Hi all, first post here.
I'm writing this on my Macbook as my desktop has just decided to start having BSOD problems (specific error in the post title). I began encountering them a couple of days ago and the first appeared while i was playing a game, Battlefield 2142. Since then, they happen to crop up when I try to launch an application (game, web browser, whatever) and sometimes when Windows has loaded and I've already been using the PC for a minute or two.
Don't have many specifics, but this is what I jotted down from the last error:
I saw that the problem was because of nvata64.sys so I did a search and found that it was a component of my graphics card driver. I downloaded new drivers for my graphics card, but I got another BSOD later on anyway, and nvata64.sys was still the problem.
I would like to fix this problem without having to re-install Windows, simply because it takes a lot of time and I don't want to lose any of the data I have. I have tried virus checking with avast!, spyware checking with Adaware and running CCleaner, but I still got BSODs. I tried running memtest but it is not designed for 64 bit PCs. My specs are as below:
I hope I posted in the right forum. I hope someone can help me to fix my driver_irql_not_less_or_equal Windows 7 issue Thanks for any help.
PS. I can't seem to boot in safemode because when I press F8 it just lets me select which device to boot from (CD ROM, HDD, etc.) and I never see an option for safemode. Why is this?
I'm writing this on my Macbook as my desktop has just decided to start having BSOD problems (specific error in the post title). I began encountering them a couple of days ago and the first appeared while i was playing a game, Battlefield 2142. Since then, they happen to crop up when I try to launch an application (game, web browser, whatever) and sometimes when Windows has loaded and I've already been using the PC for a minute or two.
Don't have many specifics, but this is what I jotted down from the last error:
Code:
DRIVER_IQRL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.
Stop: 0x000000D1 (0x0x000000B8, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xFFFFFADFC84EFC78)
nvata64.sys (Address: FFFFFADFC84EF7C8, base at FFFFFADFC84D0000.
Datestamp 43052db3.
I would like to fix this problem without having to re-install Windows, simply because it takes a lot of time and I don't want to lose any of the data I have. I have tried virus checking with avast!, spyware checking with Adaware and running CCleaner, but I still got BSODs. I tried running memtest but it is not designed for 64 bit PCs. My specs are as below:
- Windows XP Pro (x64 edition), SP2
- ASUS A8N-32 SLI Deluxe motherboard
- AMD Athlon 4200+ X2 (dual core) @ 2.5Ghz
- 2GB RAM
- Nvidia 7800GT graphics card (256MB)
I hope I posted in the right forum. I hope someone can help me to fix my driver_irql_not_less_or_equal Windows 7 issue Thanks for any help.
PS. I can't seem to boot in safemode because when I press F8 it just lets me select which device to boot from (CD ROM, HDD, etc.) and I never see an option for safemode. Why is this?
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