Windows 2000 Professional BSOD

I'm running Windows 2000 Professional, and for the last two weeks my computer has been randomly crashing with the BSOD error message DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. Any idea what could be causing this? Microsoft's Support Knowledge Base doesn't have any information on it.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by CycloCide, 2000-02-26 07:40

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CycloCide

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#10821

2000-02-26 08:40

I'm running Windows 2000 Professional, and for the last two weeks my computer has been randomly crashing with the BSOD error message "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL". Any idea what could be causing this? Microsoft's Support Knowledge Base doesn't have any information on it.

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Fozz

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#10822

2000-02-26 13:00

Howaya.
I was getting that error on shutdown all the time and so I had to disable APM in Power in the Control Panel to stop it...but now I have to power the system off manually...):
(it just sits on the "now safe to turn off your PC" message).
Take care.

slkh

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#10823

2000-02-27 01:38

you have a a writer dun you?
you have directcd 2.5?

upgrade to 3.0 by not putting any cd in the cdrom drive...

that is how i deal with it..

Fozz

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#10824

2000-02-27 12:13

Hi there.
Yep, I have CDRW (HP-7200) but in Win2000 I only have Easy CD Creator 4 installed....no Direct-CD at all.

Fromk reading other posts, these problems seems to be related to APM and/or SBLive! card drivers.
Lets just hope we get to the bottom of it soon!
Cheers.

lost

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#10825

2000-09-11 05:51

I seem to have this same problem and have a SBLive! value card installed. I tried shutting off the APM feature (couldn't really find it, i'm somewhat win2k inept). Was wondering if you had found any solutions to the problem

STi Sev

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#10826

2000-09-11 13:55

Quote:posted by Fozz
I was getting that error on shutdown all the time and so I had to disable APM in Power in the Control Panel to stop it...but now I have to power the system off manually...):

I dont think it's from that.
I have a VERY strong suspicion it's from SB LIVE! (perhaps with CTsyn.ini)
Who know

CnE Zirkle

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#10827

2000-09-11 14:25

I got that problem 2, n I got a SB Live! card so u might be right.
Wouldn't mind getting that problem solved myselves.

Yet another fragged ass

GHackmann

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#10828

2000-09-11 16:07

I'm getting the same BSOD sometimes when I start games, except that it tells me that they were caused by emu10k1f.sys. Something tells me this is indeed caused by a bug in the SB Live! drivers.

STi Sev

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#10829

2000-09-11 16:43

Quote:posted by Ghackman
I'm getting the same BSOD sometimes when I start games, except that it tells me that they were caused by emu10k1f.sys. Something tells me this is indeed caused by a bug in the SB Live! drivers.

And the winner is... stisev

emu10k1f.sys
Creative Technology Ltd.
English (United States)
Creative SB Live! Adapter Driver
5.12.1.310

You know, it really pisses me off when SOOOO MANY people have this damn sound card, yet there are sooo many bugs in the drivers

[This message has been edited by STi Sev (edited 11 September 2000).]

DosFreak

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#10830

2000-09-11 17:38

Make sure your not sharing any IRQ's. I think this is user error more than anything else. Upgrade to latest drivers, don't share IRQ's blah blah blah.

STi Sev

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#10831

2000-09-11 20:32

DOSFreak,
Sharing IRQ's is what ASPI or whatever in W2k is all about. It's the new way to manage IRQ's. if you mess with it, your computer WILL fuck up!

DosFreak

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#10832

2000-09-11 21:01

If your motherboard properly supports ACPI then yes it is the proper way to go. But if it doesn't then it's best to go with Standard PC. I still do standard anyway because I don't use the ACPI features and I don't quite trust it.

euankirkhope

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#10833

2000-09-11 21:07

Computers (generally any type) were intended to have individual IRQ's. The reason PC's have PCI steering in win9x, and ACPI etc nowadays is be cause the computers are limited to 16 IRQs. A legacy of the good old intel 8086 architecture. To squeeze that little more out of the pc when a device is not using an irq it has it removed. This is very bad for a device. it like having a limb removed. You have to bear in mind that many of these are reserved by ancient obscure devices like timers, and, the best one, there really are only 8 irqs. the second set of eight use IRQ2 in some strange system. Basically its a mess that has been messed with to many times. Stability only comes with minimal device IRQ sharing.

@~@:~KEV~:@~@

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#10834

2000-09-11 22:25

hmm wel i have an sb live and im running standard pc and i also have to power off manually!!!

So you buy a live thinking its one of the best sound cards and:

1. You get a FECKING annoying crackle continusly
2. You cant autopower off.

BUT

my mate has a machine nearly identical to mine and his deosnt power off either but he doesst have a live he has some shitty ensonique card and is using built in win2k drivers but it does the same shit