Blue Screen of Death - Driver_IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal

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synapse · #1 Post by **synapse** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 10:59 pm

Hi-

Occasionally I get a Blue Screen of Death on my T42p running Windows XP Pro SP2. It says

Driver_IRQL_Not_Less_Or_Equal
Stop 0x000000D1 (ox0000000c, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xF7919A89)
gv3.sys - Address F7919A89 base at F7919000, Datestamp 3dd991eb

This just happens without any other windows error messages and it also says it is dumping the physical memory. I do have a Crucial 512mb RAM installed on it but this newsgroup told me which one to get and it was working fine for a while. I can not seem to reproduce this error constantly and don't know how to repeat it but it is really annoying as I lose everything and have to just turn off the computer to get it to work again. I hope I am explaining it ok and would REALLY appreciate any help anyone might be able to give me in order to get this fixed.

Thanks!

-Dan

gcchatel · #2 Post by **gcchatel** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 11:13 pm

I was getting that, I looked into it more and it happened to be my video card drivers, if you get the newer ones from the IBM website, it should fix it, at least it did for me.

Gael

pete0r · #3 Post by **pete0r** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 11:13 pm

same thing happened to me a few times about a week ago. so annoying. i also have 512megs of crucial ram and SP2.. hasn't happened for about a week now though *knock on wood*

JaimitoBond · #4 Post by **JaimitoBond** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 12:01 am

had somethin like it once, and it turned out to be this old model scanner that was plugged into my port replicator. After I unpugged it, never had it again. So check every peripheral stuff you have.

egibbs · #5 Post by **egibbs** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 6:20 am

According to http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm

0x000000D1: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
(Click to consult the online Win XP Resource Kit article.)
The system attempted to access pageable memory using a kernel process IRQL that was too high. The most typical cause is a bad device driver (one that uses improper addresses). It can also be caused by caused by faulty or mismatched RAM, or a damaged pagefile.

They list a number of specific MS KB articles, but based on the reference to gve.sys in your original post I'd say the video driver is the most likely culprit.

Ed Gibbs

synapse · #6 Post by **synapse** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 6:31 am

Thanks for the quick replies everyone! I thought I had the latest driver but I'll have to check it today. I'll keep you posted with what I found out.

Thanks again-
-Dan

OL · #7 Post by OL » Mon Oct 11, 2004 8:55 am

similar problem on my T41p : this is probably the video driver : since I have installed various video drivers (omegas, dna , catalysts ) and the problem appears playing 3d games.

darrenf · #8 Post by **darrenf** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 9:16 am

This will come up from time to time when using the Intel 2200BG wireless card with rev 8.0.x.x drivers. New drivers were released a couple of weeks ago that have fixed this problem. You can get the new drivers from the IBM website.

Hope that helps!

-darren

synapse · #9 Post by **synapse** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:14 am

I have the IBM a/b/g card but I did see that a newer driver was available to I downloaded that and we'll see how long it lasts.

darrenf · #10 Post by **darrenf** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 10:48 am

Not to be a downer, but I doubt that the IBM card had this problem. It was a well known problem with the 2200BG card (on any laptop), but I think that was very unique and specific to Intel's drivers. What driver (.dll) is listed on the BSOD?

-darren

synapse · #11 Post by **synapse** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 1:12 pm

Hi-
I just reread my last post and realize it might be confusing. I downloaded a new video card display driver. I realize it is most unlikely that the IBM card has this problem. As for the .dll on the BSOD I don't think I wrote that down. I'll have to wait until it happens again to get that but I would be more than happy never to have that chance to get it. So far it has been ok but it has only been a few hours with the new driver.

-Dan

synapse · #12 Post by **synapse** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:39 pm

Well after updating my video drivers I still get the BSOD. There is no .dll file mentioned on it. Any ideas of what I can try before I call IBM? I really don't want to have to ship it into them again as it took about 2 weeks last time and I can't really afford that now. Thanks for your help with this-
-Dan

taphil · #13 Post by **taphil** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:34 pm

Google for gv3.sys turns up http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... s%3B332179 . That KB article is for XP SP1. Do you have SP2 installed? It comes with a newer version of that driver.

In my experience, memory troubles cause 80% of BSODs I get. I would try taking out that 512MB stick and run on whatever is left and see if the problem arises again.

synapse · #14 Post by **synapse** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 1:46 pm

Yeah, I do have SP2 installed. I think I will take out the memory and see what happens. If I still get the error I guess I have to call IBM. The problem is that it is not easily reproducable so it might take a few days without the memory to see if it solved it. Then I have to decide how many days without the problem would constitute a "fix." Thanks for your help-
-Dan

M4A · #15 Post by **M4A** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:10 pm

http://www.memtest.org/

Makes a bootable floppy, or a bootable CD using the iso there.

