory, it >always says that 254 mb are allocated, no matter what I set the initial and maximum >allowances. If anyone can help me, I'd greatly appreciate it! PS: excuse my ignorance, >but how to you find out what type of motherboard you have? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Possible solution Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 6:53 pm Posted by Scott (2 messages posted) I just built a new pc with an ASUS A7V333-X and was having the same problem. I moved my RAM to a different slot and the random shutting down and the BSOD randomly appearing when playing a 3d game hasn't happened since. On Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 1:30 am, beteigeuze wrote: >Hi! > >Problem solved, the RAM (Infineon) was incompatible with the motherboard. Now I have >a Samsung 400, and this works fine with the A7N8X. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal**SOLUTION** Friday, April 18, 2003 at 3:16 pm Posted by Rod (1 messages posted) After reading all suggestions and solutions on this board, I was also getting this IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL message in the BSOD. NOT now. After 2 weeks of tweaking and trying to figure out this annoying error, the only thing I did not try in the above solutions was to move my RAM in different slots. Having 3 slots for my RAM, I originally had my 2 x 256MB SDRAM in slots 1 and 2. After changing it to slots 1 and 3, I have yet to have any errors in 48 hours. Good,... considering it happened every time I turned my computer on. On Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 4:22 pm, Karl wrote: >I tried every thing to cure this error message (and I mean everything) during game >play, a definite crash. The solution I eventually found, for my system, was simple. >But it will only help a few of you. I have 2x256 2700DDR Corsair. I placed them in >slot 1 and 2. Wrong thing to do. I found an info page that said 1 and 2 use same >channels to communicate and that 3 was on a different one. So if you have two SIMMS >us 1 and 3 or 2 and 3. My system is perfect now. very very stable. Pass the word. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal---Cured Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 3:41 pm Posted by Bottoz (1 messages posted) Wow, lots of posts here and only a few solutions. Well, here is what I did. I uninstalled Roxio CD Creator and deleted all the ascoitated folders. C:/Program Files/Adeptec and C:/Program Files/Common Files/Adeptec . After the Uninstall and Deletion of Adeptec Programs and folders my IRQL error messages on Shutdown are Cured! FU Roxio Bottoz [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, April 21, 2003 at 12:18 pm Posted by Jason (2 messages posted) On Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 5:31 am, Jerry wrote: >Here's my experience with that UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error, and it's BAD. Had >to bring the hard drive in to my supplier and have it replaced, good thing it's still >under warranty. Well, this is off-topic, but I couldn't bear to think of someone returning their hard drive when they don't need to. If you get this error message try to boot off of the XP CD and get into the recovery console. Run CHKDSK on the drive and it will usually fix it. Sometimes if you reboot without shutting down properly, this can happen. Don't get me wrong, the drive COULD still be dead or dying, but in my case it was not. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, April 21, 2003 at 5:36 pm Posted by Jerry (9 messages posted) Thanks for the reply. The drive was dead, I had to return it. On Monday, April 21, 2003 at 12:18 pm, Perseid wrote: >On Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 5:31 am, Jerry wrote: >Here's my experience with that UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error, and it's BAD. Had >to bring the hard drive in to my supplier and have it replaced, good thing it's >still >under warranty. > >Well, this is off-topic, but I couldn't bear to think of someone returning their >hard drive when they don't need to. > >If you get this error message try to boot off of the XP CD and get into the recovery >console. Run CHKDSK on the drive and it will usually fix it. > >Sometimes if you reboot without shutting down properly, this can happen. > >Don't get me wrong, the drive COULD still be dead or dying, but in my case it was >not. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, April 21, 2003 at 10:50 pm Posted by microsoftv-2mgast (1 messages posted) I know... How about you go to the people that made the product? Thats right because you didnt pay for it like 75% of windows xp pro users. I will help you but your very very bad people and you will go to hell! LOL http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?Catalog=LCID%3D1033%26CDID%3DEN-US-KB%26PRODLISTSRC%3DON&Product=&KeywordType=any&Titles=false&numDays=&maxResults=25&withinResults=&Queryl=%22IRQL_not_less_or_equal%22&Query=%22IRQL_not_less_or_equal%22&QuerySource=gsfxSearch_Query Go there one of those relates to your error that everyone is having. Check it out and you will find the problem. The most common error is with the memory. If you have more then one stick try one at a time to determine the bad ones. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Friday, April 25, 2003 at 2:14 am Posted by marcin (1 messages posted) I have the same problem. But today my comp won't boot windows. it deosn't matter if I choose normal, safe or last good config options - it starts loading windows and stopos on BSOD with irql problem. I put all my cards out except video, all USB/com hardware - nothing I've changed BIOS irq settings - nothing :( I hate this bug... marcin [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 4:17 pm Posted by Xila (3 messages posted) This fix worked for me! I'd suggest trying this one first, as its probably the easiest - only takes a minute, doesn't involve downloading any updates, and it doesn't require you open up the computer. As the case was for me the problem was a corrupt virtual memory file; see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810093 for info on how to repair it. I was getting the blue screen & error message when using internet with onboard nvidia lan card, winxp home, amd 2100+, 512mb ddr, and nvidia geforce2 integrated. On Monday, January 13, 2003 at 3:44 pm, Eep² wrote: >This error doesn't have to do with IRQs (interrupt requests) but actually IRQLs (internal >request levels). > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810093 > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Friday, May 2, 2003 at 12:16 pm Posted by BBE (1 messages posted) I solved this problem by booting into safe mode and uninstalling the Nvidia 41.09 drivers and reinstalling the 42.07 (WHQL Certified) drivers which fixed the problem. The strange part is, I don't recall upgrading the drivers in the first place! OS: Windows XP Pro SP1 [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal - Possible solution Friday, May 2, 2003 at 9:19 pm Posted by solers (2 messages posted) On Friday, January 17, 2003 at 3:22 am, Alex wrote: >I am guessing a power supply will make this bsod go away. I had a friend that got a similiar error and he went from a 300 to a 430watt power supply and it cured it from happening again. Good Guess! Debriefing: GA7VKMLS AMD1800 512 PC133 SDRAM Onboard Savage DDR ac97sound realtek 10/100 cheap case and 300w ps Frequent/random BSOD (driver irql not less or equal) weird sidebar(it would run fine on one 256 sdram chip, plug in the second chip and back to bsod) read through some of these posts: Flashed Bios to latest version uninstalled Norton Internet security(subscription expired anyway) Updated VIA 4in1 chipset drivers pluged in a good 350w ps result: Problem solved! thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal-I think I fixed it!! Saturday, May 3, 2003 at 6:20 am Posted by Paul (2 messages posted) I think I solved my "irql not less or equal" problem. In the past, if i pulled the floppy drive from my laptop, system would start normal. I ended up installing the most current driver for my 3com network card and have re-started my system several times without any further problems. Hope this helps someone [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Possible solution Sunday, May 4, 2003 at 8:17 pm Posted by memex (1 messages posted) I had similar problem with same mobo (Asus A7N8X DX). However I have corsair memory pc 3200 512mb. What I had to do was change memory timing in bios to auto because my user defined settings would give me that error upon trying to install Windows XP. Also this might help: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314063 On Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 5:32 am, beteigeuze wrote: >Hi! > >I just bought a new motherboard (ASUS A7N8X Deluxe), new RAM (DDR-RAM 512MB, PC-2700, >Infineon Original) and a new processor (AMD Atholon XP 2400), because the bios update >for my old motherboard didn't work. So I definitely don't want to update the bios >from my new motherboard!!! > >My problem is that I get the driver_irql_not_less_or_equal error right at the beginning >from the windows XP installation (after loading the files, before the question if >you want to install Windows XP or not). Sometimes I get the page_fault_in_nonpaged_area >error, too. I already disabled all onboard stuff, but it didn't work. > >For all solutions you described I would need a running OS, but what can I do with >a brand new computer? > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, May 5, 2003 at 10:24 am Posted by apreik (4 messages posted) Ok read through here and did not see anyone with my problem with this BSOD. I get this one when trying to install/reinstall the OS. 1. I put the XP CD in (Tried a couple different CD's versions) 2. it loads in all the stuff at the bottom... (Kernal debugger, fat32, ntfs ... the min drivers I suppose) 3. It says starting Windows 4. It says continue, hit enter, repair - hit f3 and whatnot. 5. I hit enter, (Or any key for that matter) and the screen goes black and comes back with irql not less or equal. If I wait at the Windows install menu (enter, f3 et...) than after 5 sec or so I get a BSOD with a code attached. I have tried removing my soundcard and trying, changing out RAM and trying, changing slots and trying et... I cannot try without the video card as it is the only one I have. (Nvidia ti200 64meg) The only way I can get it to work is disabling L1 cache in bios, which makes it very very slow. (Still crashes with just L2 disabled) Anyway, long story short, if this is a hardware issue what should I replace? Is the cache on the CPU or the MB? (or any other advice :) Thanks! apreik. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, May 5, 2003 at 10:34 am Posted by apreik (4 messages posted) Same as above but with spacing. :/ Ok read through here and did not see anyone with my problem with this BSOD. I get this one when trying to install/reinstall the OS. 1. I put the XP CD in (Tried a couple different CD's versions) 2. it loads in all the stuff at the bottom... (Kernal debugger, fat32, ntfs ... the min drivers I suppose) 3. It says starting Windows 4. It says continue, hit enter, repair - hit f3 and whatnot. 5. I hit enter, (Or any key for that matter) and the screen goes black and comes back with irql not less or equal. If I wait at the Windows install menu (enter, f3 et...) than after 5 sec or so I get a BSOD with a code attached. I have tried removing my soundcard and trying, changing out RAM and trying, changing slots and trying et... I cannot try without the video card as it is the only one I have. (Nvidia ti200 64meg) The only way I can get it to work is disabling L1 cache in bios, which makes it very very slow. (Still crashes with just L2 disabled) Anyway, long story short, if this is a hardware issue what should I replace? Is the cache on the CPU or the MB? (or any other advice :) Thanks! apreik. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, May 5, 2003 at 4:42 pm Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) sounds like your motherboard should be replaced but what exact message is it saying after irq_not_less blah blah ........ the next line or so will name an offending file to make sure On Monday, May 5, 2003 at 10:24 am, apreik wrote: >Ok read through here and did not see anyone with my problem with this BSOD. I get >this one when trying to install/reinstall the OS. >1. I put the XP CD in (Tried a couple different CD's versions) >2. it loads in all the stuff at the bottom... (Kernal debugger, fat32, ntfs ... > the min drivers I suppose) >3. It says starting Windows >4. It says continue, hit enter, repair - hit f3 and whatnot. >5. I hit enter, (Or any key for that matter) and the screen goes black and comes >back with irql not less or equal. > >If I wait at the Windows install menu (enter, f3 et...) than after 5 sec or so I >get a BSOD with a code attached. > >I have tried removing my soundcard and trying, changing out RAM and trying, changing >slots and trying et... I cannot try without the video card as it is the only one >I have. (Nvidia ti200 64meg) > >The only way I can get it to work is disabling L1 cache in bios, which makes it very >very slow. (Still crashes with just L2 disabled) Anyway, long story short, if this >is a hardware issue what should I replace? Is the cache on the CPU or the MB? (or >any other advice :) > >Thanks! >apreik. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 4:59 am Posted by Ian Irvine (2 messages posted) Here is anew one for you guys.My pc comes up with an irql_is less than or equal to but only when it does a chkdsk on startup.The problem is my pc does a chkdsk every time I start my pc.The only way I can get windows xp to load is if I cancel the chkdsk of my hard drive.I'm the problem would go away if I can figure out why windows does a chkdsk every time I start my pc even though I shut it down properly.Any ideas would be appreciated as I am at a loss.Thanks in advance for any replies. On Monday, May 5, 2003 at 4:42 pm, chris kelly wrote: >sounds like your motherboard should be replaced but what exact message is it saying >after irq_not_less blah blah ........ the next line or so will name an offending >file to make sure > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 6:19 am Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) well avoiding the obvious which is a bad read write head on the hard drive. have you converted your drive to ntfs? (convert c:/fs:ntfs) On Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 4:59 am, Ian Irvine wrote: >Here is anew one for you guys.My pc comes up with an irql_is less than or equal to >but only when it does a chkdsk on startup.The problem is my pc does a chkdsk every >time I start my pc.The only way I can get windows xp to load is if I cancel the chkdsk >of my hard drive.I'm the problem would go away if I can figure out why windows does >a chkdsk every time I start my pc even though I shut it down properly.Any ideas would >be appreciated as I am at a loss.Thanks in advance for any replies. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 7:07 am Posted by apreik (4 messages posted) Thanks for the reply. I did not write down the other stuff, so I don't have it at the moment. The other stuff did not appear when I got the irql not less or equal though... it was a serperate happening. I removed my CPU last night and put it back in. (After sacrificing 3 virgin chickens) I attached the mouse, keyboard and monitor. I booted from the CD and went through the installation like butter. (I guess this means it was a lack of chicken sacrificing) Anyway, I am a bit of a computer newb so I am not sure what happened. (Believe me, I had tried a lot of different things in BIOS and removing this card and that drive et... and nothing had worked. I got an error 100% of the attempts... until now) Hope my experience helps someone, even though I am not exactly sure what I did. On Monday, May 5, 2003 at 4:42 pm, chris kelly wrote: >sounds like your motherboard should be replaced but what exact message is it saying >after irq_not_less blah blah ........ the next line or so will name an offending >file to make sure > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 4:59 am Posted by Ian Irvine (2 messages posted) Yes Chris c drive is formatted NTFS and d drive is fat 32.How can I check if it is a bad read write head on the hard drive as chkdsk finds no problems with either partition.My pc ran fine for about 4 weeks (it is only just been built from scratch).It is a p4 2.0 gig,80 gig seagate HD.gigabyte P4 Titan 667 M\board.the problem seems to have started after trying to download and install XP SP1.I have removed the SP1 installation as I thought it may have been the problem but that didn't help.Is there a way to stop XP doind a chkdsk at startup? On Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 6:19 am, chris kelly wrote: > >well avoiding the obvious which is a bad read write head on the hard drive. have >you converted your drive to ntfs? (convert c:/fs:ntfs) > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 6:21 am Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) first - unless you are running a multiboot with win98 or less do this , open a command prompt and type: convert d:/fs:ntfs get rid of that fat drive this will convert it to ntfs with minimal side effects. just a hunch but it could be that your fat partition is causing the chkdsk. I am however basing this only on the fact that whenever i have one fat partition (my memory stick) and i reboot i inevitably goto chkdsk . try this and see if it works On Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 4:59 am, Ian Irvine wrote: >Yes Chris c drive is formatted NTFS and d drive is fat 32.How can I check if it is >a bad read write head on the hard drive as chkdsk finds no problems with either partition.My >pc ran fine for about 4 weeks (it is only just been built from scratch).It is a p4 >2.0 gig,80 gig seagate HD.gigabyte P4 Titan 667 M\board.the problem seems to have >started after trying to download and install XP SP1.I have removed the SP1 installation >as I thought it may have been the problem but that didn't help.Is there a way to >stop XP doind a chkdsk at startup? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 9:17 am Posted by VastGirth (1 messages posted) hi im getting the IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL MESSAGE (or just restarts), randomly when i play games and in applications like Flash or dreamweaver. it driving me crazy. i have tried lots of the tips above but none of them seem to fix it. most of the time it doesn't give a file but sometimes its says usbport.sys. (it also once said a norton file) what do i need to do to correct the error in usbport.sys? im a bit of a noob here so im not really sure. all that i have plugged into USB is my ADSL modem, but i have had that for months and the errors only started in the last few weeks. but if it was that i would have thought the crashes would be random, not in applications and games. sorry to waffle any help appriciated. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, May 11, 2003 at 9:27 pm Posted by Ravens PC (1 messages posted) That's M$ solution, but I don't have any Logitech devices connected to my computer. From reading most of the threads here, I believe it might be an issue with Creative Labs sound card. I don't think its memory either. I have a workstation that originally came with ECC 256MB of PC2100 memory. I thought the memory was bad, so I bought 1GB of regular PC2100 memory. The same error still occurs. The orginal OS was XP. So thought it might be incompatibility with XP. Reformatted my HD and installed win2K. Same error still came up. After reading these post, I will re-install XP without the SB Platium sound card. If this resolves it, the cause is SB sound drivers. On Monday, April 21, 2003 at 10:50 pm, microsoftv-2mgast wrote: >I know... How about you go to the people that made the product? Thats right because >you didnt pay for it like 75% of windows xp pro users. I will help you but your very >very bad people and you will go to hell! LOL > > >http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?Catalog=LCID%3D1033%26CDID%3DEN-US-KB%26PRODLISTSRC%3DON&Product=&KeywordType=any&Titles=false&numDays=&maxResults=25&withinResults=&Queryl=%22IRQL_not_less_or_equal%22&Query=%22IRQL_not_less_or_equal%22&QuerySource=gsfxSearch_Query > > >Go there one of those relates to your error that everyone is having. Check it out >and you will find the problem. The most common error is with the memory. If you have >more then one stick try one at a time to determine the bad ones. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal - Memory Dump Sunday, May 11, 2003 at 11:01 pm Posted by albert (1 messages posted) This may be of some use. My problem started when Telstra changed my connection from telephone line to Cable. The deny is has anything to do with them of course but their harware is shaing an IRQ with another program. I re-loaded the drivers and it seems to have gone away but I an concerned about the message "BEGINNING DUMP OF PHYSICAL MEMORY". Does any one know what that implies? Thanks. On Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 9:17 am, VastGirth wrote: > >hi im getting the IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL MESSAGE (or just restarts), randomly when >i play games and in applications like Flash or dreamweaver. it driving me crazy. > i have tried lots of the tips above but none of them seem to fix it. > >most of the time it doesn't give a file but sometimes its says usbport.sys. (it >also once said a norton file) >what do i need to do to correct the error in usbport.sys? im a bit of a noob here >so im not really sure. all that i have plugged into USB is my ADSL modem, but i >have had that for months and the errors only started in the last few weeks. but >if it was that i would have thought the crashes would be random, not in applications >and games. > >sorry to waffle any help appriciated. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, May 12, 2003 at 7:17 am Posted by Xila (3 messages posted) No, it didn't work actually! just temporarily seemed to stop the error (no pun intended). The computer used to crash when I used netorking over an onboard NIC; I simply bought a new card for £5 and no more problems! On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at 4:17 pm, Xila wrote: >This fix worked for me! >I'd suggest trying this one first, as its probably the easiest - only takes a minute, >doesn't involve downloading any updates, and it doesn't require you open up the computer. > >As the case was for me the problem was a corrupt virtual memory file; see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810093 > for info on how to repair it. > > >I was getting the blue screen & error message when using internet with onboard nvidia >lan card, winxp home, amd 2100+, 512mb ddr, and nvidia geforce2 integrated. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal - Memory Dump Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at 7:25 pm Posted by stone (1 messages posted) Here is a little insight to clear up Memory Dump's (I hope this answer's your question albert, and sorry if it is a little long): Ok, I will try to explain this in simple terms (Disclaimer: :) I give no 100% guarantee (it doesn't need to be 100% accurate to get the point across) to this as I am typing this off the top of my head, and I must remember back to my low level assembler programming classes. I do assert that it willl give the unknowing peoples a general idea of Core Dump's, and why they are USELESS to worry about) (Sorry to those of you who do not need such simple terms and description, but not every body has a Bachelores degree in Computer Science), :) A DUMP OF PHYSICAL MEMORY, or "Core Dump" as I will call it (that is the original name given to it by computer scientist's and engineers.) is simply a transcript of what was in memory at the time of the error (Word for word, and bit for bit). To start my explaination, you must know that each program that run's on your computer, is stored to memory while running. And each program is allocated what is called it's own "Page" of memory the moment the program is started. Part of this page is allocated for the instructions of the program itself (the step, by step instructions the processor executes at the binary (machine code) level), and part is allocated for the actual data of the program (the temporary variables, such as your current score in your Solitaire game, or perhap's a number representing how many times a loop in the program has completed itself.). Each program is only supposed to access it's own page of memory. If a program accesses out side of it's memory, and into unallocated memory, or some other prgam's memory, this generates a page fault. (generally terminating the program.) Some Kernel's will perform a Core Dump of such mishap's, and leave a "Core File" on your harddisk, which is the exact transcript of the affected pages of memory (or sometimes the entire content's of your memory). Another time that a Core Dump is performed is when there is a conflict involving (but not limited too)interupt's (IRQ's). This generally is more serious than page faults, and basically requires a reboot of the system. (That is basically what this thread refers to, the fault generating the BSOD). The Core File generated is used by computer programmer's and computer scientist's to find out what was happening at the time of the error. (IT IS USED FOR DEBUGGING). They use it to read the instructions of the program, and follow through step, by step to see what they did wrong. I hope this help's. (For those of you who know alot about Core Dump's, I know this is very general, and does not consider all the cases, but who cares. For the general purposes of this thread, it helps all the people who are worried about the word's "DUMP OF PHYSICAL MEMORY" being a bad thing to realize that it is only there to help DEBUG the problem.) :) Note to general user's: the core file is pretty much useless to you, unless you know assembler programming and machine code, and is only there because some programmers at microsft thought it would help them debug problems. (Which it does). but it mostly just wastes harddrive space. The problem I have experienced with core dump's is that it sometimes (rarely) leaves your hardrive in read/write mode when the computer want's to reset, therefore corrupting the FAT on your harddisk (if your are using FAT/FAT32) I have had this problem happen on a few machines in the past, which is why I run my OS on an NTFS partition which is slightly more forgiving in such circumstances. My suggestion is to turn off the coredump as well as auto restart in windows xp. For those of you who do not know how to do this: 1. Right click on "My Computer". 2. Select "Properties". 3. Select the "Advanced" tab. 4. Look for the "Startup and Recovery" section on that page, and click on "Settings". 5. In the new window that open's, uncheck the "Automatically restart" box. 6. In side the "Write debugging information" box, click the down arrow in the selection box and select "(none)". 7. Hit the "O.K." button on both open windows. (I believe windows will ask you to restart) This will prevent annoying mysterious restarts of your system. If you have a system as fast as mine, you never see the BSOD pop up before it reset's, so you are left wondering what the heck happened. :S albert: In window's you will only recieve the "BEGINNING DUMP OF PHYSICAL MEMORY" message if you recieve a Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD), which has been explained to death in this thread. Personnaly, in my opinion, the problem with your cable connection is a conflicting IRQ. Like has been stated above, try changing around your hardware setup. On Sunday, May 11, 2003 at 11:01 pm, albert wrote: >This may be of some use. My problem started when Telstra changed my connection from >telephone line to Cable. The deny is has anything to do with them of course but their >harware is shaing an IRQ with another program. I re-loaded the drivers and it seems >to have gone away but I an concerned about the message "BEGINNING DUMP OF PHYSICAL >MEMORY". >Does any one know what that implies? Thanks. