I've seen this problem several times, always on home built systems, and I've corrected by replacing the power supply with higher-end unit. I recommend Antec True550. The latest hardware, especially video cards, have a high current draw, causes voltage fluctuations, and will BSOD or randomly reboot your machine at random intervals.
 
Don't rule out other issues, such as excessive CPU heat, or poorly timed or defective memory.

Hello,
 
Hello,
 
I have the same problem. I just buy a new laptop, Toshiba P25 and I get the blue screen, WHEN I OPEN Internet explorer, AOL, Yahoo Messenger...in fact all what is with Internet... and the laptop restart...
Here is what it tells me when I get the blue screen:
 
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
 
*** stop: 0x0000000a (0x000000FX, 0X0000000/, 0X0000000|, 0XX0GRDX960)
 
 
 
This code is after the windows load and it apears the window with : windows has recovered from a serious error...SEND THIS ERROR, DON'T SEND...
BCCode : a BCP1 : 000000E8 BCP2 : 00000002 BCP3 : 00000001
BCP4 : 806BD896 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 1_0 Product : 256_1
 
I don't know what to do...I have installed on the laptop Windows Media Center and all the drivers are installed from factory with the DVD Back up...
 
The internet conection is through an external modem cable and the lapotp is conected to the modem through an USB cable..
So every time when I open an internet explorer browser I get this error...what can I do?
Please HELP!!
Thanks!
 
system
Windows Media Center
P4 HT
3.00 GHZ
GF4 FX5200
HDD 80GB
 

Originally posted by Maast:

Quote:To stop getting IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error:Check connection of IDE drives to the cable - master drive MUST be connected to the end of cable and slave - to the middle connector. If you have DVD writer, it should be at second IDE, and if it's not alone there it should be slave.
If your drives are connected other way - wait for IRQL_NOT...
It's a rule, it'simple, but it works!

... ok, look here, mine is an IBM Intellistation with 2 disks on IDE-0, a CDRW on IDE-1(Master) and removable harddisk tray on IDE-1(Slave).
 
--> On this same machine Windows 98SE runs fine. so does Redhat 9.1, no problems there.
 
Win2000 Pro (SP4) was running fine in the past, even after I upgraded the CDROM to a CDRW (LG GCE-8160B) and installed the Genica harddisk tray. One day I boot Win2000 and bang..! 30-60 seconds after it finished booting the screen goes dark and it reboots, sometimes with the blue screen briefly visible. After checking for viruses I began suspecting some MS update (I always update all my systems!).
 
Time to reinstall Windows 2000..? I did and it solved nothing. Right after the last install step, after cleaning up of temp. folders, on its first restart attempt... it crashes:
 
Stop 0x0a (0xE26D795B,0x02,0x00,0x80415025) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Address 80415025 base at 80400000, Datestamp 3ad7ad60 - ntoskrnl.exe
 
- virus is extremly unlikely cause
- passed all IBM-supplied hardware diagnosics tests
- crashes with the most basic setup options and config
- apply all the latest drivers in safe mode, crashes anyway.
- without a tray (removable disk out) the BIOS reports "Disk-3: none", it crashes just the same.
 
BTW, the boot manager is Systems Commander. I tried installing Win2000 in partition J, booting via C: (Win98SE), as well as a "normal" setup, meaning Win2000 in partition-1 as C: and Win98SE in partition-2 as J: or un-assigned (hidden).
 
If I rearrange the IDEs like you recommend it creates an operational nightmare with the way Windows assigns drive letters. For instance, this variation:
IDE-0 M disk-1 (leave as is)
IDE-0 S Genica (now on IDE-1 S)
IDE-1 M disk-2 (now on IDE-0 S)
IDE-1 S CDRW (now on IDE-1 M)
Drive D:\ will be the 1st partition of whatever disk is in the Genica tray. If none, D:\ will be the 1st partition of disk-2 and all other partitions, E: F: G; ... slide up / down.
 
Therefore, how about this?
IDE-0 M disk-1 (leave as is)
IDE-0 S CDRW (now on IDE-1 M)
IDE-1 M disk-2 (now on IDE-0 S)
IDE-1 S Genica (leave as is)
 
Now, after all my experimenting and reading your advice seems the best but why is only Win2000 Pro (SP2/SP4) having a problem? Thanks in advance to anyone able and willing to help.
 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;165863
 
You'll most likely have to take out the offending device (if it is a device), until 2000 install is finished, stick back in and update the drivers if possible.

I have the same problem, same mesage and similar system to the person post at the beggining, I just want to know if someone at the end fix it, my wish its that the software I use be made for linux, cant wait to the moment of dont use windows any more, first the sell it to you and then leave us with the problem, where are you bill come and give some solutions to this crap

Almost the same problems are solved in my case. Thanks
 
Description:
Logitech mouse ware 8.3
Windows XP Professional, servicepack 1
IBM R50 laptop.
 
No problems, until after implementing XP service Pack 2.
After installing XP SP2 and rebooting (no mouse attached) all went well, until I attached the mouse. The blue screen appeared.
 
After downloading/installing logitech mouseware 9.7.91 no more blue screens, but also no pointer movement.
 
Pushing Update Driver, and letting XP do the search for a driver, the pointer moves again when I move the mouse.
 

I've seen this problem when there is a Hard Drive (HD) bigger and greater than 60 gigs. Why you ask, cause the BIOS is only able to read and handle 60 gigs to run comfortably.
 
For instince, about 5 or 6 years ago, BIOS manufactures were having problems with HD's larger than 2 gigs. You had a choice, either have one large drive with no partitions or have multiple partitions of 2 cause the BIOS couldn't understand one larger partition and one small partition.
 
As you noticed, manufactures have overcome that obstacle. But with today's BIOS being so diverse, its able to recongize and work at different levels. Having one large drive or having multiple partitions, today's BIOS can work with them all. Unfortunatly, we are still at a limitation as before. If you have a 160 gig HD that's not partitioned in any way, then you might have some problems. I had a 200 gig that was giving me problems every month. I kept getting BS and system logs didn't help any. There is a problem with XP as well managing Page Swapping and memory with a HD that big.
 
Actually, anything over 60 gigs, you might have problems later on that's not partitioned. Its best to partition a HD at 60 gigs and less. XP, large HD's, and todays BIOS is reason enough to partition your HD. You don't want to be in the situation where you have a BS and no extra HD's around to back up your data to.
 
Check for an updated version of the BIOS, test your memory to make sure it's not faulty, and check your HD for bad sectors as well.

I'd like to add my experience and hope it may be of some help. I was getting this error IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
However, At least I could reproduce the situation and every time it would bsod with the same error. I went down the hardware path thinking it was video card, ram, psu etc. but after replacing all of the above (it's handy having 4 or more working computers ) I was about to do the old c:\ format and reinstall everything. this is an annoying way to do things but sometimes the only apparent solution, but then I tried one last thing after about 25 or so one last things and remembered i had a cd emulator running which brings up a ghost cd drive in "my computer". once it was disabled no more IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error and problem solved. Dasha.

ive got the same problem this problem is extremely annoying! , i recently just got new RAM 1024 now, it seems to work fine, its when its loading up a program usually i see the screen.
 
It never happens when restarting
 
It could be that the IRQ ports or something are getting confused with each other.. its more than likely something to do with WinXP
 
Im also thinking it could just be AMD!, because ive read all the posts and 90% of the people have a AMD computer which there are not 100% realiable i have a AMD, they wear themselves out quicker than Intel i find because they are more speedier than intel.
 
My specs are:
 
AMD 2400+ Sempron
1024mb RAM
Geforce 5600XT 256MB
80GB HDD
 
 
The thing that usually works is defragment or renewing all the drivers.. which in easier cases format
 
Which i cant do because i have like 50GB+ of stuff that are really important and i cant put 50gb worth to discs, so im boogered
 
it COULD also be the startup programs since ive got somin like dumprep in my startup progs, dunno what it is but cant get rid of it.
 
If someone knows a 100% cure for this prob PLZZZZZZ lemme know

THE SOLUTION
THE SOLUTION
 
I fought installing windows.. I have installed it on the same hardware many times before... but this evening it just wouldn't work, any of the 10 times I tried with different configs and hardware.
 
THE SOLUTION
To solve the problem... Just make sure your master drive is jumpered right... and the DVD burner jumpered right!
(mine are master - master on different IDEs)
 
I put master disk at the last connector of the primary IDE and the DVD burner at the last connector as master on the secondary IDE.
 
And like magic... It worked.
 
