DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

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Guest

I recently upgraded to XP Pro. Now, I have started to get a Stop error msg
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 0X000000D1(0X00000004, 0X00000002, 0X00000000,
0X81A793DC).
I have a P4 3.0 Gig (Hyperthreaduing) on a ECS PT800CE-A board, 512 Megs
DDR400 RAM, an NVidia FX5200 video card, and a Soundblaster Live sound card.
I have read through the Microsoft Knowledge base for error messages. If I
understand correctly, this one is caused by a device driver trying to access
a memory area it is not supposed to. The fixes are to check all device
drivers are signed (they are), disable System BIOS Cachable (which I did),
and try replacing components. I have tried 3 different NVidia drivers,
uninstalled the Soundblaster driver and let Windows pick it up with a
generic, and none of that has worked.
Does anyone know what exactly causes this particular error code? I
understand that somewhere there is a cross reference to the specific code
parameters, but I can't find it. It would sure help if I could find out
exactly which component/driver was at fault.
I would really appreciate any help anyone can proovide.
Thanks.
Bill.
 
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Guest

These can be tricky. You have been doing everything as you should.
Try going to control panel>system>select the advanced tab>select perfermance
settings>select advanced>select change> at this point remove the page file
and then restart your machine. Once started do the same process but create a
new page file. This sometimes can solve the problem but not always. Also
check to see what services are starting up, sometimes a faulty service can be
the problem. Also, download Memtest (it is free) and run a memory test,
faulting memory module can cause this too. Like I said, it is a tricky one.
If all else fails, and if possible do a clean install instead of a upgrade.
Upgrades should only be done if there is no other possible solution. Clean
install is always the best.

Good Luck.
 
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Unk

I recently upgraded to XP Pro. Now, I have started to get a Stop error msg
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 0X000000D1(0X00000004, 0X00000002, 0X00000000,
0X81A793DC).
I have a P4 3.0 Gig (Hyperthreaduing) on a ECS PT800CE-A board, 512 Megs
DDR400 RAM, an NVidia FX5200 video card, and a Soundblaster Live sound card.
I have read through the Microsoft Knowledge base for error messages. If I
understand correctly, this one is caused by a device driver trying to access
a memory area it is not supposed to. The fixes are to check all device
drivers are signed (they are), disable System BIOS Cachable (which I did),
and try replacing components. I have tried 3 different NVidia drivers,
uninstalled the Soundblaster driver and let Windows pick it up with a
generic, and none of that has worked.
Does anyone know what exactly causes this particular error code? I
understand that somewhere there is a cross reference to the specific code
parameters, but I can't find it. It would sure help if I could find out
exactly which component/driver was at fault.
I would really appreciate any help anyone can proovide.
Thanks.
Bill.
Click to expand...


Stop 0x000000D1 or DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
The Stop 0xD1 message indicates that the system attempted to access pageable memory using a
kernel process IRQL that was too high. The most typical cause is a bad device driver. It can
also be caused by caused by faulty or mismatched RAM, or a damaged pagefile.

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=810093
http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.php#0xd1
 
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Guest

Billy Canuck said:
I recently upgraded to XP Pro. Now, I have started to get a Stop error msg
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 0X000000D1(0X00000004, 0X00000002, 0X00000000,
0X81A793DC).
I have a P4 3.0 Gig (Hyperthreaduing) on a ECS PT800CE-A board, 512 Megs
DDR400 RAM, an NVidia FX5200 video card, and a Soundblaster Live sound card.
I have read through the Microsoft Knowledge base for error messages. If I
understand correctly, this one is caused by a device driver trying to access
a memory area it is not supposed to. The fixes are to check all device
drivers are signed (they are), disable System BIOS Cachable (which I did),
and try replacing components. I have tried 3 different NVidia drivers,
uninstalled the Soundblaster driver and let Windows pick it up with a
generic, and none of that has worked.
Does anyone know what exactly causes this particular error code? I
understand that somewhere there is a cross reference to the specific code
parameters, but I can't find it. It would sure help if I could find out
exactly which component/driver was at fault.
I would really appreciate any help anyone can proovide.
Thanks.
Bill.
Click to expand...



Thanks everyone that answered my post. For Eric: I agree on the "clean
install" issue, and that's what I did to get XP on my computer. I had
already run "Memtest" with zero errors. I checked the links sent in by "Unk",
and everything still points to hardware (memory?) or a driver (I think Peter
agrees there). So, I decided to check my RAM stick, just in case it might
not be seated properly or something (I am getting desperate). It was OK, but
when I restarted the computer, I got a "System has recovered from a serious
error" message. I clicked on the "send report", and got an immediate reply
that the error was caused by my Soundblaster driver, and that Creative had a
fix for that. This was new!! So, I clicked on the link and found an updated
driver for "those who have recently installed Win XP on a computer that
already had a Soundblaster Live sound card installed". I downloaded and
installed that new driver. Could this have been the problem all along?
Well, I was only getting one or two blue screens a day, so I'll have to wait
a couple of days to be sure. I'll post back here with an update one way or
another.
Thanks again everyone for your help. Here's hoping that the problem is
solved.
Bill.
 
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Guest

Billy Canuck said:
I recently upgraded to XP Pro. Now, I have started to get a Stop error msg
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 0X000000D1(0X00000004, 0X00000002, 0X00000000,
0X81A793DC).
I have a P4 3.0 Gig (Hyperthreaduing) on a ECS PT800CE-A board, 512 Megs
DDR400 RAM, an NVidia FX5200 video card, and a Soundblaster Live sound card.
I have read through the Microsoft Knowledge base for error messages. If I
understand correctly, this one is caused by a device driver trying to access
a memory area it is not supposed to. The fixes are to check all device
drivers are signed (they are), disable System BIOS Cachable (which I did),
and try replacing components. I have tried 3 different NVidia drivers,
uninstalled the Soundblaster driver and let Windows pick it up with a
generic, and none of that has worked.
Does anyone know what exactly causes this particular error code? I
understand that somewhere there is a cross reference to the specific code
parameters, but I can't find it. It would sure help if I could find out
exactly which component/driver was at fault.
I would really appreciate any help anyone can proovide.
Thanks.
Bill.
Click to expand...


Well, it's been 2 days and I haven't seen a blue screen. So, I guess the
problem was solved by the installation of the latest Creative Soundblaster
Live driver. For anyone that has the same problem, try that first (if you
have a Soundblaster sound card that is).
Thanks again to everyone that answered.
Bill.
 

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