Driver_IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal

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  1. angryseals

    angryseals Geek Trainee

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    Hello everyone,
    I'm getting a BSOD with the title Driver_IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal every few hours that I use my computer. I first received the error about 2 months ago (the computer is only 3 months old), but didn't think anything of it because I didn't receive another error for quite some time. However, they are now increasing in frequency. Nothing in particular seems to trigger the errors. I did not update any drivers between the time I purchased the computer and when the errors started. Since then, I have replaced my graphics card driver and my network adapter driver, as both were old. Besides this error, the only manner in which my computer acts strangely is my mouse, which is several years old and occasionally moves of its own accord. NOD32 shows my computer virus, spyware and malware free.

    As far as my system goes:
    Vista Home Premium 64 Bit, Service Pack 1
    Processor: E8400
    Memory: 4GB
    OS: Vista Home Premium 64-bit
    Video: nVidia GeForce 9600 GT
    Sound: Realtek High Definition Audio
    Motherboard: ASUS P5N-E SLI

    I attached all of the crash reports. Please let me know if you need anymore information. Thanks for your help in advance.
     

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  2. edijs

    edijs Programmer

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    1. google the error code that appears on the bsod
    2. these kind of bsod's I have seen only on machines with nvidia video cards. I suggest you check the bios for special features that might be enabled, like I had FAstWrites for AGP which did make problems. also, check the temps of your card.
    3. as a last resort, reinstall the PC
     
  3. 8bitbob

    8bitbob Geek Trainee

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    I use to get them alot using vista and my nvidia 8800gt, after upgrading the drivers it went away.But also had them with my on board ethernet if i updated the driver!, so now i never updated that driver! :S


    btw i have a mouse that has a mind of its own sometimes too lol
     
  4. edijs

    edijs Programmer

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    yes, to sum everything up: most likely it's a driver issue
     

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