Driver IRQL Not Less or Equal

[marzepans]

Hi

I've run the BSOD Dump & System file collection app and the zip is attached. However typing perfmon/report does not generate a report that I can then save so I'm a bit stumped by that instruction. I also don't seem to have any .dmp files on my pc so I'm not sure whether Windows is recording state information when my system crashes. Also, I am unable to get windows to start beyond the splash screen and I'm forced to use safemode. Before I found the post on BSOD posting rules I found a thread discussing Daemon Tools and I uninstalled it without any noticeable effect on the problem. Does anyone have any ideas? :shock:

 

[marzepans]

If it's any help Event Log keeps seeing sptd 'Driver detected an internal error in its data structures for ' each time it fails to start

 

[marzepans]

Nobody?

 

[marzepans]

By uninstalling my NVidia drivers and using Driver Sweeper I can get Windows to boot without having to use Safe Mode but now as soon as I reinstall NVidia display drivers (either the lates version 280.26 or the previous 275.333) the problem re-occurs. Anyone come across this before?

 

[marzepans]

I stopped the sptd service and the error is no longer showing in event log but I am still unable to load any NVidia drivers without then being unable to get windows to boot beyond the splash screen. Please help as I'm going slowly mental here

 

[marzepans]

I uninstalled all my NVidia drivers and was trying to install ASUS Update to get my BIOS version updated when I got another BSOD but the first since I had enabled minidump - the remainder of the time I can boot windows and so no dump is generated. On the other hand this BSOD was not the IRQL Not Less or Equal message. Dump attached.

 

[tejomon]

it could be something to do with %ProgramFiles%\asus\winflash\bs_def.sys file. please check wheather you have one of this folder. (suspect an issue with the BIOS flash due to the driver cited -BS_DEF.sys). it is what debugging says
"Probably caused by : BS_DEF.sys ( BS_DEF+2298 )"

 

[marzepans]

it could be something to do with %ProgramFiles%\asus\winflash\bs_def.sys file. please check wheather you have one of this folder. (suspect an issue with the BIOS flash due to the driver cited -BS_DEF.sys). it is what debugging says
"Probably caused by : BS_DEF.sys ( BS_DEF+2298 )"

I appreciate the feedback but I think that dump file is a bit of a red herring tbh. My problem is centred around NVidia drivers and the fact that whenever I try and install them Windows will not boot. And since it will not boot I don't get any dump files related to the failure.

Edit: To answer your question, that folder doesn't exist

 

[marzepans]

By uninstalling my NVidia drivers and using Driver Sweeper I can get Windows to boot without having to use Safe Mode but now as soon as I reinstall NVidia display drivers (either the lates version 280.26 or the previous 275.333) the problem re-occurs. Anyone come across this before?

I have now also tried 275.27 with the same failure to load windows beyond the splash screen

 

[marzepans]

I have a sneaking suspicion that one of my 8800GTX cards may be on the blink given the problem reoccurs with different driver versions so I'll try swapping them out one at a time.