Run that. If you don't find anything using the "Std" tests, check the docs and configure it to go whole hog. Test 11 takes forever, so maybe you can skip that one. I had bad RAM that failed on its last MB in test 7, somehow passing all previous test. It obviously failed running windows, though, but this program lets you narrow it down to bad memory.

synapse · #16 Post by **synapse** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 10:53 pm

Ok, well, I ran that test and also the Microsoft one. My laptop passed all the tests fine. I was still having the problem so I removed my stick of RAM and I still get the problem with it removed

So now I don't know what to do. It is also happening much more often and instead of just staying on the BSOD it now just flashing a blue colored screen and restarts automatically. Argh... this is getting REALLY upsetting as there is no way to even save data I was working on. I am about out of ideas except for calling IBM and seeing if they have any ideas.

JRX · #17 Post by **JRX** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:11 am

I had problem with SP2 on T41p.
when I use some CPU power require software,
(like norton antivirus, dvd copy, etc)
I had gv3.sys error with blue back.
so I check my CPU Driver in Device Manager
open Processors(Intel Pentium M Processor 1700MHz) properties >
Driver > Driver Details..
I find gv3.sys here, but this is should be Intelppm.sys,
I click update driver on same processor properties and update driver.
then restart Windows xp.
then problem solved.
If you see gv3.sys in your processor properties,
try update driver to Intelppm.sys

waleedshh · #18 Post by **waleedshh** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:24 pm

Hi All,
I have the same BSOD and sometime with the IRQL error & other times with a different one that it does not appear anymore. the case is i bought this T43 2668-F3G & replaced it twice but this problem stays...

About the processor driver thing i have the intelpp.sys, the latest video driver & the latest Intel ABG 2915 driver...

Any Ideas? i, too, can't afford to send to service center cause i use it in my college studies.

Thanks for reading

#19 Post by **GomJabbar** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:56 pm

I had that problem on a desktop PC when I installed Nero INCD. This is a CD packet writing driver. I imagine it will be hard to determine the exact cause in your case. If possible, use system restore to revert to a time when you did not have this problem.

waleedshh · #20 Post by **waleedshh** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:35 pm

Thanks GomJabbar for the very quick reply.

Actually those devices are all out of box & no single software is installed yet by me... they are all running the IBM/Lenovo factory image..

Luckily, The device is stable after i changed the pagefile to system managed. since then i didnt see any blue screen & im really hopeful it continues like that

& i hope this could be useful to anyone who suffered the same case.

a question that is unrelated: can i change my T43 XGA screen with SXGA+ ? thanks alot

Michael1980 · #21 Post by **Michael1980** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:32 am

I just had the same thing and it was the memory.

gunston · #22 Post by **gunston** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:00 am

hi,
i have encountered that too in my T43,
after uninstall my NOD32, everything is working fine now.
no BllueScreen since then... smooth~~~~~~~~~

Wiz · #23 Post by **Wiz** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:40 pm

Maybe you got this problem solved aleady, but if not maybe this is helpful.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888399/en-us

waleedshh · #24 Post by **waleedshh** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:11 pm

Hey, Thanks guys for those replies.
acutually the problem appeared again & there is no specific reason.. this time my t43 was out of battery so when i connected the AC adapter & opened my screen lid i got the BSOD. i checked the link u put but i have the new driver of the processor installed by default.
I'm really confused since i always had the idea that IBM notebooks are solid business modules & never expected to have crashes until i install heavy stuff or craps.. not to imagine it crashing with three different notebooks all of them just been out of the box.

Really thanks guys for the contribution hope to find a solution soon.

Ciao

kai jiang · #25 Post by **kai jiang** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:19 pm

the same problem appared on my T43,it has been fixed by update the video driver,you can try it.

eggdashure · #26 Post by **eggdashure** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:12 pm

I know this is an old post, but it seemed to relate to the same issues I'm experiencing. I have an A22m that is locking up very frequently, typically it's not a BSOD, but just a complete freeze up. If I am playing a video file it will typically loop the sound in a short interval. I was reading about the Processor driver. I'm not running the GV3, it is the P3.sys and no updates that I could find.

Just two months ago I replaced my two sticks of 128MB with one 256MB Kingston Value RAM. The BSOD's were bad with the old memory, and much the same with the new.

I usually get lock ups at around 109F using SpeedFan. So I'm wondering if it's a thermal issue? I don't know, but this issue even stumped my IT professor!

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