DRIVER_IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_ EQUAL - question ??

[BamaPanda]

Please bear with me in this. I need some real help.

I done a search here and found some info on the issue below. From what I have read this is not a malware issue.

At bootup with XP Pro, I get a blue screen with the below. It will not finish loading.

DRIVER_IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_ EQUAL (at the top of the page)

Then a lot of jumbo about protecting my PC ..

(then at the bottom)
***STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x0000030,0x0000006,0x00000000,0xF82CB9A0
***VIAMRAID.SYS - ADDRESSES F82CB9A0 base at F82C1000, DATESTAMP 4063C304

I have done a Seagate format twice, and reloaded the OS (which works for a season). At present re-format may be my only option, as I cannot access the OS. Even using the XP Pro install disc (to try and do a repair) is a dead end, as it will give the same blue screen - and stop.

If it is a hardware issue, I would think that it would show up with the older Seagate 40 EIDE that I am using right now. So far no blue screen with this. That leads me to think that it may be in the Via raid + the Seagate SATA driver relationship.

Ideas? Comments, please.

 

[thedon57]

Hi the error message you are getting means this.

Symptoms

You may receive the following error message on a blue screen.

STOP 0x000000D1 DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (0x0,0x0,0x0,0x0)

Parameters
1 - memory that is referenced
2 - IRQL
3 - value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
4 - address thatt referenced memory

CAUSE

This issue can occur when the Driver Verifier feature is enabled and a driver has used an improper address. Note that the driver that is causing this issue may be listed in the error message.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue.

1 Disable all third-party filter drivers, such as backup programs, virus scanning programs, and disk utilities.

2 Make sure that you are using hardware that appears on the Windows Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).To view the lastest Windows HCL, visit the following Microsoft Web SITE:

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=...com/?scid=http://www.microsoft.com/hwdq/hcl/)

Hope the above helps you.

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[linney]

I have seen it suggested, once or twice in this forum, that XP prefers to run on an IDE drive, with just your data and programs on a SATA drive.

To correct your problem you could search around for any updated drivers, or even an older driver that use to work.

Have you tried loading the Recovery Console and using the command ChkDsk /r to check your drives for errors?

How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH