Comp issues

[nadriel]

Right, I have this lovely new comp. Unfortunately, it keeps crashing on me.

I'm getting a blue screen with DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

It only crops up when I run certain applications, and not with any regularity (but quite a bit of frequency when using said programs).

Given that the programs are: Windows Media Player, Winamp, Intervideo WinDVD and Ventrilo (a voice chat program), I'm working on it being something to do with the sound card.

I've got onboard sound, which I disabled and removed the drivers for to use my better sound card which I've put in.

So, any fellow techies out there who've got suggestions? I've poked around on some tech websites, but they aren't too helpful without me actually going through a lengthy signup process, so I thought I'd ask here first, as I know there are several people reading this journal who are much better at support/hardware than me...

Comments

[lokean.livejournal.com]

Is it the classic BSD or the stop error BSD?

[fidgetstitch.livejournal.com]

Uninstall and reinstall the sound card, if no different check the soundcards manufacturers website for a driver update??

Presuming the sound cards in working order sooo...have you checked out the new sound card in device manager? I'd imagine you have...not sure what else I can say to try...

I'm not terribly techie, but I do pick up some things at peeceeworld =)

[raccoon-boy.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough when I googled this error its come up with problems ranging from NIC cards to RAM sticks being faulty.

You could try removing all the non-important parts of your machine one by one and starting the machine (i.e. video card, sound card etc).

I'm guessing you've used the old F8 trick to put it in safe mode to check its not your drivers messing?

And silly question really but, are you running XP?

[js84.livejournal.com]

Does Device Manager report any hardware conflicts? (big red crosses by the icons)

[seidhepriest.livejournal.com]

1. Disable the onboard sound.
2. Remove the soundcard.
3. Remove all of the "stealth" devices for both the onboard audio and the PCI soundcard in the Device Manager after booting into safe mode (does it also give the STOP when booting in safe mode?)
4. Play with the "PnP OS installed" setting in the BIOS (if it's off, it means the BIOS would allocate IRQs, DMAs, etc. automatically before OS bootup, if it's on, BIOS lets the OS choose all the resources; usually, the less automatical settings, the better).
5. Enable the onboard audio, boot, install whichever driver there is for it, then reboot, disable the onboard audio, boot again, shutdown Windows, install the PCI card, boot and install its own driver (preferrably latest revision).
6. Is the soundcard a Creative card of some flavour?
7. Have you actually deleted the driver (complete with the .inf and all) for the onboard audio, or just deleted the device in DM?

[seidhepriest.livejournal.com]

Is the "PnP OS installed" switch on in the BIOS?