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BSOD occurs during install - help

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Name: socket_
Date: September 10, 2004 at 21:11:15 Pacific
OS: Win XP (home ed)
CPU/Ram: AMD 1800/512 DDR
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Hi,

I am trying to install Win XP Home edition on my computer. While the files are being loaded for the install, the BSOD appears with the error message "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL". Now, I couldn't really do anything that the computer told me to do within the message, because I don't have an OS on it. I tried installing without the sound card and NIC, I tried reformatted my drive, and I even checked the jumper settings on my hard drives and CD-ROMs. I looked on the web for other possible solutions, and what I found was that I should try "flashing" my BIOS, or testing my RAM.

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Ian



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Response Number 1
Name: cold613
Date: September 10, 2004 at 21:30:45 Pacific
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i had the same bsod before but it was when burning a cd . try turning off the shadowing for the video in the bios...it fixed my prob.


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Response Number 2
Name: Sabertooth
Date: September 10, 2004 at 21:57:28 Pacific
Reply:

I suggest you test the ram too, or try a manual XP installation by copying the installation files to your hard drive and then run the installation from there.


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Response Number 3
Name: Richard59
Date: September 11, 2004 at 01:26:38 Pacific
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To test your ram download Memtest86 from
http://www.memtest86.com/
insert a blank formatted floppy and run the downloaded exe. it will create a bootdisk that contains the ram testing prog. then simply shutdown and boot up using the floppy.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Teach him to fish and you feed him for life.


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Response Number 4
Name: per
Date: September 11, 2004 at 08:42:36 Pacific
Reply:

That is usually a memory problem. If you have 2 sticks of memory remove one and try it. If no go, swap them. XP is very touchy about memory.



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Response Number 5
Name: socket_
Date: September 11, 2004 at 16:22:12 Pacific
Reply:

Thank you all for the suggestions, but I'm still having problems :\

I was able to install XP by turning off the BIOS caching options... as expected, the installation was slow, and I left it running over night. After the installation, I rebooted and turned the BIOS caching options back on... XP booted up fine, but about 10 minutes later, my computer restarted unexpectedly. Upon the unexpected reboot, I got the "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" message again... so I rebooted, turned off BIOS caching, and it ran fine, but very slow. I tried the memory diagnostic test, I got 0 errors, so it's not the RAM (I have only one stick btw). I'm not sure what else it could be... someone I know said it could be a problem with the power supply.


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Response Number 6
Name: per
Date: September 11, 2004 at 16:31:53 Pacific
Reply:

That error can also be asociated with a bad video card. Try using another one. I doubt it is a psu.



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