Solved BSOD at random times even when idle, mostly IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

[sethyst]

I dont have anyone with a spare card. And memtest comes out clear.

 

[koolkat77]

I dont have anyone with a spare card. And memtest comes out clear.

For how many passes?

 

[sethyst]

The whole test comes out clear. I'll run tests overnight to make 100% sure though.

 

[koolkat77]

Good luck with memtest. I have called a friend to take a look at your thread, hopefully he can suggest something but you have to wait as the time zones are different.

 

[sethyst]

Thank you for your help, i truly appreciate it.

 

[Britton30]

A 500W PSU is the minimum listed for your GPU so yours is right on the edge, does it supply 30A at the +12V?

Try these steps to install only the graphics driver.

1.Download the preferred driver and save it to the desktop.
2.Double click the installer and you will see a screen where it will be extracted to, change that to your desktop.
3.Open Device Manager through Control Panel.
4.Expand Display adapters and right click the name for yours and choose Update Driver\Browse my Computer. Select the driver folder you just saved on the desktop. Click Next.
5. Your system should say "Windows has successfully updated your driver software".

If you get a window saying you already have the most current driver, go back to step 4 and choose Uninstall Driver software instead. Then restart from step 3.
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[x BlueRobot]

After installing the latest drivers for your graphics card, you could also perform a stress test to test for any errors with your graphics card using:

• http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/160729-nvidia-amd-video-card-test-occt.html

 

[sethyst]

I don't know how else to share my memtest results so i'm including a picture.

 

[essenbe]

Your ram is showing errors which can cause a multitude of problems. You have either bad ram or bad ram slots. Test 1 stick at a time. If 1 passes, try running it in each ram slot. That should indicate whether the errors are the ram or the dimm slots on the board.

 

[sethyst]

I've tried running the ram in each pairing so I wouldn't think the slots are the issue. I will send back my RAM, thank you for your help.

 

[essenbe]

I hope it works out for you. Let us know how it goes. Good luck.

 

[Britton30]

Here's the proper way to post an image. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html#post93869
If you think the slots aren't the problem you may still have issues with new RAM. Since you didn't test each stick in each slot, the memtest result is not conclusive at all. With Gigabyte you can run into many bad boards.

Proper memtest:


RAM (memory):
This will require memtest on a bootable CD or USB stick.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/105647-ram-test-memtest86.html

 

[Dave76]

Don't agree with the Gigabyte bad boards, mine as been completely trouble free.
From working on threads here I have seen more issues with Asus boards than others.
Guess it's a matter of personal experience and preference

Back on topic.
sethyst, if you haven't been using memtest86+, you should run the tests again using it.
It is the most highly recommended RAM test from motherboard and RAM manufacturers forums, as well as OverClocking forums.

 

[essenbe]

Don't agree with the Gigabyte bad boards, mine as been completely trouble free.

But your board is old, Dave. But, he used memtest86 V4.20 and ran it for 16 passes and it found 3 errors (post #28).

 

[sethyst]

I've received my new RAM in the mail, and I haven't received a BSOD all day. I'll consider my issue fixed. Thank you all so much for your help.

 

[koolkat77]

Good to hear your computer is stable now. Thanks to everyone for their input.

 

[essenbe]

I've received my new RAM in the mail, and I haven't received a BSOD all day. I'll consider my issue fixed. Thank you all so much for your help.

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[Britton30]

You're welcome, that's good news mate. If you'd like, run memtest again with the new RAM.