THE SOLUTION
THE SOLUTION

hey everybody. I notice that everyone like to post their cpu and memory and video card, but how about your Power Supply???? ok, i know it sounds lame, but check out what AMD recomends for your power supply and buy one of those brands. I swear I had this same problem, first with installing, then with just running windows xp, bought myself an AMD recomended power supply and all was fixed.

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL --> SOLUTION!!!
 
I know you all heard this before, but here it is, for real this time:
 
_______________
THE SOLUTION!!!
_______________
 
Step 1:
First of all, you must find out exactly what is causing the problem. You do this by disabling auto rebooting when the BSOD appears. Here's how you do that:
1. Right click "My Computer" and select "Properties"
2. Select the "Advanced" tab
3. Under "Startup and Recovery" click the "Settings" button (the third of the three "Settings" buttons) --> A new window pops up
4. In the window that has just popped up, uncheck (turn off) "Automatically restart" under "System Failure"
5. Do not change any of the other settings unless you know what you are doing!!!
6. Click "Ok" to close the window and then click "Ok" again to close the Properties panel for My Computer.
 
Step 2:
1. Repeat doing whatever it is that seems to cause your computer to strangely reboot
2. When you have finaly succeded, your system will freeze and the Blue Screen Of Death (BSOD) will stay on your screen until you are ready to manually reset the computer (using the reset button on your case)
3. There will be a lot of unintelligible things written on your screen, but somewhere in the lower third of your screen, under "Technical information", you will see the name of the file that causes the crashes. (The name of the file usually looks like this: whatever.sys Examples: NVMCP.SYS; USBPORT.SYS and so on) Write that down.
 
The cause of the crashes is a driver that doesen't seem to get along with Windows XP very well. In other words, a file that is part of the driver for a device installed on your computer is causing the BSOD.
 
Step 3:
Identify the device that nasty file is associated to and update the driver for that device (by update, I don't necessarily mean installing a newer driver, but any driver with which your computer will work fine, even if it's a much older version). Here's how you do that:
1. Right click "My Computer" and select "Properties"
2. Select the "Hardware" tab and click the "Device Manager" button --> A new window pops up
3. In the Device Manager, select the device that you think that filename might be pointing to (if you have no clue whatsoever what device the file might be referring to, try random devices. You will most likely find the device that causes the problem in one of the following categories: Display adaptors, Audio devices, USB devices, Network devices)
4. Right click the device and select "Properties" --> A new window pops up
5. In the Properties panel, select the "Driver" tab and click the "Driver Details..." button --> Yet another window pops up
6. In the new window, all the files that make up the driver for that device are shown. If you find the same filename that pops up on the BSOD, you have found the device that is causing you trouble.
7. When you have identified the device whose driver needs up[censored], simply reinstall the driver for that device and try to cause the BSOD. If it doesen't bother you again, your problem is solved. If it pops up again and the same filename is displayed within it, change the driver again and again until the BSOD no longer appears.
*8. To update your driver automaticly (it sould work and it's the easiest way, but I don't recommend it), clode the window displaying the driver details and simply click the "Update driver button". The rest of the process is guided by a wizard and it should be easy to follow.
 
I hope that many of your problems can be solved this way.
 
 
Se ya all around!
 
P.S. The problem initially reported has nothing to do with the jumper settings of your hard drives, the position on the IDE cable. All it has to do with is drivers. --> I am reffering to the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL problem
 

Hi, I have a similar problem. Recently I had an error as windows was starting to load, it said "Missing NTLDR" (or similar). I looked around on the net abit and most solutions were to repair windows XP using the instalation. So I poped that in and started to repair it. It deleated some files reinstalled some then restarted.
 
There is no NTLDR error, then letting it boot from the hard drive it started loading files for XP.
After I agree to the licence agreement it starts to "Installing devises" once this about a third of the way the monitor starts to flicker at intervals of about 5-10 seconds, then the mouse stops working, starts working, then stops. At the end of "Installing devices the mouse starts to work again and the BSOD comes up with:
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
 

It also has:
Stop x000000A followed by numbers/letters in brackets
 
any sugestions? thanks felix

Hi its me who posted the last question I took out a USB mouse beacause of the remarks about a brand of mouses earlier in the article, and it stoped the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD from comming up, the monitor still flickered. It got right to the end then came up with a box about some software not passing logo testing I hit OK (using keyboard) and it continued without problems.
 
If anyone is having the same error message I think it might be USB mouse trouble (perhaps any USB devices)
 
the mouse I was using was a laser mouse that said "connectland" on the top, and "souris optiqu model ms-019O" with other stuff on the bottom.
 
Its probably a good idea to use a PS\2 mouse for a while and see if the problem stops.
 
hope this may have helped Felix

Yeah I have to agree, A power supply can be a huge culprit. I have used Premiere since 4.0 on MANY systems and never had issues like you describe.
 
I always recommend disabling as much as possible in the BIOS when doing a WinXP install. Not crucial stuff, but things like onboard audio, network, firewire, USB (unless you need it), unused ports, etc. That way if you enable something and suddenly start having issues, you know exactly what it is.

Hey ive got the same problem, (that my computer gets to the irql not less or equal blue screen)
 
cept my situation is a little different...
 
it only happens when i try to start in safe mode but its not just occasionally.. its everytime, ive never been able to boot up in safe mode. i also thought it was my ram except ive taken out a stick at a time since i have two... and i try booting up wiht one. and with both sticks, it still got to that blue screen.
 
i was trying to boot up in safe mode to delete something by pushing F8 cept i kept getting to that blue screen so i tried setting the computer to boot up in safe mode from msconfig not realizing i wouldnt be able to change it back after shutting down the computer...
 
 
so my real problem is that i need to restore the msconfig file back to the original one. i found the command for system restore from command prompt except i cant figure out how to get to the command prompt.
 
what ive done so far is.. my friend has used the recovery console and did "fixbootmbr" and then after doing that.. it said ntldr is missing which really pissed me off cuz he said he knew what to do.. but i got the ntldr file back and im back to where i started.. now i just need to get the msconfig file back. or something...
 
ne ideas would be sooooooo appreciated
 
i do remember running chkdsk except i dont recall what it said ill do that again and repost it.

hey all,
just joined this site, i was facing the BSOD on a new install. because i have not ever built a computer from scratch this was my first one. thought i knew what to do, guess not. At any rate, i dont know all the parameters of this machine, but soon as i get it booted up i will post them here for you all to see.
 
I was facing the BSOD on a linux install, thought first it was my disks corrupted, then i tried several different distros, still no go. didnt want windows on the new machine, but succumbed to trying to install it. BSOD great, then i blamed it on my maxtor hard drive, just becuase i have had bad luck with maxtor, went and bought a new seagate hdd. installed it, BSOD. man i was furious. Searched the almighty google for the IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error found this site, upon reading a few of the posts, i noticed it said something about badly timed RAM, and also seen it mentioned secondary cd or dvd roms. I disconnected the machine, pulled the wires from my DVD drive leaving only the cdrom connected, pulled the wires from my zip drive. noticed the ram was placed in bank 1 and bank 3, yes i done that, didnt think it made a difference. so i placed the 256 DDR sticks in banks 1 and banks 2. plugged her back up and she is now installing. So as to say exactly what it was that resolved the issue i dont know, as i probably had more than one issue causing the BSOD, so i went to the basics of the install, just my primary needs, vid card, cdrom, floppy. and of course setting the ram in sequential banks.
 
so i just wanted to thank all who have posted here, now i am going to uninstall windows, and try RH again now that i see i can install the OS.
 
later all
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I read this thread and tried the following and my bluescreens stoped altogether. I am prety sure it was from up[censored] my video card drivers. My second guess is that it was the Virtual drive on my computer.
 
 
-Changed the cable on the hard drive to the end connector and double checked it being set as master.
-Found a different (older version) of my video drivers and installed them.
-Unpluged all USB connectors and used PS/2.
-Closed DAEMON tools and set number of virtual drives to 0.
 
 
One or a few of these things worked for me. So i hope this post lightens someone's day!
 
Let me know if I can help any: ericgreer at gmail dot com .
 
thanks guys!

I have the exact same problem with my laptop pavillion Zv5267la
My computer info is:
Intel P4 2.80 ghz
640 RAM
128 Mb ATI Radeon 9000/9100 IGP (cant update driver with catalyst because an error appears when i try to install the update)
Windows Xp home
 
I hope someone can help me with this is getting me sick.. Im guessing has something to do with the video card.. If so? how can I update it because i cant even do that.. somehow installing the driver says something about not recognizing any video card.. that i should install a VGA driver or something like that, dont remember.
Anyway.
Thank you
email me if you want to gvelis@hotmail.com