29-12-2006, 06:53 PM
My computers keeps randomly restarting, and it keeps showing the blue screen saying something like DRIVER_IRQL_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL.Whats causing it.How do I fix it?
29-12-2006, 06:53 PM
29-12-2006, 07:01 PM
when it shows the blue screen it normally means one of your kernel files are damaged (i think the one which does that is something like kernel36)
i would first make sure you have a backup of all files. then run a virus scanner, spyware software, the cleanup software you can get and ensure you have a firewall in place.
if worst comes to worst you can always just put your boot disk in and reinstall windows. i think that will only reinstall the windows files so all your software, files and settings should stay.
i would first make sure you have a backup of all files. then run a virus scanner, spyware software, the cleanup software you can get and ensure you have a firewall in place.
if worst comes to worst you can always just put your boot disk in and reinstall windows. i think that will only reinstall the windows files so all your software, files and settings should stay.
29-12-2006, 07:02 PM
I reinstalled Windows several times, no luck there. I reckon its the RAM personally.
29-12-2006, 07:07 PM
Dale369 Wrote:
I reinstalled Windows several times, no luck there. I reckon its the RAM personally.
how old is your ram? i would have thought your computer wouldn't even boot if there was something wrong with you ram but i ain't sure.
29-12-2006, 07:08 PM
Around 1yr old, One stick is 256, the other 512. I removed the 512 and it isnt rebooting as often.
30-12-2006, 10:57 PM
you have fault ram, get them replaced.
16-01-2007, 11:36 AM
I do not know anything about the technical aspects, but this horrible blue screen is one of my nightmares. Everytime it pops up - I know I am in for trouble of some form or the other !1
Normally a reboot helps - either with the disk or otherwise - once I had to change my RAM.
Normally a reboot helps - either with the disk or otherwise - once I had to change my RAM.
16-01-2007, 02:11 PM
buy a 1GB RAM stick, you should find it runs better, if it still is re-booting, it's most likly a problem with the motherboard, in which i would suggest just getting a new computer.
16-01-2007, 03:33 PM
Download this tool to check your ram: http://www.memtest86.com/
Just download it and burn the image to a cd-rom.
Make sure your CD reader is the first boot device and reboot.
It'll start doing some test.
Let it run for a night or a couple of hours.
If you get errors you'll have to replace your ram.
If you get no errors it's probably something else that isn't functioning as it should be.
Just download it and burn the image to a cd-rom.
Make sure your CD reader is the first boot device and reboot.
It'll start doing some test.
Let it run for a night or a couple of hours.
If you get errors you'll have to replace your ram.
If you get no errors it's probably something else that isn't functioning as it should be.
17-01-2007, 03:40 PM
It seems the problem is in your RAM. I have also faced this kind of problem and that time the end result was my motherboard was detected as the cause of the error. I had to replace the motherboard. Hopefully for you that is not the case here.