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IRQ Issues in Windows XP

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Kcucumber

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I keep having the blue error screen that shows the IRQ error and this is under WinXP. It pops up randomly when I play games, listen to music or run various programs like TDK mixmaster, winamp, project 64, max payne.. almost all my programs. I thought microsoft resolved the IRQ problems in this new OS. If you look below, it clearly shows that IRQ 10 is in much conflict with eachother. I installed the latest VIA 4in1 driver (4in1436v.zip (3)) but not sure if it did anything to correct the IRQ. Does anyone have the same problem or advice?


(ISA) 0 System timer
(ISA) 1 Standard 101/102 Key Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
(ISA) 4 Communications Port (COM1)
(ISA) 6 Standard Floppy disk controller
(ISA) 8 System CMOS/real time clock
(ISA) 9 Microsoft ACPI - Compliant System
(ISA) 12 PS/2 Compatible Mouse
(ISA) 13 Numeric Data processor
(ISA) 14 Primary IDE Channel
(ISA) 15 Secondary IDE Channel
(PCI) 5 Creative Modem Blaster V.90 PCI
(PCI) 5 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
(PCI) 5 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
(PCI) 10 Iwill SIDE RAID100 IDE Controller
(PCI) 10 VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller (WDM)
(PCI) 10 RADEON 8500/RADEON 8500LE

MY hardware configuration:
epox 8kha+ (newest bios 8khi1b02) athlon xp
Onboard Sound, Radeon8500,Modem blaster,Raid Controller
USB port 1&3 enable. for printer and mp3 player
cdrw,2 30gbhdd,dvdrom,kenwoodcdrom
Windows XP Professional (activated version)
 
As long as you have no ISA devices sharing IRQs there's no conflicts, PCI devices are meant to share IRQs.
 
Nothinman is generally right, however, there are some PCI devices that do not like sharing. Some motherboard manuals will tell you which PCI slots share with which other slots. The AGP slot is the most critical and is the one that most likely causes problems in sharing. In my mobo, the AGP slot shares with PCI #1. PCI #2 shares with no other slot. The rest have different combos.

I can avoid all possible conflicts by not using PCI slot #1. I put my SCSI host adapter in slot 2 because it absolutely hates sharing. All the rest are happy campers.

So, if you have something in Slot 1, try moving it to a different slot.
 
if you still having problem with winxp, you might wanna go to device manager/computer.. chance your computer setting from 'acpi ...' to 'standard pc'.. i'm running my winxp under 'standard pc' mode, no irq sharing and haven't seen any bsod since i installed winxp.. before you changing your pc setting to 'standard pc', you might want to do a backup incase anything goes wrong..
 
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error does not necessarly mean that you have an IRQ conflict


The IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or Stop 0x0000000A errors are able to be generated by both software and hardware issues. The message indicates that a kernel mode process or driver attempted to access a memory address that it did not have access to.

These error messages are generally formatted in the following fashion:

STOP: 0x0000000A (0xwwwwwwww, 0xxxxxxxxx, 0xyyyyyyyy, 0xzzzzzzzz)

0xwwwwwwww The address that was referenced improperly.
0xxxxxxxxx IRQL that was required to access the memory.
0xyyyyyyyy Type of access.
0xzzzzzzzz Address of instruction that attempted to access 0xwwwwwwww.



This issue can be caused by any of the following possibilities:

Mcafee VirusScan for Windows NT issue
Windows NT upgrade from previous version of Windows NT
Driver issue
Hardware issue



Mcafee VirusScan for Windows NT issue

Exact error is as follows:

STOP: 0x0000000A (0x0000015a, 0x0000001c, 0x00000000, 0x80116bf4)
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Mcafee VirusScan for Windows NT 2.5.1(9607) and 2.5.2(9609) are not compatible with Windows NT 4.0

Uninstall Mcafee

Windows NT 3.51 upgrade from Windows NT 4.0

Exact error is as follows:

STOP: 0x0000000A (0x0000015a, 0x0000001c, 0x00000000, 0x80116bf4)
IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

If you have upgraded your computer to Windows NT 4.0 from Windows NT 3.51 and have a server with Gateway Services for Netware to Windows NT 4.0 installed remove the Gateway Services for Netware and reinstall the service to resolve this issue.

Service Pack

Exact error is as follows:

STOP 0x0000000a (0x00000006, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, **********) IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

********** - This portion may vary

Earlier service packs may have had issues with the TCP handling and updating the Service Pack will resolve the issue. Ensure you have the latest service pack installed in the computer.

Links to locations to download the latest service packs can be found through our Windows NT download section.

Driver issue

Drivers which have errors of their own can also cause the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error. Consider updating or reinstalling your drivers (more specifically your network and/or SCSI drivers).

For a listing of driver manufacturer company pages see our drivers page.

Hardware issue

In the event that the above information does not help to resolve your issue it is possible that the computer may be encountering a hardware issue. Attempt to exchange or replace hardware in the computer. Our recommendation would be:

RAM / CPU / NIC
 
Thanks a lot. I tried everything and the main issue is here is the ram. I overclocked it somehow to over the limit. cas 2, bank interleave 4, turbo. Its pc2400 128mb from corsair and maybe I need more rams. I'm only running that 128mb. Well, i resolved the issues. thanks
 
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