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[Spinor]

You won't believe what just struck me >__> Alright, so months ago I've been happily using my computer like there is no such thing as tomorrow, but recently, as in twice weekly, it started to get slow on me. Applications refused to start. Ctrl+Alt+del took a good while to take effect and then suddenly I get an error that ctrl+alt+del couldn't start. It's started to get annoying for a while. The last time it happened, Google Chrome took a while to start, so I opened task manager and started chrome from there. Two instances of chrome started up and BAM! BSoD

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

<BSOD instructions crap>

STOP: 0X0000000A(0X00000076 0X0000002 0X00000001 0X 854AF784)

And, it's been happening subsequently since then, I wake up to find my computer under BSoD. I restarted it, went eat some pancakes, and another! But those times there wasn't the IRQL message and it was a different set of Hex numbers after STOP.

What the bloody hell is this?

 

[donavannj]

Try taking out one of your RAM sticks, as a Google search seems to indicate that this is due to a fried/non-working socket on the motherboard, or a dead stick of RAM.

 

[Spinor]

While I was dissecting the computer, I noticed some Pin connection entered wrong., it's like 9 pin connections in a 2x5 to these pins labeled USB 2.0. I removed the connection, which was just for USB ports in the PCI area, which I happened to install yesterday, I think. And I just got another blue screen of death! But this time

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

At least it solved the IRQL problem.~

 

[donavannj]

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc957625.aspx

It's an article about this issue with Windows 2000 Server, but the root problem is probably the same.

Basically, run system diagnostics utilities if possible, and experiment with removing/replacing various hardware. Also, unless it's onboard, try removing your network card. If it's an onboard NIC, disable it in the BIOS.

 

[Thunderwolf1989]

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Hmm.. I had one of these and in my case it was just graphics drivers weren't usable in windows 7 (despite the same ones working perfectly in vista)

 

[donavannj]

Hmm.. I had one of these and in my case it was just graphics drivers weren't usable in windows 7 (despite the same ones working perfectly in vista)

Did you go from 32 bit to 64 bit during this upgrade?

 

[Spinor]

Meh, too much clutter, I've had my computer fine for 2 years now >__> I've decided to wipe out everything except for my documents and install Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Needless to say I'm happy. My dad apparently taught me that if your computer has no hope, install another OS.

 

[donavannj]

Meh, too much clutter, I've had my computer fine for 2 years now >__> I've decided to wipe out everything except for my documents and install Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Needless to say I'm happy. My dad apparently taught me that if your computer has no hope, install another OS.

That's because it's a last resort option.

 

[ukutr]

same bsod error on my pc too