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BSoD and IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL...

  • 02-09-2003 09:19PM
    #1
    gs39t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭


    Over the last three weeks ive had about 2 blue screens per day, all stating the following error:
    *** STOP: 0X0000000A (0XC018FFFC,0X00000002,0X00000000,0X8043E681)
    IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

    *** Address 80433E61 base at 80400000, Datestamp 384d9b17 - ntoskrnl.exe

    Beginning dump of physical memory
    Physical memory dump complete. Contact your system administrator or technical support group.

    From what google has given me this can be caused by:

    Faulty RAM
    Underpowered PSU
    IRQ conflicts

    Nothing of much detail from the results, so here i am :p

    I have no IRQ conflicts

    My pc is an AMD XP 1700+, 512mb el cheapo RAM, 80GB HD... with a 300w PSU

    Does anyone have some concrete ideas as to what the cause would be?? And how to resolve it?

    TIA :)


Comments

  • #2
    Mountjoy Mugger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Mountjoy Mugger


    Have a look here:

    http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?Catalog=LCID%3D1033%26CDID%3DEN-US-KB%26PRODLISTSRC%3DON&Product=&KeywordType=ALL&Titles=false&numDays=&maxResults=25&withinResults=&Queryl=IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL&Query=IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL&QuerySource=gsfxSearch_Query&srchExtraQry=

    As you don't mention what OS you're using, it's kinda hard to give a straight answer.


  • #3
    gs39t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭gs39t


    Windows 2000, no SP

    Sorry! :)


  • #4
    TacT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭TacT


    I had the exact same problem last week.
    It's a virus and as you have no service pack you are being exploited - you have 4 service packs awaiting your download time.
    I don't suppose you have any anti-virus software installed either considering you have no service pack installed.

    Press Ctrl+shift+Esc and check your processes. You'll more than likely find msblast.exe (the virus) is one of them which is not a good thing :P or numerous other quirky ones, kill them all and then go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and get patched unless you don't value your information. Some anti-virus (up-to-date) may be worth considering too........


    could you get back to me and let us all know how you got on?


  • #5
    gs39t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭gs39t


    It makes sense now:

    I HAD SP2 and the got the blaster worm. I installed the patch, but a week later had to un-install the service pack because it was causing crashes with a TV capture device.

    I figured the patch had sorted the worm, but just a few mins ago i did a virus check at the trend micro free scan, and it found the msblaster worm! (and cleaned it)

    Problem solved

    Thanks all! :)


  • #6
    GUI
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭GUI


    if problem crops up again..


    an IRQL_LESS OR EQUAL BSOD

    is cause by faulty/dodgy ram..

    if you get different stop errors consistently..
    its fauly ram..

    put ur ram through memory tests..

    its a process of elimation..
    but to save urself alot of trouble..
    run memory test first


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  • #7
    henbane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭henbane


    If you get it again try this utility - I've found it to be fairly reliable. Takes a good while though, especially when the RAM is dodgy, it can have problems if you have dodgy mobo or cache on the CPU too so don't make assumptions.

    memtest


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