[SOLVED] blue screen of death !

mitten2787 · 09-03-2008, 06:27 PM

hi last few days ive been getting a blue screen pop up on my comp saying something along the lines of driver_irql_not_less_or_equal ive tried playing about with the hard drive and graphics card and ram and stuff but it dosent seem to be helping much plz cud u help me . attached is the minidump file from wen it crashes i think that might help .

mitten2787 · 09-03-2008, 06:50 PM

ok well ty for the advice im trying it out now im not sure it will work though tbh i normally use a different hard drive with xp on and im getting the same problem on that OS

**Doby** · 09-03-2008, 07:41 PM

mitten2787,

Please disregard Joobleblob's advice it was not helpfull to your problem.

I deleted the post, check back I am sure someone will be along to help you

mitten2787 · 09-03-2008, 07:42 PM

lol ok thnx

dai · 09-04-2008, 03:16 AM

moved you to the correct forum

mitten2787 · 09-04-2008, 10:16 AM

ive been playing with my drivers and stuff for like 12 hours straight >< starting to get a bit tedious , it seems to only happen wen i put any sort of strain on the computer if i just leave it on windows it runs fine . please help me some 1 :(

**Doby** · 09-04-2008, 05:26 PM

Could you post your temps and voltages?
What operating system are you using?
Please tell us your computer specs or the name brand and model number

mitten2787 · 09-04-2008, 07:01 PM

ok ill try my best for you ...
CPU Temp : 84/183
fan speed : 4519rpm
Vcore : 1.825v
VTT : 2.637
im running windows 2000 pro at the moment on service pack 4 .
my computer is reasonably old its a packard bell i-media 6826 (i think)
i have made a few modifications to it -
hard drive : 40gb maxtor 6E040L0
graphics card : nvidia geforce fx5200
i have 500mb of sdram upgraded from the original 250mb , allthough on my system information it says i have 523,760kb ram :S not sure if thats anything to be concerned about . ermmm i think thats everything if u need any more information let me know.

**Doby** · 09-04-2008, 07:22 PM

The driver_irql_not_less_or_equal can be just about anything hardware related. The fact that it happens when you put a strain on the computer and you reported a temp of 84C points to cpu overheat.

The first thing to do is clean and reapply thermal paste, to clean the old paste off use isoplopyl alcohol to clean the cpu and heatsink.

Then apply artic silver5 according to the directions on there website

http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm

One thing I forgot to check before I suggested replacing the thermal paste,,,,,,,,, are you sure the cpu heatsink is free of dust build up?

mitten2787 · 09-04-2008, 07:53 PM

ill clean the dust out now see if it helps . what should the normal temperature be roughly ? and do u think if i set up another fan in my comp it could help ?

**Doby** · 09-04-2008, 07:58 PM

Lets see if cleaning the dust out helps, if its really clogged that could be it, its best to clean with a can of compressed air but be carefull don't turn the can on its side because liquid can come out.

A good idle temp would be 40C to 45C and it should not get above 60C to 65C

mitten2787 · 09-04-2008, 08:06 PM

ok well its getting a bit late here im gunna have to go to bed ill try it tomorrow and get back to you , thanks alot for the advice much appreciated

mitten2787 · 09-05-2008, 11:02 AM

omg i love you =) woke up this morning and gave it a good clean out , i took the fan off and cleaned out the heat sink seems to have worked wonders i now havea running temp of around 47C and as of yet no crashes =) thank you so much ur a legend

**Doby** · 09-05-2008, 01:21 PM

Great news sure glad its worked out

Quote:

thank you so much ur a legend

Well I wouldn't go that far and heck you provided the needed information, most times thats all we need

09-03-2008, 06:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
mitten2787 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8 OS: windows 2000pro service pack 4	Re: blue screen of death ! ok well ty for the advice im trying it out now im not sure it will work though tbh i normally use a different hard drive with xp on and im getting the same problem on that OS

09-03-2008, 07:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,089 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: blue screen of death ! mitten2787, Please disregard Joobleblob's advice it was not helpfull to your problem. I deleted the post, check back I am sure someone will be along to help you __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

09-03-2008, 07:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
mitten2787 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8 OS: windows 2000pro service pack 4	Re: blue screen of death ! lol ok thnx

09-04-2008, 03:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,646 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: blue screen of death ! moved you to the correct forum __________________

09-04-2008, 10:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
mitten2787 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8 OS: windows 2000pro service pack 4	Re: blue screen of death ! ive been playing with my drivers and stuff for like 12 hours straight >< starting to get a bit tedious , it seems to only happen wen i put any sort of strain on the computer if i just leave it on windows it runs fine . please help me some 1 :(

09-04-2008, 05:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,089 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: blue screen of death ! Could you post your temps and voltages? What operating system are you using? Please tell us your computer specs or the name brand and model number __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

09-04-2008, 07:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
mitten2787 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8 OS: windows 2000pro service pack 4	Re: blue screen of death ! ok ill try my best for you ... CPU Temp : 84/183 fan speed : 4519rpm Vcore : 1.825v VTT : 2.637 im running windows 2000 pro at the moment on service pack 4 . my computer is reasonably old its a packard bell i-media 6826 (i think) i have made a few modifications to it - hard drive : 40gb maxtor 6E040L0 graphics card : nvidia geforce fx5200 i have 500mb of sdram upgraded from the original 250mb , allthough on my system information it says i have 523,760kb ram :S not sure if thats anything to be concerned about . ermmm i think thats everything if u need any more information let me know.

09-04-2008, 07:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,089 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	The driver_irql_not_less_or_equal can be just about anything hardware related. The fact that it happens when you put a strain on the computer and you reported a temp of 84C points to cpu overheat. The first thing to do is clean and reapply thermal paste, to clean the old paste off use isoplopyl alcohol to clean the cpu and heatsink. Then apply artic silver5 according to the directions on there website http://www.arcticsilver.com/instructions.htm One thing I forgot to check before I suggested replacing the thermal paste,,,,,,,,, are you sure the cpu heatsink is free of dust build up? __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF Last edited by dai; 09-05-2008 at 02:08 AM.

09-04-2008, 07:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
mitten2787 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8 OS: windows 2000pro service pack 4	Re: blue screen of death ! ill clean the dust out now see if it helps . what should the normal temperature be roughly ? and do u think if i set up another fan in my comp it could help ?

09-04-2008, 07:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,089 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: blue screen of death ! Lets see if cleaning the dust out helps, if its really clogged that could be it, its best to clean with a can of compressed air but be carefull don't turn the can on its side because liquid can come out. A good idle temp would be 40C to 45C and it should not get above 60C to 65C __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

09-04-2008, 08:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
mitten2787 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8 OS: windows 2000pro service pack 4	Re: blue screen of death ! ok well its getting a bit late here im gunna have to go to bed ill try it tomorrow and get back to you , thanks alot for the advice much appreciated

09-05-2008, 11:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
mitten2787 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8 OS: windows 2000pro service pack 4	Re: blue screen of death ! omg i love you =) woke up this morning and gave it a good clean out , i took the fan off and cleaned out the heat sink seems to have worked wonders i now havea running temp of around 47C and as of yet no crashes =) thank you so much ur a legend