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bsod irql_not_less_or_equal on windows 7 x64 with utorrent
Hello,
I am getting the following bsod error on my system and I would appreciate any help from you into solving this issue:
irql_not_less_or_equal
PC details:
Sony Vaio VGN-AW21M
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8600 with Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
DDR2 SDRAM (2x2GB)
Matshita BD-MLT UJ230AS - HDD 400 GB
Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS
Guest OS: Windows 7 x64
Behavior:
When I have the utorrent started with active torrents for upload/download and I am watching a movie saved on my local hdd, after a while, about 30-40 minutes while the movie is playing in full screen and the torrent is running minimized in the background, I will get the bsod error described above.
If for example I play just the movie, without having the utorrent started, I will not get the bsod error.
If I leave the utorrent running with the torrents active, after a random time, maybe even hours, I will get the bsod error.
I would like to mention that the video chipset was changed on the laptop about 3-4 years ago.
I tried the following tasks on my laptop in order to troubleshoot this error:
-scan the computer for virus infections
-uninstall any antivirus
-perform a health check of the hdd
-scan the RAM memory with memtest
-reinstall the Windows OS from different ISOs in order to avoid a corrupted kit
-upgrade the drivers for wi-fi and video card to the latest drivers by manually downloading them from Sony webiste or by using the so called " Vaio Update tool" which will scan your system, detect and install the latest and the proper updates.
-I ran the DM log collector and I attached the results to this topic.
I believe the torrent by its reads/writes is overheating the HDD and/or together with the movie which plays in the foreground they are overcharging the HDD and the video chip and the system as a protection measure will shut down. I keep the laptop on a table and it does not have any additional external cooler.
Please let me know if any other details are required and I will do my best to provide them to this topic.
Thank you.
Last edited by Maximilian2016; 07 Jun 2016 at 06:00.