HI, i am experiencing an irratating problem with my pc. sometimes while ime on my computer a blue screen appears ans says computer experiencing error irql_not_less_or_equal with then something ressembling this:00000000000000000000000000*1 00000000000000000000000 i then have to turn my compter off to regain control of the computer i woulld like to precise that the error happens at any time its not when ime doing a certain thing how do i fix this problem
hello irq (interrupt request line) are numbers that your mobo asing to the hardware install on it normally irq issues happens when you install new hardware you need to asing irq number to that hardware. well you can read it here: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/IRQ.html
There's likely a conflict or a bad driver causing that. Make sure you've updated all your drivers and firmware, and that you've not got any nasty notices by anything in the my computer device manager.
thanks evrybody, i've tried memtest {nothing detected} and i haven't installed anything lately.samor how do i update my drivers?
still seems that if it happens randomly to be most likely a memory problem try taking one stick out and seeing if it still does it could be something overheating and breaking down so try playing a game and making the pc work a bit harder in an effort to encourage it to happen also check for dust and fluff in your heatsinks
Download Hmonitor to see what temps your system is running at. I doubt that's the problem, but you never know. CPU should be below 60C(140F), Mobo and HDDs below 40C(104F) and voltages should be within 10% of what they are (i.e. 12V is 10.8-13.2 and 5V is 4.5-5.5 etc.) I'd also recommend trying combinations of memory chips if you have more than one, if not, then obviously if that turns out to be problem you'll need to buy more RAM, but we don't know yet. As for drivers, visit the websites of the makers of your: Graphics Card Peripherals (Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick etc.) CD/DVD drives any USB devices and download the latest software for whatever of theirs you have - may require a few restarts, so be patient. I often click "no" or "cancel" until I've done them all then reboot, to save time. If after all this you still have problems let us know.
Thanks for evrybody's help I am not at home so I can't download all these things I will tomorrow when I get home. thanks A lot precpair and samor. precpair I don't have any dust in my computer(I lately cleaned my computer ) and I only have one memory chip so I can't try and take one out but it's true that the problem genrally happens when i'm playing a game{does this mean anything?} thanks evryone for any help
Well, the fact that it occurs in gaming means it's a load stress problem. Helps, but we still have some options left (I think we might ignore heat if the PC's clean) Either you have a RAM problem where only some is bad (so once you reach that bad memory the problem occurs) - but this would suggest it happens soon after you start the game. Or, we have our little driver issue (quite plausible, and check in device manager for any conflicts, they can be horrors).
this might be the case cause nvidia have somthing to do with drivers and when i turn my computer back on after the error it says:a problem has occured contact nvidia
Ah, you should have mentioned that before. That probably means there's a graphics malfunction. Try getting nVidia's latest software, and if that doesn't fix it you may need to return the card.
Also, Don't forget to first download the new drivers, remove all the old Nvidia graphics drivers,reboot and[bold] then[/bold] install the new drivers!
I went to the nvidia site I THEN went to update drivers I then came to the list of nvidia things example:geforce fx 210 my one wasen't in the list i have a:nvidia geforce fx5200xt please help
Are you sure? I didn't know such a thing existed, I suppose it could since there was a 5700XT. Erm, download one suitable for the "5200 series". That should do you fine.
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp this is the furthest i get. i don't see 5200 series anyware please help
I think the "GeForce" applies to all but the Go7800GTX (which obviously must need another driver to keep power down). Go for GeForce/TNT2 and tell me the result.
i installed it know is this it will it work buy it's self or do i need to activate anything or anthing like that?
If you've removed the old software, installed the new software and restarted, you should be ready to go.
