BSOD Random 0xA, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

zigzag3143 said:

Zeldafan1993 said:

zigzag3143 said:

Hardware, hardware, hardware.

Something in/on your system is complaining.

If a clean install didnt fix it, then it isnt software unless you installed anything other than what came on the win 7 DVD.

Did you?


Perhaps drivers from a driver cd, perhaps a malware app, etc. Something.


This shows in the most recent DMP and is Related to RTCore64.sys MSI Afterburner from Micro-Star Int'l Co. Ltd.

It has known problems with win 7. I didnt see it in the earlier crashes so did you re-install it?

I did Re-Install it cuz i use it just to Control my Graphics Cards Fan Speed cuz it runs So low that it makes the most ANNOYING noise ever , but do you think that could be the cause?? and only thing installed right now is Slimdrivers (to get all my drivers) MSI Afterburner, Firefox 8.0, Mozilla ThunderBird, Steam, OpenOffice (dont feel like installing Office ATM), My Canon Printer Driver, Microsoft Security Essentials and THMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 (havnt even used it yet tho)

It might have been wiser to do a clean install (with HD format) and see if you crash BEFORE installing ANYTHING else. Then add things back one at a time till it crashes.

At this point you are back where you started. A 124 is hardware and you probably are going to have to test each piece one at a time on a CLEAN install

ok well i also looked at my parts warranty , i have 3 years on my CPU and Motherboard and Lifetime on my RAM , do you think i should RMA ?? like do you have any way of finding out what piece of Hardware is Causing the Problem so i can Fill out a RMA for it???

also i have uninstalled MSI Afterburrner right now and replaced it with EVGA Precision (do fix my Graphics cards Fan Speed)

Zeldafan1993 said:

zigzag3143 said:

Zeldafan1993 said:

I did Re-Install it cuz i use it just to Control my Graphics Cards Fan Speed cuz it runs So low that it makes the most ANNOYING noise ever , but do you think that could be the cause?? and only thing installed right now is Slimdrivers (to get all my drivers) MSI Afterburner, Firefox 8.0, Mozilla ThunderBird, Steam, OpenOffice (dont feel like installing Office ATM), My Canon Printer Driver, Microsoft Security Essentials and THMPGEnc Authoring Works 4 (havnt even used it yet tho)

It might have been wiser to do a clean install (with HD format) and see if you crash BEFORE installing ANYTHING else. Then add things back one at a time till it crashes.

At this point you are back where you started. A 124 is hardware and you probably are going to have to test each piece one at a time on a CLEAN install

ok well i also looked at my parts warranty , i have 3 years on my CPU and Motherboard and Lifetime on my RAM , do you think i should RMA ?? like do you have any way of finding out what piece of Hardware is Causing the Problem so i can Fill out a RMA for it???

You need to take a deep breath and stop. Figuring out which part is causing the problem requires testing each one, one at a time. Your other option is to rep all of them at the same time if the mfr's will let you, but then you will be without a computer for a bit.


Whats your poison?

zigzag3143 said:

Zeldafan1993 said:

zigzag3143 said:

It might have been wiser to do a clean install (with HD format) and see if you crash BEFORE installing ANYTHING else. Then add things back one at a time till it crashes.

At this point you are back where you started. A 124 is hardware and you probably are going to have to test each piece one at a time on a CLEAN install

ok well i also looked at my parts warranty , i have 3 years on my CPU and Motherboard and Lifetime on my RAM , do you think i should RMA ?? like do you have any way of finding out what piece of Hardware is Causing the Problem so i can Fill out a RMA for it???

You need to take a deep breath and stop. Figuring out which part is causing the problem requires testing each one, one at a time. Your other option is to rep all of them at the same time if the mfr's will let you, but then you will be without a computer for a bit.


Whats your poison?

lol well having no computer for a bit compared to having a PC that wont really run to its max potential is ok , like i got another PC i can use for The Web and stuff like that, so do you think i should RMA the RAM and CPU just to make it easy?

or is there like a program, i can use to like Stress test or something on each part?

Zeldafan1993 said:

zigzag3143 said:

Zeldafan1993 said:

ok well i also looked at my parts warranty , i have 3 years on my CPU and Motherboard and Lifetime on my RAM , do you think i should RMA ?? like do you have any way of finding out what piece of Hardware is Causing the Problem so i can Fill out a RMA for it???

You need to take a deep breath and stop. Figuring out which part is causing the problem requires testing each one, one at a time. Your other option is to rep all of them at the same time if the mfr's will let you, but then you will be without a computer for a bit.


Whats your poison?

lol well having no computer for a bit compared to having a PC that wont really run to its max potential is ok , like i got another PC i can use for The Web and stuff like that, so do you think i should RMA the RAM and CPU just to make it easy?

or is there like a program, i can use to like Stress test or something on each part?

Your call

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Click "Go" to start the test
- Run the test until the GPU temperature maxes out - or until you start having problems (whichever comes first).
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ok so what would you recommend like should i just RMA?? that way i get a brand new CPU (same Model Of course) and some New Ram too

Zeldafan1993 said:

ok so what would you recommend like should i just RMA?? that way i get a brand new CPU (same Model Of course) and some New Ram too

It is your choice. I have outlined what I think, and what you should do.

Were it me, I would fix it.

zigzag3143 said:

Zeldafan1993 said:

ok so what would you recommend like should i just RMA?? that way i get a brand new CPU (same Model Of course) and some New Ram too

It is your choice. I have outlined what I think, and what you should do.

Were it me, I would fix it.

ok but what do you mean by "fix it"

i sent a RMA in for my Ram and going to do the same for my CPU

Zeldafan1993 said:

zigzag3143 said:

Zeldafan1993 said:

ok so what would you recommend like should i just RMA?? that way i get a brand new CPU (same Model Of course) and some New Ram too

It is your choice. I have outlined what I think, and what you should do.

Were it me, I would fix it.

ok but what do you mean by "fix it"

i sent a RMA in for my Ram and going to do the same for my CPU

Good idea. At least some progress is being made.

zigzag3143 said:

Zeldafan1993 said:

zigzag3143 said:

It is your choice. I have outlined what I think, and what you should do.

Were it me, I would fix it.

ok but what do you mean by "fix it"

i sent a RMA in for my Ram and going to do the same for my CPU

Good idea. At least some progress is being made.

got 2 more Blue Screens of Death (i dont know if they are the same thing so ill just upload my new files)

also its werid now i leave my PC on All day to test if i get blue screen, and NOTHING! left it on fro 24 hours (like i usually do) i even converted a movie got the CPU to hit about 98% usage and it didnt tank at all its like the BSOD are just random almost??) i have a question tho if it were "over Heating" would that trigger a 124 Hardware BSOD??)

Sorry For Double Posting :)

Edit: im downloading Half Life 2: Episode 2 from my Steam account to Test to see if it crashes when i play it (just for testing really)