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 5:24 pm Posted by Matthew Zebari (2 messages posted) I'm having pretty much the same problem, no luck though. I've tried different ram, hdisks, video cards, and many different settings, still nothing, I get the BSOD at different times during the install (of xp) sometimes it comes up right away, sometimes it waits halfway through the install. It has the irq error and sometimes a page fault in non paged area. sometimes it doesn't have any error but has all the other BSOD info like the memory dump stuff. On Monday, May 5, 2003 at 10:24 am, apreik wrote: >Ok read through here and did not see anyone with my problem with this BSOD. I get >this one when trying to install/reinstall the OS. >1. I put the XP CD in (Tried a couple different CD's versions) >2. it loads in all the stuff at the bottom... (Kernal debugger, fat32, ntfs ... > the min drivers I suppose) >3. It says starting Windows >4. It says continue, hit enter, repair - hit f3 and whatnot. >5. I hit enter, (Or any key for that matter) and the screen goes black and comes >back with irql not less or equal. > >If I wait at the Windows install menu (enter, f3 et...) than after 5 sec or so I >get a BSOD with a code attached. > >I have tried removing my soundcard and trying, changing out RAM and trying, changing >slots and trying et... I cannot try without the video card as it is the only one >I have. (Nvidia ti200 64meg) > >The only way I can get it to work is disabling L1 cache in bios, which makes it very >very slow. (Still crashes with just L2 disabled) Anyway, long story short, if this >is a hardware issue what should I replace? Is the cache on the CPU or the MB? (or >any other advice :) > >Thanks! >apreik. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 4:58 am Posted by apreik (4 messages posted) Well, I am certainly not an expert, but I can offer up what I did. I messed in the BIOS quite a bit, manually changing irq's and such. Uncertain of what the affects would be, I disabled L1 cache. It was slow as dirt, but worked. A friend suggested I try re-seating my CPU. I did that about a week or two ago and had a clean, trouble free install. Ever since, I have not had one single BSOD or rebooting. I have run Onion 3D benchmark (DX8 and 9 one) and many high demand programs and have had no troubles. Sorry, I cannot offer any reason for why it worked, but it did so it may be worth a try. On Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 5:24 pm, Matthew Zebari wrote: >I'm having pretty much the same problem, no luck though. I've tried different ram, >hdisks, video cards, and many different settings, still nothing, I get the BSOD >at different times during the install (of xp) sometimes it comes up right away, sometimes >it waits halfway through the install. It has the irq error and sometimes a page >fault in non paged area. sometimes it doesn't have any error but has all the other >BSOD info like the memory dump stuff. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at 9:15 am Posted by Chad (1 messages posted) I had the same exact problems with win xp pro and new amd xp 2200 and asrock mb with 1gb ddram (simpletech). windows 2k pro and win me, would give me same errors and fits, as well as windows 2000 advanced server.... I couldn't even get past the screen you are on with windows xp, until i did this... Go into bios and disable all ports and irq's....for gameport, usb, parallel, serial, sound, LAN...and then i had DROPPED my FSB manually from 133 to 130. This will slow everything down...but I did get it to intsall and my system is now 1.76 Ghz instead of 1.8, but it seems to be working....I had tried all kinds of stuff on this page, but this was all that worked for me.... On Monday, May 5, 2003 at 10:24 am, apreik wrote: >Ok read through here and did not see anyone with my problem with this BSOD. I get >this one when trying to install/reinstall the OS. >1. I put the XP CD in (Tried a couple different CD's versions) >2. it loads in all the stuff at the bottom... (Kernal debugger, fat32, ntfs ... > the min drivers I suppose) >3. It says starting Windows >4. It says continue, hit enter, repair - hit f3 and whatnot. >5. I hit enter, (Or any key for that matter) and the screen goes black and comes >back with irql not less or equal. > >If I wait at the Windows install menu (enter, f3 et...) than after 5 sec or so I >get a BSOD with a code attached. > >I have tried removing my soundcard and trying, changing out RAM and trying, changing >slots and trying et... I cannot try without the video card as it is the only one >I have. (Nvidia ti200 64meg) > >The only way I can get it to work is disabling L1 cache in bios, which makes it very >very slow. (Still crashes with just L2 disabled) Anyway, long story short, if this >is a hardware issue what should I replace? Is the cache on the CPU or the MB? (or >any other advice :) > >Thanks! >apreik. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal-a way to solve Sunday, May 25, 2003 at 9:24 pm Posted by Ericseh (1 messages posted) my mainboard is MSI KT3 Ultra2 i check the BIOS settings in the "PNP/PCI configuration" i changed graphic card from "PCI" to "AGP" All problem was solved^^ On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 8:51 am Posted by Len Kraus (7 messages posted) My problem is this message occurs upon boot-up - it appears AFTER the desktop is complete where I would normally start to use the PC. It clears the display and shows: "Stop: 0x00000000A" then does a full physical memory dump. After the dump completes, my PC reboots. Sometimes, it repeats a couple of times before my PC is ready to use. On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 7:00 pm Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) this is most definitely a driver error or misconfigured hardware - task is to find out which. have you mae any driver changes or is this happening from a clean install? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 7:01 am Posted by Len Kraus (7 messages posted) This system (XP) was a clean install over a year ago. Within a week or so after I recently installed "Microsoft .NET Framework, v1.1" this problem started --- so I've uninstalled MS .NET Framework (no change, maybe worse now). I've installed no new drivers, to my knowledge recently. I do use "CloneCD," which has a "virtual SCSI drive created." I update this program directly from the author every couple of weeks. I mention this because the error pops up just before it displays "CloneCD Tray v4.2" in the bottom-right position of the "start" bar -- if it gets by this point, it usually finshes the boot-up without error! On Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 7:00 pm, Chris Kelly wrote: >this is most definitely a driver error or misconfigured hardware - task is to find >out which. have you mae any driver changes or is this happening from a clean install? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal (How I solved mine) Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 2:19 pm Posted by Tony (1 messages posted) I struggled with the IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error for weeks but finally solved it,I know mine may be an unusual case but it worked for me. I had recently installed a new CPU fan,the kind that plugs directly into the MOBO,I finally realized it was the only change I had made when the error message started so I just switched to another fan and that was it Problem solved. The fan I use now plugs into power not the MOBO,no problems. On Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 8:51 am, Len Kraus wrote: >My problem is this message occurs upon boot-up - it appears AFTER the desktop is >complete where I would normally start to use the PC. It clears the display and shows: > "Stop: 0x00000000A" then does a full physical memory dump. After the dump completes, >my PC reboots. Sometimes, it repeats a couple of times before my PC is ready to >use. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal (How I solved mine) Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 6:28 pm Posted by Len Kraus (7 messages posted) Tony, I appreciate your response, I'm at my wits end. I've made no hardware changes for many months. It seems that I make almost any change and some of them appear to be the solution ........... but not for long! I'm right back to the bootup error. It seems that I'm going backwards. Thanks again -LEN- On Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 2:19 pm, Tony wrote: >I struggled with the IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error for weeks but finally solved it,I >know mine may be an unusual case but it worked for me. I had recently installed a >new CPU fan,the kind that plugs directly into the MOBO,I finally realized it was >the only change I had made when the error message started so I just switched to another >fan and that was it Problem solved. The fan I use now plugs into power not the MOBO,no >problems. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 8:47 pm Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) sounds like you know your answer len --- uninstall that puppy and see if it stops. if so leave it uinstalled then install the .net frame work and the re install - come to thik of it i did have some problems in the past with the stealth virtual scsi driver but not to this extent hope it helps [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 12:57 am Posted by Tony (1 messages posted) Are you running Norton Antivirus or another Norton product? I've had the same error in conjunction with these. Try this: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/7e7f15291a25d938882567e50048a048/2671ef6e5d72d3cd88256d26006699d5?OpenDocument (That's all URL. If it doesn't link, just go to symantec.com and type in IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL in their search.) On Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 8:51 am, Len Kraus wrote: >My problem is this message occurs upon boot-up - it appears AFTER the desktop is >complete where I would normally start to use the PC. It clears the display and shows: > "Stop: 0x00000000A" then does a full physical memory dump. After the dump completes, >my PC reboots. Sometimes, it repeats a couple of times before my PC is ready to >use. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 1:55 pm Posted by Len Kraus (7 messages posted) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error was caused by installing another program while Norton AV was active in the background. The solution is to let Norton AV delete itself --- then reinstall it. Be sure to use "Live Update" to bring your system current. I'll never fail to "disable" Norton AV before I install another new program. Thanks for all tips and suggestions from everyone. On Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 12:57 am, Tony wrote: >Are you running Norton Antivirus or another Norton product? I've had the same error >in conjunction with these. Try this: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/7e7f15291a25d938882567e50048a048/2671ef6e5d72d3cd88256d26006699d5?OpenDocument > >(That's all URL. If it doesn't link, just go to symantec.com and type in IRQL NOT >LESS OR EQUAL in their search.) > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 2:10 pm Posted by Len Kraus (7 messages posted) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error was caused by installing another program while Norton AV was active in the background. The solution is to let Norton AV delete itself --- then reinstall it. Be sure to use "Live Update" to bring your system current. I'll never fail to "disable" Norton AV before I install another new program. On Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 8:47 pm, Chris kelly, MCSE, MCSA, A+, CCA, CNA wrote: >sounds like you know your answer len --- uninstall that puppy and see if it stops. >if so leave it uinstalled then install the .net frame work and the re install - come >to thik of it i did have some problems in the past with the stealth virtual scsi >driver but not to this extent > >hope it helps [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal TRIED IT ALL! Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at 12:13 pm Posted by Wade Ammon (2 messages posted) Hows this for trying to fix this: On shuttle SK41G with FX41 mainboard (via chipset)- running originally- AMD 1700+ 256MB RAM NvGF3 128MB WD 120GB HDD WinTV TunerCard Pioneer A03 DVDRW The system ran fine for some time, then for no reason I can see it started random shutdown and reboots. This evolved into the IRQL blue screen errors. I have since removed all software, all hardware, and even built a new system with a new SK41G barebones. New RAM, HDD, the works. The system now looks like this- AMD 1700+ 512MB RAM Onboard Graphics 32 MB shared Maxtor 120GB HDD Same errors, even after a new system install AND removing the DVDRW. The ONLY thing left here is the 1700+ and winXP. I noticed in the IRQs that there was some overlap with the USB and Multimedia features, but this is all onboard, and other than the bios upgrade from Shuttle I don't know what I can do for that. I have a 2200+ on order, but I am betting that it I installed win2k I'd be fine. If you have time and a tip for me, I would greatly appreciate it!! Good luck to you other IRQL victims. On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal TRIED IT ALL! Saturday, June 7, 2003 at 7:22 pm Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) wow- that's a toughie Wade (you must be P**sed by now) so lets see - first did you check to make sure the power supply you have is adequate for your new board and accessories? (375 watt minimal I think on that shuttle with those accessories though i would lean toward a 400 if the money is there for it) second double check the seating of the ram third when you say usb and say it is on board I get shivers but this is for USB2 - I have seen some trouble on some asus boards and needed to flash with the latest bios to rectify it (as well as a patch and driver upgrade) any of this help? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, June 8, 2003 at 9:44 am Posted by ken (1 messages posted) mycase maybe http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/d3c44a1678bd8f45852566aa005902cb/2671ef6e5d72d3cd88256d26006699d5?OpenDocument. i got not BLUE error 20days after FRAME.NET installed .xml version level?. ring 0 or 1 not need right is 2. On Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 12:57 am, Tony wrote: >Are you running Norton Antivirus or another Norton product? I've had the same error >in conjunction with these. Try this: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/7e7f15291a25d938882567e50048a048/2671ef6e5d72d3cd88256d26006699d5?OpenDocument > >(That's all URL. If it doesn't link, just go to symantec.com and type in IRQL NOT >LESS OR EQUAL in their search.) > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, June 8, 2003 at 7:40 pm Posted by Barbara (3 messages posted) There is usually a bios setting for disabling onboard sound cards. When the computer first turns on, press F1, F2 or DEL keys (whichever key is mentioned on the first screen to enter setup). On one of the submenus, you'll find an option for onboard sound or AC97 Audio Device. You should be able to disable it, and then see if you still have the problem. If not, then usually you can just add another sound card in a PCI slot if there is one available in your computer. On Friday, January 31, 2003 at 3:27 pm, Soylvak wrote: > I've also gotten this message when playing starcraft but it says in the blue screen >something about sbpci.sys becaus that sounds like my soundcard, I thought i'd do >what you guys said and change the sound card slot...but then i notice i have a built-in >sound card!What am i supposed to do?