BSOD IRQl not equal to or less than (Fortirdr.sys)


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
       #1

    BSOD IRQl not equal to or less than (Fortirdr.sys)


    Good Morning
    I am getting a BSOD at random times and frequency with the error indicated in the title of this thread. Can anyone help?

    FIles attached as requested.
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #2

    These were virtually all BCC116. Please read the below the know what it means and what to try.

    "It's not a true crash, in the sense that the bluescreen was initiated only because the combination of video driver and video hardware was being unresponsive, and not because of any synchronous processing exception".

    Since Vista, the "Timeout Detection and Recovery" (TDR) components of the OS video subsystem have been capable of doing some truly impressive things to try to recover from issues which would have caused earlier OSs like XP to crash.

    As a last resort, the TDR subsystem sends the video driver a "please restart yourself now!" command and waits a few seconds.

    If there's no response, the OS concludes that the video driver/hardware combo has truly collapsed in a heap, and it fires off that stop 0x116 BSOD.

    If playing with video driver versions hasn't helped, make sure the box is not overheating.

    Try removing a side panel and aiming a big mains fan straight at the motherboard and GPU.

    Run it like that for a few hours or days - long enough to ascertain whether cooler temperatures make a difference.

    If so, it might be as simple as dust buildup and subsequently inadequate cooling.

    I would download cpu-z and gpu-z (both free) and keep an eye on the video temps CPUID - System & hardware benchmark, monitoring, reporting
    STOP 0x116: VIDEO_TDR_ERROR troubleshooting
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  3. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks ZigZag for the quick response...very much appreciated. I will run the monitoring software as you recommended for a couple of days and leave the thread open and post if this confirms the issue.
    Thanks again.

    Alan
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  4. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #4

    Alanjkt said:
    Thanks ZigZag for the quick response...very much appreciated. I will run the monitoring software as you recommended for a couple of days and leave the thread open and post if this confirms the issue.
    Thanks again.

    Alan
    No problem Alan.

    Let us know if you need help.
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