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

[nadriel.livejournal.com]

Cool, well, cheers for all the tips- I'll sit down when I get a moment and try various things based on this.

[seidhepriest.livejournal.com]

Erm... it was a question - whether you disabled/removed the driver files (*.sys, service registry entry, etc.), or just ran the uninstaller for the onboard audio drivers?

[nadriel.livejournal.com]

Ran the uninstaller.