(by the way i checked and my sound card and video >card ARE using the same irq) thank you in advance for any help. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, June 8, 2003 at 7:43 pm Posted by Barbara (3 messages posted) If you are running 8.0 of AOL, or the newest version of MSN, make sure that if you have firewall software it is turned off. That has been a major issue. Also, check to see if either the manufacturer of your modem, or the manufacturer of your computer has an update for your modem driver. On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:09 pm, Bobbie Lane wrote: > >I get this error, but when only running AOL/Explorer and MSN, just when online. >Computer goes to blue error screen, flashes IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and turns itself >off. Have read about hardware conflicts etc but am confused as to how i can have >conflicts when just using my basics. PC has recently been reformatted and has nothing >really installed on it.... >Am a confused girlie :( > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, June 8, 2003 at 7:46 pm Posted by Barbara (3 messages posted) If you have a logitech mouse make sure you uninstall their software from add/remove programs and download the newest version from their website. I know that this sounds like a long shot, but it was actually pretty common when xp came out. Usually the stop error mentions a file name KBDclass.sys. Hope this helps. On Monday, November 18, 2002 at 1:21 pm, Mad daz wrote: >Stop 0x0000000A (0x0000002DC, 0x0000000FF, 0x00000000, 0x804ecbci) >I am Getting this damned message every time I shut down . Any one any ideas????? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal TRIED IT ALL! Monday, June 9, 2003 at 9:42 am Posted by Wade Ammon (2 messages posted) Thanks for the tips Chris, -The power supply is part of the unit (SK41G xPC from Shuttle). Even is I cut the whole system back to just one HDD and CDROM drive, I get the errors. One of the first things I checked was the power suplly fan, all fans as a matter of fact are fine. It is not a 400W power supply though for sure, but really shouldn't need it for a HDD and CDRW. -RAM has been re-seated numerous times due to the fact that I have swapped it so many times. -Yes the onboard stuff is scary, but the upgraded BIOS have been flashed ... otherwise nothing to do to the mainboard I can think of. I have looked on Shuttles site regarding any patches or driver updates, nothing so far. -I just got a new Athlon to try, that is the only common thread here really, so I am hoping it works ... other than an unknown update/patch from VIA or for some other part of the system, the CPU is all I have left to replace. Thanks again for the input!! Wade On Saturday, June 7, 2003 at 7:22 pm, Chris Kelly wrote: >wow- that's a toughie Wade (you must be P**sed by now) >so lets see - first did you check to make sure the power supply you have is adequate >for your new board and accessories? (375 watt minimal I think on that shuttle with >those accessories though i would lean toward a 400 if the money is there for it) >second double check the seating of the ram >third when you say usb and say it is on board I get shivers but this is for USB2 >- I have seen some trouble on some asus boards and needed to flash with the latest >bios to rectify it (as well as a patch and driver upgrade) >any of this help? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal - SOLVED Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 2:59 pm Posted by Hussain (7 messages posted) So I had the same problems as everyone, page file, irql, etc etc etc, swapped parts, ram, everything. It turns out, the system was overheating. Stupid me. the CPU fan on my athlon 2100+ wasn't working properly. Got a new fan, cleaned out the tower and its been smooth sailing since... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, June 15, 2003 at 4:49 pm Posted by ALexander (1 messages posted) I have a problem with the IRQL. Everytime I try to start up the computer, the message pops up, before I'm even allowed to log on to XP. It says to restart in Safe mode to uninstal any anti-virus programs any defrag. programs. But everytime I try to start up in Safe mode...I get the same screen! I've been working on this for 5 hours straight and I have no idea on how to fix it! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, June 22, 2003 at 6:08 pm Posted by Josh (1 messages posted) I just began having this error message as of two days ago. I began searching for answers on google, and founf most fourms to have resposes pointing in the direction of failing or mismatched RAM. I personally belive this is my culprit, But it was beginning to worry me as i have a large amount of hardware connected to this computer. ie. 4 Hardrives of various sizes. 4 optical drives including two burners, and one dvd, and cd rom. 2 networking cards 1Video capture card. 1 dual output Video card VIVO capable. one IDE controller card. 3 USB printers 2 monitors 1 Parallel scanner and 1GB of ram. This problem only occured after mating one 512 double sided ram stick with one double sided 256 MB stick, and one single sided 256MB stick. Ht apperas that the additon of the mismatched ram was the culprit as removing it removed the problem with it. I should also mention that I'm running an AMD XP 2100 overclocked to 1.8GHZ and running my ram with fasted write and latency settings availble in bios settings. After clocking everything back, and reinstalling the problem did not return. I assume my problems was due to poorly matched ram sticks, and an overclocked FSB, along with latency, and wait states et to lowest possible. Hope this helps anyone who might be running a similar sytem or overclocking thier systems. On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 4:26 am, jack wrote: >I have the same problem , but it appears when the application running . If it because >of hardware how coule I deal with it ? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, July 1, 2003 at 2:08 pm Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) get other ram and try - if that doesn't fix it get new mobo [Reply or follow-up to this message] IRQL_NOT_LESS_or_EQUAL Friday, July 4, 2003 at 9:17 am Posted by dan walker (2 messages posted) The Computer system would get a super fast blue screen error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL during a Hibernation or Shutdown and then the system would proceed to restart without Hibernating or Shuting down. SOLUTION: Windows XP / Control Panel / Power Options / APM tab (Advanced Power Management) / Uncheck: ( ) Enable Advanced Power Management support. This solution worked on 2 of 2 systems with the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal TRIED IT ALL! Friday, July 18, 2003 at 3:17 am Posted by kboy (3 messages posted) With all the information I got on this problem with the BSOD nothing seemed to work. My problem was HEAT!!! Added Power house CPU fan and trouble has vanished. Nobody on any site ever mentioned Heat as a possible cause. Going to add additional hardware to bring down box temperature even more. On Saturday, June 7, 2003 at 7:22 pm, Chris Kelly wrote: >wow- that's a toughie Wade (you must be P**sed by now) >so lets see - first did you check to make sure the power supply you have is adequate >for your new board and accessories? (375 watt minimal I think on that shuttle with >those accessories though i would lean toward a 400 if the money is there for it) >second double check the seating of the ram >third when you say usb and say it is on board I get shivers but this is for USB2 >- I have seen some trouble on some asus boards and needed to flash with the latest >bios to rectify it (as well as a patch and driver upgrade) >any of this help? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal TRIED IT ALL! Saturday, July 19, 2003 at 11:09 am Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) I believe no one mentioned heat because it usually causes screen freezing and lock ups not blue screens. you can put all the fans in you want but i would wager within three months it will happen again (heat may have been the culprit though.. by getting your ram too hot.. your ram won't recover and is on a limited time of life now. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, July 27, 2003 at 6:56 pm Posted by Don Helgeson (2 messages posted) My system had been extremely stable for over a year and then I started getting the BSOD described in this thread (STOP 0X0000000A). After trying everything (I think) in the discussion I was able to isolate it down to a TDK CDRW. By disabling it, I was able to boot normally. However, I also have a Pioneer DVD ROM that is the secondary to the TDK CDRW and I can't insert a disc without causing the same BSOD. Is this a motherboard issue or is one or both of the drives defective? I am tempted to trash them both for a Sony combo drive (DRU500a) but it wouldn't help if it's a mobo problem. Any way to tell if it's the mobo ? Don On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, July 28, 2003 at 6:08 am Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) yes you could put an old extra cd rom you have lying around on and see if it happens. I would check the ribbon you are using for the drives as well. I suspect it is a smaller problem causing this for you (ie cable or dma setting) [Reply or follow-up to this message] This is what SOLVED it for me. Saturday, August 2, 2003 at 3:20 pm Posted by Dimitri (1 messages posted) Hi, Along with the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL screens I was getting a variety of other errors and blue screens. From reading all these posts it seems that the culprit of these errors can be pretty much anything. But I think that Eep² is on too something, it’s probably either RAM or Virtual Memory. So I started tweaking around with my BIOS ram settings. This is what did it for me: BIOS > Frequency / Voltage Controls > DRAM Command Rate > Set it to “2T” There is a BIOS setting called “DRAM Command Rate”. It has two options “1T” which is default and is supposed to optimize ram and “2T”. I switched it to “2T” and haven’t had a blue screen since. My system is totally stable now. I haven’t noticed any performance decreases either. Worth a try for you folks. I have a VIA P4PB board, Pheonix-Award BIOS, and a single chip of 512 PC400 DDR RAM. On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, CHRIS wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal - SOLVED Monday, August 4, 2003 at 10:18 pm Posted by Steve (1 messages posted) I was wondering the same thing. Had that error yesterday at work. Didn't have much time to play with it. Tried to go back to a prev good config from the boot screen,ng. Tried safe mode,ng. Would not boot at all! Shut it off for 5 hours, worked fine. Case is full off crap ! Will blow it out soon. On Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 2:59 pm, solar wrote: > >So I had the same problems as everyone, page file, irql, etc etc etc, swapped parts, >ram, everything. > >It turns out, the system was overheating. Stupid me. the CPU fan on my athlon 2100+ >wasn't working properly. > >Got a new fan, cleaned out the tower and its been smooth sailing since... [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: This is what SOLVED it for me. Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at 4:03 pm Posted by Pip (4 messages posted) Hiya Its a bugger! Try turning your onboard peripherals off one by one in the bios, prob onboard sound or lan, it worked for me!!!! gonna get a 3com nic and audigy 2 pci..... byee XX On Saturday, August 2, 2003 at 3:20 pm, Dimitri wrote: >Hi, > >Along with the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL screens I was getting a variety of other errors >and blue screens. From reading all these posts it seems that the culprit of these >errors can be pretty much anything. But I think that Eep² is on too something, it’s >probably either RAM or Virtual Memory. > >So I started tweaking around with my BIOS ram settings. This is what did it for >me: > >BIOS > Frequency / Voltage Controls > DRAM Command Rate > Set it to “2T” > >There is a BIOS setting called “DRAM Command Rate”. It has two options “1T” which >is default and is supposed to optimize ram and “2T”. I switched it to “2T” and haven’t >had a blue screen since. My system is totally stable now. I haven’t noticed any >performance decreases either. Worth a try for you folks. > >I have a VIA P4PB board, Pheonix-Award BIOS, and a single chip of 512 PC400 DDR RAM. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, August 7, 2003 at 7:15 pm Posted by Don Helgeson (2 messages posted) Thanks. I did replace the ribbon to no avail. It turned out to be corrupted Windows XP after all. I had to completely reformat my drive, use fdisk to clear the master boot record, and re-install Windows XP. Apparently Windows had become corrupted over time. On Monday, July 28, 2003 at 6:08 am, chris kelly wrote: >yes you could put an old extra cd rom you have lying around on and see if it happens. >I would check the ribbon you are using for the drives as well. I suspect it is a >smaller problem causing this for you (ie cable or dma setting) [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: This is what SOLVED it for me. Thursday, August 7, 2003 at 10:30 pm Posted by Joan Of Arse (1 messages posted) I had this problem as well on an HP Pavillion running XP and I had a virus. My scanner wouldnt work, my files were corrupted, i was getting the IRQ error/ blue screen, therefore I was forced to drink for many many days. Anyway, If you download this nifty FREE tool here called antikelz.exe: http://www.webattack.com/get/antiklez.shtml you can check for any viruses that are lurking amongst your goodies.. also make sure that you have all security patches up to date, cause like.. i think some loser actually came onto my computer and planted stuff in my downloads file.. which is not a very nice thing to do.. also i found that reinstalling my old video drivers helped as well.. regardless, after cleaning off viruses and reinstalling video drivers, I would crash with the same error after installing ANYTHING (updates, porn) .. so i had to do a system restore. ok, so this isnt the happiest advice but at least you can do a restore and save your files.. just run the virus scan first and if you have an HP running XP dont like update the NVidia drivers.. ok? chow ya later On Saturday, August 2, 2003 at 3:20 pm, Dimitri wrote: >Hi, > >Along with the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL screens I was getting a variety of other errors >and blue screens. From reading all these posts it seems that the culprit of these >errors can be pretty much anything. But I think that Eep² is on too something, it’s >probably either RAM or Virtual Memory. > >So I started tweaking around with my BIOS ram settings. This is what did it for >me: > >BIOS > Frequency / Voltage Controls > DRAM Command Rate > Set it to “2T” > >There is a BIOS setting called “DRAM Command Rate”. It has two options “1T” which >is default and is supposed to optimize ram and “2T”. I switched it to “2T” and haven’t >had a blue screen since. My system is totally stable now. I haven’t noticed any >performance decreases either. Worth a try for you folks. > >I have a VIA P4PB board, Pheonix-Award BIOS, and a single chip of 512 PC400 DDR RAM. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: This is what SOLVED it for me. Friday, August 8, 2003 at 4:01 pm Posted by Pip (4 messages posted) OK OK one more solution...... try turning PnP operating system option in BiOs to OFF, when loading a new copy of xp, seems to allocate irqs that arent available to chipset..... Ai !! worked for me let, xp assign the resources....... it helps On Saturday, August 2, 2003 at 3:20 pm, Dimitri wrote: >Hi, > >Along with the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL screens I was getting a variety of other errors >and blue screens. From reading all these posts it seems that the culprit of these >errors can be pretty much anything. But I think that Eep² is on too something, it’s >probably either RAM or Virtual Memory. > >So I started tweaking around with my BIOS ram settings. This is what did it for >me: > >BIOS > Frequency / Voltage Controls > DRAM Command Rate > Set it to “2T” > >There is a BIOS setting called “DRAM Command Rate”. It has two options “1T” which >is default and is supposed to optimize ram and “2T”. I switched it to “2T” and haven’t >had a blue screen since. My system is totally stable now. I haven’t noticed any >performance decreases either. Worth a try for you folks. > >I have a VIA P4PB board, Pheonix-Award BIOS, and a single chip of 512 PC400 DDR RAM. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] IRQL Not Less Or Equal Sunday, August 17, 2003 at 2:20 pm Posted by Eric Hayes (2 messages posted) Hello All (inc. Tricky), I have also been getting the same problem on my machine. I built it myself using a Tyan KT400ANRS and an AthlonXP 2000(1.6 gig) and a gig of DDR266. I also have an All In Wonder Radeon AGP, Audigy 2 Platnum, 2 HDDs, 2 CD drives with a 300 watt PSU. This system worked fine for eight months on a 235 watt PSU. The only reason I upgraded my PSU was because I could and I felt a little more comfortable with something a little higher. I have checked for heat, something not seated right, and all kinds of other things. I have tried removing all external cards and so on and so forth. What got rid of the BSOD for me was lowering the FSB to 130 as suggested here. When I contacted Microsoft about it, they suggested that something may be running above spec. I take that to mean overclocking. I do not overclock since I paid too much money for this stuff to burn it up. The only things I can modify to overclock is Memory Voltage and CPU Voltage which are both set to Auto Detect. I can't change PCI or AGP voltage so..... I have tested my memory using MemTest and it came out fine. I have learned that XP isn't as particular to memory quality as everyone thinks it is. I have seen XP work fine for over a year on other systems with low end memory without any problems. The only issue I have seen it have is with defective memory. Also on that note: Compaq and HP and Gateway and Dell aren't going to get the very best memory for their systems and cut into their profits so significantly and if the computer from the "BIG" pc maufacturer don't work out of the box either someone doesn't have a clue or something is defective. The reason I am typing this is because I want it set at 133 like it is supposed to be and hoped someone might have some suggestions.. If this helps someone figure out their own or my problem then great. Any responses should be sent to my email. I will continue to check this site every couple hours also. On Friday, August 8, 2003 at 4:01 pm, Tricky wrote: > >OK OK one more solution...... > >try turning PnP operating system option in BiOs to OFF, when loading a new copy of >xp, seems to allocate irqs that arent available to chipset..... > >Ai !! > >worked for me let, xp assign the resources....... it helps > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL Not Less Or Equal Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 4:36 pm Posted by Pip (4 messages posted) Ok Ok, I got XP loaded but Unreal2 would lock up and crash even with all previous tricks, Shall i tell you what FINALLY fixed all problems? The default ram speed , SDRAM Frquency,(which i would expect to be ok, when i just built the damn thing) had to be manually adjusted from default to match the DDR ram installed i.e. PC2700 (333MHz) NOT the default PC2100 (266MHz). I may have been a bit used to everything working at default settings to start, then tweaking once operating system loaded. BTW my hair is now growing back!!! Tricky On Sunday, August 17, 2003 at 2:20 pm, Eric Hayes wrote: >Hello All (inc. Tricky), > > I have also been getting the same problem on my machine. I built it myself >using a Tyan KT400ANRS and an AthlonXP 2000(1.6 gig) and a gig of DDR266. I also >have an All In Wonder Radeon AGP, Audigy 2 Platnum, 2 HDDs, 2 CD drives with a 300 >watt PSU. This system worked fine for eight months on a 235 watt PSU. The only >reason I upgraded my PSU was because I could and I felt a little more comfortable >with something a little higher. I have checked for heat, something not seated right, >and all kinds of other things. I have tried removing all external cards and so >on and so forth. What got rid of the BSOD for me was lowering the FSB to 130 as >suggested here. When I contacted Microsoft about it, they suggested that something >may be running above spec. I take that to mean overclocking. I do not overclock >since I paid too much money for this stuff to burn it up. The only things I can >modify to overclock is Memory Voltage and CPU Voltage which are both set to Auto >Detect. I can't change PCI or AGP voltage so..... > >I have tested my memory using MemTest and it came out fine. I have learned that >XP isn't as particular to memory quality as everyone thinks it is. I have seen XP >work fine for over a year on other systems with low end memory without any problems. > The only issue I have seen it have is with defective memory. Also on that note: > Compaq and HP and Gateway and Dell aren't going to get the very best memory for >their systems and cut into their profits so significantly and if the computer from >the "BIG" pc maufacturer don't work out of the box either someone doesn't have a >clue or something is defective. > >The reason I am typing this is because I want it set at 133 like it is supposed to >be and hoped someone might have some suggestions.. If this helps someone figure >out their own or my problem then great. Any responses should be sent to my email. > I will continue to check this site every couple hours also. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL Not Less Or Equal Friday, August 29, 2003 at 4:37 am Posted by Eric Hayes (2 messages posted) To give everyone an update, I can do anything but play games no matter what my FSB is set to. I have removed me Audigy 2 and scsi card and disabled all onboard hardware except floppy and standard ATA133 comtrollors. I have tried different Video drivers. Six weeks ago I was not having any problems so it's not a hardware deficiancy problem. I've tried different combinations of the above. I'm not getting the IRQL BSOD right now but it will either reboot or crash the game I'm trying to play. This has got to be some sort of very stupid configuration setting I am missing. Tyan Trinity KT400ANRS Athlon XP 2000 1 gig DDR266 All In Wonder Radeon AGP SB Audigy 2 Platinum 1 Adaptec Scsi Cntrollor Card for a 2 gig Jaz Drive 1 Linksys 10/100 NIC connected to a network switch for a LAN 1 40 Gig 7200 rpm ATA133 Maxtor HDD 1 40 Gig 5400 rpm ATA133 Maxtor HDD 1 LG 8x40x DVD drive 1 Sony 24x10x40x Using both standard ATA133 HDD controllors on the Motherboard The onboard soundcard, RAID 133, SATA are disabled and the onboard NIC is connected to my cable modem. On Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 4:36 pm, Tricky wrote: >Ok Ok, > >I got XP loaded but Unreal2 would lock up and crash even with all previous tricks, >Shall i tell you what FINALLY fixed all problems? > >The default ram speed , SDRAM Frquency,(which i would expect to be ok, when i just >built the damn thing) had to be manually adjusted from default to match the DDR ram >installed i.e. PC2700 (333MHz) NOT the default PC2100 (266MHz). I may have been a >bit used to everything working at default settings to start, then tweaking once operating >system loaded. > >BTW my hair is now growing back!!! > >Tricky > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL Not Less Or Equal Friday, September 19, 2003 at 2:25 pm Posted by Bob (1 messages posted) Hi all Just some more opinions.. Quite obviously it is an XP problem. I don't have any probs with it using 98 and ME. For me, I have a nvidia tnt card.. and its driver nvid.sys (or something like that) is mentioned in the terrible blue screen. It does seem the newer drivers causes more problems than the default drivers/XP drivers. Programs such as Kazaa definitely make it more likely to crash. I think edonkey doesn't help either. Good luck all. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL Not Less Or Equal Friday, September 26, 2003 at 6:02 pm Posted by paiyao (2 messages posted) hi everyone,i got that damn BSOD too . now i am back with my solution. i restored my celeron to original frequency 600Mhz (i have overcloecked it at 900MHz for 2.5 years without any problem)and replaced that D-Link DFE530-TX(VT8233 chipset) with a new network card. now Bill'windows has run smoothly since breakfast the day before yestday whatever program i ran,including kazaa,msn messenger,BitTorrent,OICQ(an "icq" in china),symantec antivirus enterprice editon,NFS5,WarCraft3,virtualdub,foobar2000,SiSoftware Sandra 2002 Pro,etc. hope helpful gl [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL Not Less Or Equal Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at 11:29 pm Posted by djpleasure (1 messages posted) Bet your bottom dollar on this, a lot of people here have high speed internet! for some reason or another, when connection is running fast, that is when bsod will occur, I am on 2mb cable, when my connection is peaking, system intermittently dies. I have same problem on two totally different machines. Also I found Norton ndis to be a particular problem, after removing, problems not so frequent. I know for a fact there is no problem with my hardware or memory. On Friday, September 26, 2003 at 6:02 pm, paiyao wrote: >hi everyone,i got that damn BSOD too . >now i am back with my solution. > >i restored my celeron to original frequency 600Mhz (i have overcloecked it at 900MHz >for 2.5 years without any problem)and replaced that D-Link DFE530-TX(VT8233 chipset) >with a new network card. > >now Bill'windows has run smoothly since breakfast the day before yestday whatever >program i ran,including kazaa,msn messenger,BitTorrent,OICQ(an "icq" in china),symantec >antivirus enterprice editon,NFS5,WarCraft3,virtualdub,foobar2000,SiSoftware Sandra >2002 Pro,etc. > >hope helpful > >gl [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL Not Less Or Equal Friday, October 31, 2003 at 6:29 pm Posted by Jon H (1 messages posted) Greetings all; Here's my system: Intel D850MV MB with P4 2.6, 1024 RDRAM, GeForceFX 5600 Ultra, Soundblaster 5.1 PCI, Linksys NIC Card, blah blah blah. Been having the problem for roughly 3 weeks with the only real changes being the new video card and some additional ram. I'm constantly screwing around with my software though, installing/uninstalling--so I'm hoping for a software-related fix. Here's the details of my woe: Driver IRQL Not Less or Equal Stop: 0x000000D1 (0x00000009, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x00000009) I don't know if anyone participating in this forum can translate this but from some of the stuff I've grubbed off the web, it's pointing towards my NIC card. Checking IRQ's as everyone suggests here has indicated that my NIC card is sharing IRQ 23 with an Intel USB Universal Host Controller. The only other shared IRQ is 9 with Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System and Intel Bam SMBus Controller residing. Side notes: I'm not much for troubleshooting and problem-isolation but I HAVE noticed that when I'm downloading heavily, the problem ocurrance increases. I'm going to shut her down and move my NIC card around to see if the IRQ's resolve and my problem goes away. P.S. Someone (Aaron?) mentioned a ways back that he uses ZoneAlarm and he thought it was causing his problem. I also use Zone Alarm and have Norton Systemworks 2003 installed. On Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at 11:29 pm, djpleasure wrote: >Bet your bottom dollar on this, a lot of people here have high speed internet! for >some reason or another, when connection is running fast, that is when bsod will occur, >I am on 2mb cable, when my connection is peaking, system intermittently dies. I have >same problem on two totally different machines. >Also I found Norton ndis to be a particular problem, after removing, problems not >so frequent. >I know for a fact there is no problem with my hardware or memory. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL Not Less Or Equal Saturday, November 1, 2003 at 12:20 am Posted by Josef M. Kraft (1 messages posted) Well over the past few days i;ve been getting this message non stop. Along with the DriverIRQL and the PageFault one. Well i decided to try and reinstall windows xp. Well everytime its going through setup i get the error. Now i was able to get WinME installed by i get BSoD constantly. I looked through my IRQs and noticed that my vid card and sound card are sharing the same IRQ. Well i'm going to switch the sound card around and see if that fixes it. Also i've tried switching out my RAM with other ram in my computers and i'm still getting the error. Hopefully this switch fixes it :( On Friday, October 31, 2003 at 6:29 pm, Jon H wrote: >Greetings all; > >Here's my system: Intel D850MV MB with P4 2.6, 1024 RDRAM, GeForceFX 5600 Ultra, >Soundblaster 5.1 PCI, Linksys NIC Card, blah blah blah. > >Been having the problem for roughly 3 weeks with the only real changes being the >new video card and some additional ram. I'm constantly screwing around with my software >though, installing/uninstalling--so I'm hoping for a software-related fix. > >Here's the details of my woe: Driver IRQL Not Less or Equal Stop: 0x000000D1 (0x00000009, >0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x00000009) > >I don't know if anyone participating in this forum can translate this but from some >of the stuff I've grubbed off the web, it's pointing towards my NIC card. Checking >IRQ's as everyone suggests here has indicated that my NIC card is sharing IRQ 23 >with an Intel USB Universal Host Controller. The only other shared IRQ is 9 with >Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System and Intel Bam SMBus Controller residing. > >Side notes: I'm not much for troubleshooting and problem-isolation but I HAVE noticed >that when I'm downloading heavily, the problem ocurrance increases. I'm going to >shut her down and move my NIC card around to see if the IRQ's resolve and my problem >goes away. > >P.S. Someone (Aaron?) mentioned a ways back that he uses ZoneAlarm and he thought >it was causing his problem. I also use Zone Alarm and have Norton Systemworks 2003 >installed. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL Not Less Or Equal Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 2:10 am Posted by bob barker (1 messages posted) In my case the error is related to a new optical drive, and high throughput coming in from it even though the system was otherwise idle. I have CL2 rated ram on an athlon xp system, and this is the only time I've run into it. To fix it i followed several steps suggested by previous messages in this thread. So try some of this, it might work for you. 1. disable anything you're not using in the bios, so in my case com/lpt ports. i have an AC96 onboard sound chip, but this was already disabled so that definately was not the problem. 2. reset the .. DCMS? i forget the correct name, but you'll find it in the bios, in the plug and play/resource section... this stores the information on peripherals in your system, if you have recently removed/moved any cards, it may not have recognized the change. this would also (maybe) assign different IRQs to things, but that didn't seem to be the problem either. 3.reinstall your video drivers. i can't go past 44.03 with my geforce3 card and stay stable, and the post-detonator (ForceWare??) series will not even install. i suspect this may have had something to do with the error, as my machine was crashing when simultaneously de/recoding video data from a dvd. 4.replace the programs which are causing the crash. make sure you have the newest version. 5.reinitialize your memory page file following the steps in the QB article mentionned in one of the above posts, apparently if it becomes corrupt, you may get this error. i believe, however, that i setup tweakUI to delete the page file upon shutting down the system, so that also shouldn't be the cause. That's it, that's all i did. no ram shuffling or case cracking of any kind.. i suppose i'm lucky. good luck! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL Not Less Or Equal Monday, January 5, 2004 at 9:35 am Posted by Hockey_Dad (2 messages posted) I found a solution to _my_ unexpeced reboots: ...I moved my USB hub card one more slot away from the (empty) AGP slot ... That's the bottom line. Here's the story if you'er interested. MOBO: GA-7VKML w/integrated Video, Sound, and NIC. Only added card is a USB (PCI) bus in slot nearest AGP slot (unpopulated). 512 MB (2@256MB) mixed brand RAM. I've been having daily unexpected reboots for about a year, sometimes a dozen a day. I had them with Win98, then recently, with WinXP Pro (clean install) on same box as had Win98. I turned off the auto-reboot-on stop-error, so I've been able to see the various error causing the reboots. The messages referred to "WIN32K.SYS", "S3GNB.DLL", "PAGE-FAULT-IN-NONPAGED-AREA", and "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL". Maybe others that I didn't write down... If I let Windows report the error to Microsoft and analize it, Microsoft would give me the useless report saying that there was some _unspecified_ "driver problem" (MS excells at worthless "help".) I updated ALL my drivers, OS, programs, etc. I also uninstalled Zone Alarm firewall, having read several reports of potential compatability problems (Hate XP firewall). By the way, I checked my IRQs and none of them are shared. Still geting lots of the same errors! 'Bout this time I'm looking for a trash can big enough to dump my PC! -so now I'm thinking maybe incompatable video card or bad ram... Finally I found a thread here in Annoyances.org suggesting that if a Sound card is in PCI slot nearest AGP slot, sound and video would 'certainly' share resources/IRQ and likely create the sort of problems I've been having. ************************* In desperation, I moved my USB hub card one more slot away from the (empty) AGP slot and reversed my two RAM sricks. It's been a week now and NO reboots! NOT ONE. I think the solution was moving the card. The fix looks real and I'm a happy dog. I hope my experience will help somebody else. Regards, Hockey_Dad On Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 2:10 am, bob barker wrote: >In my case the error is related to a new optical drive, and high throughput coming >in from it even though the system was otherwise idle. I have CL2 rated ram on an >athlon xp system, and this is the only time I've run into it. To fix it i followed >several steps suggested by previous messages in this thread. So try some of this, >it might work for you. >1. disable anything you're not using in the bios, so in my case com/lpt ports. i >have an AC96 onboard sound chip, but this was already disabled so that definately >was not the problem. >2. reset the .. DCMS? i forget the correct name, but you'll find it in the bios, >in the plug and play/resource section... this stores the information on peripherals >in your system, if you have recently removed/moved any cards, it may not have recognized >the change. this would also (maybe) assign different IRQs to things, but that didn't >seem to be the problem either. >3.reinstall your video drivers. i can't go past 44.03 with my geforce3 card and stay >stable, and the post-detonator (ForceWare??) series will not even install. i suspect >this may have had something to do with the error, as my machine was crashing when >simultaneously de/recoding video data from a dvd. >4.replace the programs which are causing the crash. make sure you have the newest >version. >5.reinitialize your memory page file following the steps in the QB article mentionned >in one of the above posts, apparently if it becomes corrupt, you may get this error. >i believe, however, that i setup tweakUI to delete the page file upon shutting down >the system, so that also shouldn't be the cause. > >That's it, that's all i did. no ram shuffling or case cracking of any kind.. i suppose >i'm lucky. good luck! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL Not Less Or Equal Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 9:34 am Posted by Hugo (3 messages posted) I found a solution to my IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL problem and memory addressing problem wen running any program. I recently got a ASUS P4P800 motherboard with two memory sticks. I had put the memory stick in the wrong slots: slots 1 and 2. They have to be in the blue slots 1 and 3 (or black slots 2 and 4). If you got only one stick you can put it anywhere, other wise you have to have two or four sticks. You may need to reinstall your operating system after you put the memory in the right spots because it may have been currupted during installation or by the constant computer locks. Now I have test it with the All-in-wander card that I took out to see if the card introduces a problem or not. Hugo On Monday, January 5, 2004 at 9:35 am, Hockey_Dad wrote: >I found a solution to _my_ unexpeced reboots: > >...I moved my USB hub card one more slot away from the (empty) AGP slot ... That's >the bottom line. Here's the story if you'er interested. > >MOBO: GA-7VKML w/integrated Video, Sound, and NIC. Only added card is a USB (PCI) >bus in slot nearest AGP slot (unpopulated). 512 MB (2@256MB) mixed brand RAM. > >I've been having daily unexpected reboots for about a year, sometimes a dozen a day. >I had them with Win98, then recently, with WinXP Pro (clean install) on same box >as had Win98. > >I turned off the auto-reboot-on stop-error, so I've been able to see the various >error causing the reboots. The messages referred to "WIN32K.SYS", "S3GNB.DLL", "PAGE-FAULT-IN-NONPAGED-AREA", >and "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL". Maybe others that I didn't write down... If I let Windows >report the error to Microsoft and analize it, Microsoft would give me the useless >report saying that there was some _unspecified_ "driver problem" (MS excells at worthless >"help".) I updated ALL my drivers, OS, programs, etc. I also uninstalled Zone Alarm >firewall, having read several reports of potential compatability problems (Hate >XP firewall). By the way, I checked my IRQs and none of them are shared. Still geting >lots of the same errors! 'Bout this time I'm looking for a trash can big enough to >dump my PC! -so now I'm thinking maybe incompatable video card or bad ram... > >Finally I found a thread here in Annoyances.org suggesting that if a Sound card >is in PCI slot nearest AGP slot, sound and video would 'certainly' share resources/IRQ >and likely create the sort of problems I've been having. >************************* >In desperation, I moved my USB hub card one more slot away from the (empty) AGP slot >and reversed my two RAM sricks. It's been a week now and NO reboots! NOT ONE. I think >the solution was moving the card. The fix looks real and I'm a happy dog. I hope >my experience will help somebody else. > >Regards, >Hockey_Dad > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal (Another solution) Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 9:57 am Posted by Hugo (3 messages posted) I found a solution to my IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL problem and memory addressing problem wen running any program. I recently got a ASUS P4P800 motherboard with two memory sticks. I had put the memory stick in the wrong slots: slots 1 and 2. They have to be in the blue slots 1 and 3 (or black slots 2 and 4). If you got only one stick you can put it anywhere, other wise you have to have two or four sticks. You may need to reinstall your operating system after you put the memory in the right spots because it may have been currupted during installation or by the constant computer locks. Now I have test it with the All-in-wander card that I took out to see if the card introduces a problem or not. Hugo On Sunday, December 29, 2002 at 10:18 am, Sergio G. P. wrote: >I get the same 3 error messages. I get the most recently drivers and bios. After >change my motherboard bios my computer doesn't start. I supouse that I corrupt my >motherboard.... but the really reason was that my RAM was bad. >So, I buy new RAM (from a no-name company) and my computer turn on again, but the >same xp errors are back! >So, 2 RAM's bad? >I think the problem is other... For example I have 9 devices sharing IRQ number 9!! > How can I reasignate the IRQ's? XP don't let me change it!! > >Sorry for my horrible English... and FELIZ NAVIDAD!! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] I have found the solution Monday, February 23, 2004 at 8:49 am Posted by robert (1 messages posted) Quick restore works perfectly to rid urself of this error. Format your laptop and it will work. I was getting the message myself and while this is the last resort, it works perfectly! XP will usually fix this error automatically b/c it has the right driver configurations. Sure I lost all my songs and games and had to start a new life with my laptop but it is worth it, I guarantee it. Hope to have saved someone from excruciating pain and cruel hardware punishment. Robercik [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: I have found the solution Tuesday, February 24, 2004 at 7:24 pm Posted by Bill (1 messages posted) I have tried quick restore several times and always come back to same error each time. Perplexed! On Monday, February 23, 2004 at 8:49 am, robert wrote: >Quick restore works perfectly to rid urself of this error. Format your laptop and >it will work. I was getting the message myself and while this is the last resort, >it works perfectly! XP will usually fix this error automatically b/c it has the >right driver configurations. Sure I lost all my songs and games and had to start >a new life with my laptop but it is worth it, I guarantee it. >Hope to have saved someone from excruciating pain and cruel hardware punishment. >Robercik [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, March 15, 2004 at 8:02 pm Posted by Arya (1 messages posted) Yes, I have got exact same Motherboard Asus P4S8X. The thing is I ahve not had this problem after six months that I have got my computer. Did you find any solution? This is killing me. Any time I am trying to surf the web with Explorer or work with MSNMEssenger it gives that stupid blue screen with IRQL message. Any ideas? On Monday, November 11, 2002 at 6:51 pm, Idrosynth wrote: >I'm having the same problem with windows xp pro, same blue screen, same irql not >less or equal error msg. I'm running an asus p4s8x with an msi gf4 ti 4600. . my >problem has to be this card or the ram as the video card is the only expansion card >in my system. I have also just visited "unfortunatly" a german forum where i did >notice the C-Media AC97 onboard sound, which is what i've got. Anyone else with >similar hardware? > > > >On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:09 pm, Bobbie Lane wrote: >> >>I get this error, but when only running AOL/Explorer and MSN, just when online. > >>Computer goes to blue error screen, flashes IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and turns itself >>off. Have read about hardware conflicts etc but am confused as to how i can have >>conflicts when just using my basics. PC has recently been reformatted and has nothing >>really installed on it.... >>Am a confused girlie :( >> [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Friday, March 26, 2004 at 8:24 pm Posted by Landon (4 messages posted) OK, my computer is an Emachine with an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ processor, and 512mb of DDR ram. I installed an Geoforce FX 5200 128mb video card and had this problem for weeks without figuring out what the problem was and then i read all these posts and tried most of them and the only one that worked was uninstalling and moving my modem. The video card was in the agp slot and the modem was in the middle slot of my 3 pci slots so I moved the modem to the bottom and it hasn't crashed yet. The other 2 slots were empty by the way. I didn't have to buy or replace anything, just took patience and listening to others' solutions. Thanks everyone for sharing your frustrations. On Monday, March 15, 2004 at 8:02 pm, Arya wrote: >Yes, I have got exact same Motherboard Asus P4S8X. The thing is I ahve not had this >problem after six months that I have got my computer. Did you find any solution? >This is killing me. Any time I am trying to surf the web with Explorer or work with >MSNMEssenger it gives that stupid blue screen with IRQL message. Any ideas? > > > >On Monday, November 11, 2002 at 6:51 pm, Idrosynth wrote: >>I'm having the same problem with windows xp pro, same blue screen, same irql >not >>less or equal error msg. I'm running an asus p4s8x with an msi gf4 ti 4600. . >my >>problem has to be this card or the ram as the video card is the only expansion card >>in my system. I have also just visited "unfortunatly" a german forum where i did >>notice the C-Media AC97 onboard sound, which is what i've got. Anyone else with >>similar hardware? >> >> >> >>On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:09 pm, Bobbie Lane wrote: >>> >>>I get this error, but when only running AOL/Explorer and MSN, just when online. >> >>>Computer goes to blue error screen, flashes IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and turns itself > >>>off. Have read about hardware conflicts etc but am confused as to how i can have > >>>conflicts when just using my basics. PC has recently been reformatted and has >nothing >>>really installed on it.... >>>Am a confused girlie :( >>> > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at 1:40 pm Posted by Superfuzz (1 messages posted) Error Message with RAM Problems or Damaged Virtual Memory Manager Applies To SYMPTOMS When your computer restarts after you install Windows XP Home Edition, you may receive either of the following error messages: System has recovered from a serious error DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL CAUSE This behavior may occur if either of the following conditions exist: One or more of the random access memory (RAM) modules that are installed in your computer are faulty, or the memory modules are not compatible with the chip set on your computer mainboard. The Page file that is used by the Virtual Memory Manager may be damaged. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue: Make sure that the memory modules in your computer are compatible with the chip set on your computer mainboard. For information about how to do so, view the documentation that is included with your computer, or contact you computer manufacturer. For information about how to contact your computer manufacturer, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K 60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P 60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z If you change your RAM, test to determine if the issue is resolved. If the issue is resolved, do not complete the remaining steps. If the issue is not resolved, go to step 2. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the Advanced tab. Under Performance, click Settings. Click the Advanced tab. Under Virtual Memory, click Change. Click No paging file. Click OK, click OK, and then click OK. Restart your computer. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the Advanced tab. Under Performance, click Settings. Click the Advanced tab. Under Virtual Memory, click Change. Click System managed sized. Click OK, click OK, and then click OK. Restart your computer. The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal WHEN INSTALLING WINDOWS XP OR WINDOWS 2000 Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 10:39 am Posted by Ramesh (3 messages posted) SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT.I AM TRYING TO INSTALL WINDOWS XP OR WINDOWS 2000 BUT IT DOENT WORK.THERE IS ALWAYS A ERROR MESAAGE: irql not less or equal WHAT CAN I DO?? I TRIED CHANGING THE MEMORY STICKS,HARD DRIVE, REMOVED THE SOUND CARD, UPGRADED THE BIOS, CHANGED THE CD-ROM DRIVE.I EVEN CALLED SOME TECH SUPPORT AND PAID 80$USD AND CALLED MICROSOFT AND PAID 35$ FOR TECH.I AM CONFUSED.I SENT THIS MACHINE TO THE STORE THAT I BOUGHT IT IN USA AND THEY RAN A OS ON THIS SYSTEM(WINDOWS 2000) AND THEY SAID THAT IT WORKED FINE.I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP ME OUT.I EVEN TRIED TO DELETE THE PARTITION AND CREATE NEW PARTION AND FINALLY FORMAT THE DRIVE.NOTHING.USUALY, THERE THE ERROR MESAGE AT THE BEGGENING WHEN THE SETUP HAS LOADED THE FILES AND THEN STARTING WINDOWS.I TRIED MANY THINGS BUT NOTHING.THANKS A LOT AND HOPE, I WILL GET HELP FROM ANYONE. EMAIL ME AT: RAMESH384@HOTMAIL.COM OR PLEASE DIRECTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESAAGE. On Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at 1:40 pm, Superfuzz wrote: > > >Error Message with RAM Problems or Damaged Virtual Memory Manager >Applies To >SYMPTOMS >When your computer restarts after you install Windows XP Home Edition, you may receive >either of the following error messages: > >System has recovered from a serious error > > >DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL >CAUSE >This behavior may occur if either of the following conditions exist: >One or more of the random access memory (RAM) modules that are installed in your >computer are faulty, or the memory modules are not compatible with the chip set on >your computer mainboard. >The Page file that is used by the Virtual Memory Manager may be damaged. >RESOLUTION >To resolve this issue: >Make sure that the memory modules in your computer are compatible with the chip set >on your computer mainboard. For information about how to do so, view the documentation >that is included with your computer, or contact you computer manufacturer. For information >about how to contact your computer manufacturer, click the appropriate article number >in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: >65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K > >60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P > >60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z > >If you change your RAM, test to determine if the issue is resolved. If the issue >is resolved, do not complete the remaining steps. If the issue is not resolved, go >to step 2. >Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. >Click the Advanced tab. >Under Performance, click Settings. >Click the Advanced tab. >Under Virtual Memory, click Change. >Click No paging file. Click OK, click OK, and then click OK. >Restart your computer. >Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. >Click the Advanced tab. >Under Performance, click Settings. >Click the Advanced tab. >Under Virtual Memory, click Change. >Click System managed sized. Click OK, click OK, and then click OK. >Restart your computer. >The information in this article applies to: >Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal WHEN INSTALLING WINDOWS XP OR WINDOWS 2000 Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 10:49 am Posted by Ramesh (3 messages posted) SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT.I AM TRYING TO INSTALL WINDOWS XP OR WINDOWS 2000 BUT IT DOENT WORK.THERE IS ALWAYS A ERROR MESAAGE: irql not less or equal WHAT CAN I DO?? I TRIED CHANGING THE MEMORY STICKS,HARD DRIVE, REMOVED THE SOUND CARD, UPGRADED THE BIOS, CHANGED THE CD-ROM DRIVE.I EVEN CALLED SOME TECH SUPPORT AND PAID 80$USD AND CALLED MICROSOFT AND PAID 35$ FOR TECH.I AM CONFUSED.I SENT THIS MACHINE TO THE STORE THAT I BOUGHT IT IN USA AND THEY RAN A OS ON THIS SYSTEM(WINDOWS 2000) AND THEY SAID THAT IT WORKED FINE.I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP ME OUT.I EVEN TRIED TO DELETE THE PARTITION AND CREATE NEW PARTION AND FINALLY FORMAT THE DRIVE.NOTHING.USUALY, THERE THE ERROR MESAGE AT THE BEGGENING WHEN THE SETUP HAS LOADED THE FILES AND THEN STARTING WINDOWS.I TRIED MANY THINGS BUT NOTHING.THANKS A LOT AND HOPE, I WILL GET HELP FROM ANYONE. EMAIL ME AT: RAMESH384@HOTMAIL.COM OR PLEASE DIRECTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESAAGE. On Saturday, April 10, 2004 at 10:39 am, Ramesh wrote: >SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT.I AM TRYING TO INSTALL WINDOWS XP OR WINDOWS 2000 BUT >IT DOENT WORK.THERE IS ALWAYS A ERROR MESAAGE: irql not less or equal > >WHAT CAN I DO?? I TRIED CHANGING THE MEMORY STICKS,HARD DRIVE, REMOVED THE SOUND >CARD, UPGRADED THE BIOS, CHANGED THE CD-ROM DRIVE.I EVEN CALLED SOME TECH SUPPORT >AND PAID 80$USD AND CALLED MICROSOFT AND PAID 35$ FOR TECH.I AM CONFUSED.I SENT THIS >MACHINE TO THE STORE THAT I BOUGHT IT IN USA AND THEY RAN A OS ON THIS SYSTEM(WINDOWS >2000) AND THEY SAID THAT IT WORKED FINE.I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP ME OUT.I >EVEN TRIED TO DELETE THE PARTITION AND CREATE NEW PARTION AND FINALLY FORMAT THE >DRIVE.NOTHING.USUALY, THERE THE ERROR MESAGE AT THE BEGGENING WHEN THE SETUP HAS >LOADED THE FILES AND THEN STARTING WINDOWS.I TRIED MANY THINGS BUT NOTHING.THANKS >A LOT AND HOPE, I WILL GET HELP FROM ANYONE. EMAIL ME AT: RAMESH384@HOTMAIL.COM OR >PLEASE DIRECTLY RESPOND TO THIS MESAAGE. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL When trying to burn a dvd Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 2:32 am Posted by Birdsname (1 messages posted) Ive just finished building my computer, the motherboard is a Winfast K7NCR18GM. Ive got 512mb Ram pc2100 and im try to run an 8x Sony dvd writer. Ive used lots of different software to try and rip a dvd but my system crashs and displays the loved message IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. Nero doesnt work, Alcohol 120% doesnt work. Can someone please help me. I think its the RAM or the CPU which is a AMD Athlon 2500+ Barton Core. Even when i try to create an image onto my hard drive it crashes 40% through. Ive tried changing the FSB Frequency but it just slows my CPU down and Crashs at 99%. Can Someone please help me? Thanks [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL When trying to burn a dvd Friday, May 21, 2004 at 7:41 am Posted by michelle (1 messages posted) hiya all i have the same prob-irql not less or equal -i,m runing windows xp home .. i dont know what the hell i am doing to find out what this prob- is it is my 1st computer and i dont know any one to help me if some of you have got any idears to help me plss do. i got this message up when i was runing norton to scan my pc and the blue screen come up telling me it was closeing down .. i got no idear what this all means and i need some help sooooooooo plss help mee .. ps .. ( you know us women are no good at pc.s ) wink.. wink ,, ;-( [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 10:45 am Posted by Adeino (1 messages posted) Hi i get the "irq not less or equal" error when i play online, but not right away, its a mess sumtimes, but i just need help to figure out what the casue of it is. cuz im about 5 minutes away from giving up hope! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 12:43 pm Posted by chris kelly (47 messages posted) Due to it happening when you play online my first suggestion would be change the video driver. if it remains change your nic doriver. I don't think after changing these two the problem will persist. hope that helps On Saturday, May 22, 2004 at 10:45 am, Adeino wrote: >Hi > >i get the "irq not less or equal" error when i play online, but not right away, its >a mess sumtimes, but i just need help to figure out what the casue of it is. cuz >im about 5 minutes away from giving up hope! > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 2:15 am Posted by Erlik (1 messages posted) Hello all, I've read all the forum and I am still not able to solve my problem. The popular message "driver irql ..." stops my PC when I am playing newer games (Sacred - everytime, HOMM 4 - sometimes, ...). I have Athlon 2000XP+, GeForce4 MX440, MSI KT4 Ultra with onBoard C-media, Kingston 512MB. After reading some posts I examined IRQs - on 16 there were graphic card and sound card. Since both were unremovable (sound onboard and graphic AGP) I had to disable sound card. Just to be sure I disabled all serial, parallel and USB ports. winmsd showed no conflicts, but it didn't help. Just after executing Sacred the BSODs appeared again. I continued reading posts and tried to check memory. All OK. Then I tried to set items like DRAM... Latency and CAS - still no result. I tried to install drivers from MSI and from MicroSoft - errors were different, but still happened. Now I am quite desperated. I tried all the partial solutions, but no one worked for me. The error is 0x000000D1 (0x9 0x7 0x0 0xF824EE1A) and the loaded module is nv4_mini.sys Anybody any ideas or similar problems? For any tips, helps, answers or anything I would be very grateful. Best regards. Erlik. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 2:57 pm Posted by Chris (1 messages posted) Hello, irql_not_less_or_equal stop oxoooooooa (ox82ec145c, oxooooooo2, oxooooooo1, ox8o4eff95) This is the message I get when the computer is on or when it is sitting. The question I have is this about two years ago I have installed new memory in this lap top/Toshiba Satellite/. But the question I have is this I have two different mb in the lap top. One port has 256/ The other has 512 Is this the problem This message radomly hits my computer. I t could happen in two minutes or to hours. It does a phyical memeory domp to prevent damage to my computer. Thanks For You Help [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at 10:32 am Posted by damhikt (1 messages posted) The only thing I have found that really works is to disable virtual memory. You'll probably have to buy more RAM, but at least you won't have any more BSODs. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, August 16, 2004 at 7:20 am Posted by patrick hanrahan (1 messages posted) Hi Bobbie I know you posted your error some time ago, but I have recently hit the same problem when trying to connect to AOL. They say its a Windows XP problem. I've been unable to find a specific fix on the Microsoft Knowledge database. Did you manage to resolve it - if so, how ? I'd be grateful for any pointers. Thanks On Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 5:09 pm, Bobbie Lane wrote: > >I get this error, but when only running AOL/Explorer and MSN, just when online. >Computer goes to blue error screen, flashes IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and turns itself >off. Have read about hardware conflicts etc but am confused as to how i can have >conflicts when just using my basics. PC has recently been reformatted and has nothing >really installed on it.... >Am a confused girlie :( > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal (problem and solution found - in my case) Sunday, October 10, 2004 at 11:51 am Posted by Stephane Giguere (1 messages posted) For weeks I was unable to complete the Microsoft Defrag in Windows 2000. I had no other problems otherwise, unless I tried running defrag. When I did, the computer would start the defrag process, generate a blue screen of death (BSOD) and generate an error of DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL pointing to the IdeChnDr.sys as the source/culprit. I was unable to do anything from the built-in OS tools (Chkdsk quick and full were useless and never found anything). I also tried "O&O Defrag Professional", but it would start the analyze process, place an exclamation mark on my C drive, and would not proceed. When I got a chance to truly try troubleshooting this problem, I tried the Seagate SeaTools diagnostics. It found a bad sector on my hard drive. I let SeaTools attempt to fix it and work its magic. When completed, I went back to Windows 2000, tried the Microsoft Defrag and it worked fine, thankfully. The weird thing however, is that when trying again the "O&O Defrag Professional" defrag utility, it would again do the analyze process, yet would still place an exclamation mark on my C drive, and would never start the actual defrag process. Seagate SeaTools worked great for me. On Sunday, June 15, 2003 at 4:49 pm, ALexander wrote: >I have a problem with the IRQL. Everytime I try to start up the computer, the message >pops up, before I'm even allowed to log on to XP. It says to restart in Safe mode >to uninstal any anti-virus programs any defrag. programs. But everytime I try to >start up in Safe mode...I get the same screen! I've been working on this for 5 hours >straight and I have no idea on how to fix it! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at 12:24 am Posted by Kevin (1 messages posted) Tried replacing my motherboard, Video card, and Hard drive..still havin it...Hope u dont get any IRQL error messages anytime soon! On Saturday, December 14, 2002 at 4:24 pm, gary wrote: >Look , I used to have this problem and now I know the solution to it. I changed my >motherboard and everything fixed . My solution was to change the motherboard. Now >my computer never ( absolutely never!) crashes. I can play Morrowind ten hours and >it would be as stable as it was the day I bought my computer. All of you with the >same problem should try that , change your motherboard. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Sunday, November 14, 2004 at 8:11 am Posted by Allan (97 messages posted) This doesn't work. I only just increased my ram to 768 from 512. Never had this particular message before but had similar crashes in similar circumstances. I tend to run Microsoft FS9 overnight on autopilot, usually flying the Atlantic and approaching the UK when I get up in the morning. Last night, for example, it had been "flying" for more than 4 hours when this problem occurred. Like I said, I've had the BSOD under similar circumstances before but the is the first time I've had the IRQL message. Allan On Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at 10:32 am, damhikt wrote: >The only thing I have found that really works is to disable virtual memory. You'll >probably have to buy more RAM, but at least you won't have any more BSODs. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, November 15, 2004 at 3:50 am Posted by Frank (1 messages posted) I FOUND MY PROBLEM!! I recently inserted an old cd in my XP computer. It was made years ago using adaptec CD creater. It installs udf reader on computers that do not have CD creater installed. That version of udf reader is not compatible with XP. I uninstalled udf reader and the error message disappeared. Hope this helps someone. Good luck. On Monday, August 16, 2004 at 7:20 am, patrick hanrahan wrote: >Hi Bobbie >I know you posted your error some time ago, but I have recently hit the same problem >when trying to connect to AOL. They say its a Windows XP problem. I've been unable >to find a specific fix on the Microsoft Knowledge database. Did you manage to resolve >it - if so, how ? I'd be grateful for any pointers. Thanks > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 1:27 am Posted by Gulfack (1 messages posted) i get the error message during the installation of xp. any advice? i have an dfi nf3 250gb motherboard and the graphic card is the only thing i got that is not build in. On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, chris kelly wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 7:28 pm Posted by diodow (1 messages posted) i work for a computer wholesaler in ca as a tech , and 90% of the time i got this error "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" i ve tracked it to be memory related , either people messing with the computer mixing ecc memory with non ecc ,or incompatible memory modules,corrupted memory, if your computer does this since you builded it or since u got it, chances are that u got incompatible memory or a mix of memory modules (that most of the time u cannot check visually becouse they dont have a sticker lol , and u need to use an utility to check it usually "memtest" .try it ,normally a good brand memory module is less prone to be incompatible, like samsung and kingston for example , On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, chris kelly wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, March 12, 2005 at 3:41 am Posted by dhdag (1 messages posted) When i try installing windows xp to a NEW hard drive... half-way through the installation i got the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL message, then some memory message on a blue screen, help please [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, March 19, 2005 at 4:11 am Posted by HeimdalWK (1 messages posted) Ok im have the same problem as everyone else it seems i have anew IC7-G ABIT mobo 256 geforce 5700 vid card and two 512 kingston mem sticks(not sure full specs on ram) when running randomly my computer will either freeze or blue screen with the message IRQL..... I have read some post saying reassign the devices to new IRQ and I oersonally have no clue WHAT that means. any help would be much appreciated TY [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Friday, April 29, 2005 at 11:43 am Posted by JC (1 messages posted) Hi, i get a similar problem whenever i'm playing games like Half-Life 2 or Warcraft 3. i suspected it was a graphics card problem but i never ever get this error when i'm working on photoshop or premier, so i'm totally bewildered as to what the problem is. And it doesn't help that i used to get this problem too when i was using my old graphics card. i tried updating drivers for the video card, but it didn't work. Please help! Is there a more specific solution? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Saturday, June 18, 2005 at 12:59 pm Posted by SatriAli (1 messages posted) Hi, I'm running: AMD Athlon 2800+ on Asus A7N8X-X, 512MB of DDR, MSI MS-Starforce FX5200 (Geforce), 2 Maxtor HDDs (20 and 80 GB) I had the same problem for over a year without finding the solution, then one day (today actually) I read a post (quite possibly on this thread) suggesting removing onboard sound drivers (NVIDIA nForce on my machine). I uninstalled them and the problem has dissappeared at least for the moment. I've played three hours on GTA: San Andreas with perfect performance at 1024x768, whereas before, it crashed after 3 or 4 minutes of play at most. Give it a try if you have onboard sound or basically any drivers you dont need. Hope it gets you somewhere, but I'm sorry to say you might take a long time to find the solution to your specific problem. Read around the posts on the subject on various sites, and you'll see there are a million reasons for this error to occur...Good luck. On Friday, April 29, 2005 at 11:43 am, JC wrote: >Hi, i get a similar problem whenever i'm playing games like Half-Life 2 or Warcraft >3. i suspected it was a graphics card problem but i never ever get this error when >i'm working on photoshop or premier, so i'm totally bewildered as to what the problem >is. And it doesn't help that i used to get this problem too when i was using my old >graphics card. i tried updating drivers for the video card, but it didn't work. Please >help! Is there a more specific solution? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at 9:30 am Posted by Dave (1 messages posted) I had this problem after I downloaded a couple of Windows updates. I've installed nothing else before or since. I did a system restore back to a pre-update time and have had no problems. On Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 4:23 pm, chris kelly wrote: >IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL : this is a real painin the rear error because it is such >a wide ranging general error. it occurs when two devices try to write to the same >memory space(reminiscent of win 98's gpf). however the difference is this is a sign >of hardware error not software. the driver update is always a good start.now check >your sys info and see how many devices are using one irq - chances are you will find >six or seven devices using one irq. dynamic irq's are great but this is one setback. >of those using the irq you must tie down which one it is. your description of intermittent >failure sounds to me to be a video issue. if you are using nvidia or asus/nvidia >this could be your culprit. if driver updating doesn't work try pulling two of the >offending (irq sharers) devices out-reboot shut down replace them and see if xp re >assigns a more passive irq channel. >chris [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 7:28 pm Posted by greggg (6 messages posted) Heck, I have DriverIRQL, PageFAULT, and every conceivable error message WinXp could give me, newest is something with acpi.sys. Tried cleaning, moving sound cards, RAM, unplugging, still no go (except for once, when I impetuously shut it down again). Maybe CPU or power. I have it to where it doesnot show the windows load/desktop, and when it does reboot, it takes some 5min to have any sort of output. I can only successfully log into windows by disabling L1 L2 Cache like someone said in this thread about two years ago. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, September 5, 2005 at 11:47 am Posted by Joe Jacobsen (1 messages posted) ok heres one for ya. i cant move my vid or sound card? On Saturday, November 16, 2002 at 9:10 am, Pingla wrote: > >I don't think adding more RAM would help, that is not the problem. Two devices writing >to the same memory allocation does not mean that all the RAM is used up so that they >have to write at the same allocation. Instead, trying to swap the cards with other >slots might get you rid of the IRQ conflict and then the memory allocation conflict >as well. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at 12:13 pm Posted by Jack Napier (1 messages posted) well I didnt read all the posts I got tht error in a clean install of windows and what I did to fix the error was simply change the HDD cause it was goingbad oh andFYI dont buy Diamond max thin hdd's ... they so suck On Monday, September 5, 2005 at 11:47 am, Joe Jacobsen wrote: > >ok heres one for ya. i cant move my vid or sound card? > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, December 25, 2006 at 11:29 am Posted by violeta carrier (1 messages posted) I bought a new PC windows XP, I tried to download my Easy CD creator 4 deluxe and it won't work it tells me incompatibility with windows XP Roxio does not have support for Easy CD 4. What should I do? On Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at 12:13 pm, Jack Napier wrote: > >well I didnt read all the posts I got tht error in a clean install of windows and >what I did to fix the error was simply change the HDD cause it was goingbad oh andFYI >dont buy Diamond max thin hdd's ... they so suck > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: irql not less or equal Monday, December 25, 2006 at 11:53 am Posted by Rich Kurtz (12246 messages posted) First of all, start with a new thread. This one is 4 years old! You need at least Roxio 5 + updates to run on XP. Roxio 4 will not work. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum