BSOD IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL during upgrade to Vista RC1

[Guest]

I am attempting to upgrade from XP sp2 to Vista RC1. It appears that the
upgrade gets at least 90% complete before the bsod, it has copied all of the
files and is rebooting for the second or third time. I think it is coming up
to the point to set up users and time zone etc.. when I get a bsod that says
IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL immedaitely after the green progress bar when it is
booting up. I have tried all options in the safe mode menu to get it to come
up and nothing. Safe mode does not work because it needs to complete the
upgrade first. I have a Asus A8N-sli with a AMD Atlon 64 +3200, one sata II
harddrive, nividia 7600gs, and 2gb mem. I am guessing it has something to do
with the irq assignments but XP installed fine and has no problem with it.
The bsod does not mention a file. It just has the stop 0x00000000A message.
I really do not want to try a new install and wondering if anyone has a
suggestion. I tried looking for log files in the hidden vista directories
but none seemed to tell me what went wrong.

 

[Guest]

You might have to unplug all USB(except KB, mouse) devices before installing.

 

[Guest]

The only usb device I have plugged in is my Microsoft usb wireless mouse. I
guess I might find a ps/2 mouse and attempt with no usb devices. Thank you
for the tip.

 

[Guest]

I attempted the upgrade again with absolutely no usb devices connected and I
still get the blue screen of death. I was looking so forward to Vista and
now I am afraid to touch it. There is no way I am going to wipe my system
clean with a new install just to find out that the BSOD will return.

 

[Ben Salisbury]

Eric-
In the past The IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL was often linked to Nvidia video
cards
and in those cases the root cause was often the power supply. Try
unplugging all of your
case fans (If you have too, place a desktop fan infront of your open case to
ensure it stays cool)
and see if that gets you through the 80% point of failure. If it does, you
now know you need a beefier
power supply.

Please note that by beefier, it does not necessarily mean more wattage. A
500 watt PS will operate at different
quality levels depending on who made it I have personally seen lower wattage
power supplies out perform higher ones because they were built better with
good components.
And if you bought a case that came with a PS.....it's on the low-end of the
quality scale.
(Same with box builds like Dell and HP)

-Ben

 

[Guest]

I unplugged everything I could. All I had plugged in was my fanless Nvidia
video card, a dvd-rom drive, sata hard drive, usb mouse, processor fan and
chipset fan and I still got the bsod. The power supply is a Thermaltake
430W. I saw on Newegg that some people were saying it is really rated at
250-300W. I figured that should have been enough to power the little I had
plugged in this weekend. I guess I need to look into another power supply.
It's just weird that XP has been running fine for 6 months with no BSOD's but
Vista is freaking out.

 

[Ben Salisbury]

You've got a fanless 7600GS?
Does it still have the extra power plug on the card? and is it plugged in?
Just a cursory look online shows the minimum requirements for the card are
350 to 400W
but before you go out and get a new one, do you know anyone that would let
you borrow one for testing?

Also is it possible to disable SLI in the MBs BIOS?

-Ben

 

[Guest]

It is a fanless 7600GS and it does not have an extra power plug. I do not
have a second video card at this time so the bios does not allow SLI to be
enabled if that is the case. I run Battlefield 2, Quake4, and Oblivian for
hours under XP with the most stunning graphics and no problems so I would
assume the video card is getting enough power.

 

[Ben Salisbury]

I'm currently waiting for the DVD.

when/if it gets here, I'll let you know what issues I run into with my
7600GS
Unfortunately though, mines with fan and extra power connector so it wont be
an exact comparison.
But it will be close

-Ben

 

[Guest]

I googled "nvidia vista blue screen" and I read several message boards
talking about RC1 issues and its included nvidia drivers are bad. Still not
fixed in 5760. I read one site that gives steps on how to replace the
drivers with current nvidia drivers during the upgrade but you have to have a
dual boot configuration. Beta 2 was ok but not rc1. I need to see if it is
worth dual booting or borrow an ATI card. Thank you for your hints and tips.
They have pointed me in the right direction.

 

[Guest]

Eric-

I just got my DVD in the mail, and other than one small hitch, my install
went perfect. Here's the hitch....(And it may point your further in the right
direction)
I run 2 monitors on my 7600GS, both CRT's and am using a DVI adaptor to hook
one of them up.

When the install was finished, the monitor hooked to the SVGA port blinked
out. It recognized the DVI as #1, so when windows fired up I was able to
re-activate the SVGA port and ontinue what I was doing...So it could be
possible that if you are only connecting via SVGA, it may not let you go
forward because it is only trying to use the DVI initial.

Just something else fo you to look into....but other than that, the bundled
Nvidia drivers ar working great.

-Ben

 

[Guest]

Glad to hear you were successful. I am running strictly off DVI out. I
tried RC2 over the weekend and got the exact same problem. For some reason,
I thought MS might have fixed it. I guess it is not the video then. I think
I might take the plunge and do a brand new install.

-Eric

 

[Guest]

I am getting the same error. I am also looking for an answer. I am upgrading
from Beta2 to RC1. Beta2 runs good.