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4 or 5 Bsods with the title IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and atikmdag.sys
all i can remember is that the atikmdag.sys ones were first. i updated my amd drivers and things seemed okay. this started after dusting my pc. i removed my graphics card to dust it.
after the atikmdag.sys bsods started the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. symptoms would show before. all of a sudden the screen would blink off and some quick color distortions. then the minimize, restore down and close buttons of firefox would increase in size. not these sets of buttons for any folder that was open. at the same time the hard drive or one of them would become very busy. which lags the whole system. i tried chasing after what program might be taking over the hd but i couldn't find anything or when i thought i did. and shut down the program. nothing changed. i checked in resource manager and it would never be the same thing at the highest reads. usually i see a file movement or upload i am doing in the resource manager for disk. i decided to leave the pc alone durring this and wait it out. i woke up to a bsod. i decided to try sfc /scannow. i woke up to a bsod the same day i instigated the sfc /scanow. i had this creep up on me twice in the last 2 days. i had to reboot and things were back to normal. i'm sure i'll need to repeat this process again. unless i go and come back to another bsod. thanks all i can think of for now. thanks for any help!