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Expat444

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November 20th, 2005 19:00

XPS IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL - Help Needed Please!

I've been having random crashes from this machine for the last month, the seemed to be getting better but now I get the following.
It refuses to start Windows (XP SP2) both in normal and Safe mode, I just get the following error message:
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
STOP: 0x0000000A (0xF7AB1D60, 0X000000FF, 0X00000000, 0X804E783C)
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System
3Ghz P4
1Gb RAM
ATI 9800 PRO
Audiology 2

Can anyone help?
  • Anosh

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    Posted November 20th, 2005 20:00

    Probably a driver error...
    I's say it's the Audigy...

    Try uninstalling the drivers
    Reboot and run driver cleaner
    Reboot to safe mode run driver cleaner
    Reboot and reinstall the drivers from the Creative cd dell shipped with the system.
  • Expat444

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    Posted November 20th, 2005 22:00

    I'll try pulling out the sound card and see if that helps the machine boot.
    I've done some searching and the online stuff suggestes it's eith a CPU or RAM error.
  • Bill Snyder

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    Posted November 21st, 2005 18:00

    You might try running Dell Diagnostics for your machine.  It should be on the hard drive; try F12 during the initial portion of the boot.  Or download the diagnostics for your machine from Downloads.
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    Posted November 21st, 2005 19:00

    Thanks I'll give it a try (that's what's in the other C drive partition isn't it?), I'm not sure if it will boot that far although the error is coming up once it trys to load Windows.
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    Posted November 23rd, 2005 17:00

    I got the diagnostics partition to boot without any problems and have been running the diagnostics, everything tests out ok with no errors.
    The machine has now been running for >24hours in diagnostics.
    Anyone have any suggestions?
  • diablofreak

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    Posted November 27th, 2005 03:00

    mine did it a few times the 2 months i've had mine

    nothing major, happened once during boot and another during a driver install