Driver IRQL Not Less or Equal Windows 10

Anonymous
2018-11-12T10:20:38+00:00

I recently bought a used Asus Z370-A motherboard and processor and noticed I've been getting reoccuring "BSOD Driver IRQL Not Less or Equal", once with Watchdog Violation, and once with Kmode Exception Not Handled.

I believe this is a driver issue with my PCI-e express cards but it could also be an issue with my motherboard.

Can anyone take a look at my DMP file and let me know which it might be?

Thanks!

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-11-24T11:36:58+00:00

    Hi I BSOD faster and faster now while running VR. It went from 2 hours to 1.5 hours and then I BSOD'd after 15 minutes each with different exceptions.

    I believe my used motherboard might be faulty. I am in the process of returning and ordering a new motherboard.

    Here are all the files for two of the most recent BSODs.

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rCrCRbujQ\_nXWx7pkLXUA7x7VCr4ufib/view?usp=sharing

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kynWdBcaIJNawkjjw-7QtaxEuh2ueMaC/view?usp=sharing

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-11-24T00:33:45+00:00
    1. Overclocking is a frequent cause of crashes.
    2. It is a confounding factor.
    3. When troubleshooting has completed you can modify any settings.
    4. Returning to stock (no overclock) is useful during the troubleshooting process to reduce the confounding factors.
    5. Sometimes there are problems in the bios that produce bsod.
    6. To ensure that there are no improper bios settings please reset the bios.
    7. Sometimes there can be failure to boot after resetting the bios.
    8. Backup the computer files to another drive or to the cloud.
    9. Make a backup image using Macrium:

    Macrium Software | Macrium Reflect Free:

    https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

    1. And please create a brand new restore point.

    How to Clear Your Computers CMOS to Reset BIOS Settings:

    https://www.howtogeek.com/131623/how-to-clear-your-computers-cmos-to-reset-bios-settings/

    3 Ways to Reset Your BIOS - wikiHow:

    http://www.wikihow.com/Reset-Your-BIOS

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-11-23T19:34:17+00:00

    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.407]

    (c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow

    Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.

    Beginning verification phase of system scan.

    Verification 100% complete.

    Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>

    Sorry I will post the output from the commands and the zipped memory.dmp from now on for you.

    I am currently in a non-overclocked state (CPU and GPU) and will post again if I BSOD but I do prefer to go back to being overclocked if possible.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-11-23T10:03:52+00:00
    1. For every BSOD:

    a) run the administrative command prompt command > post a new zip into the thread using a share link

    b) open file explorer > this PC > C: > in the right upper corner search for:  C:\windows\memory.dmp > if the file size is < 1.5 GB then zip > post a one drive or drop box share link

    1. Run sfc /scannow again and report the results

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-11-23T09:34:31+00:00

    Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17134.407]

    (c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow

    Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.

    Beginning verification phase of system scan.

    Verification 100% complete.

    Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.

    For online repairs, details are included in the CBS log file located at

    windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For offline

    repairs, details are included in the log file provided by the /OFFLOGFILE flag.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

    Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

    Version: 10.0.17134.1

    Image Version: 10.0.17134.407

    [==========================100.0%==========================] The restore operation completed successfully.

    The operation completed successfully.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>chkdsk /scan

    The type of the file system is NTFS.

    Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...

      491264 file records processed.

    File verification completed.

      12655 large file records processed.

      0 bad file records processed.

    Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...

      750 reparse records processed.

      604712 index entries processed.

    Index verification completed.

      0 unindexed files scanned.

      0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found.

      750 reparse records processed.

    Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...

    Security descriptor verification completed.

      56725 data files processed.

    CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...

      38230128 USN bytes processed.

    Usn Journal verification completed.

    Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.

    No further action is required.

     242841303 KB total disk space.

     173038984 KB in 336900 files.

        211216 KB in 56726 indexes.

             0 KB in bad sectors.

        611675 KB in use by the system.

         65536 KB occupied by the log file.

      68979428 KB available on disk.

          4096 bytes in each allocation unit.

      60710325 total allocation units on disk.

      17244857 allocation units available on disk.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>

    ===========================================

    Here is another mini dump with the error Attemped_Execute_Of_Nonexecute_Memory (Before this fix)

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xf5FSMESYxd2GWKDTTqycWmnOJfzW96b/view?usp=sharing

    I will reinstall my display drivers with DDU and retry troubleshooting without any overclocking.

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