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I have been getting occasional BSODs on a newly built PC, with the computer slowing down and losing fps before crashing. Normally, the computer instantly restarts after crashing, but the past two times it has crashed, it remained on the BSOD screen, allowing me to see the stop code. The first was DRIVER IQRL NOT LESS OR EQUAL, and the second was DPC WATCHDOG VIOLATION. I have run memtest86+ on my computer for over 7 hours and it passed 9 times without any errors. There is also nothing in my C:\Windows\Minidump folder, which I checked after the most recent crash.
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The sfc /scannow said that all system files were fine, and the ISO file, upon running it, told me that Windows is already fully updated and fine. Just out of curiosity, when I tried to do some research previously, specifically about the DRIVER IQRL NOT LESS OR EQUAL stop code, it said that it was a memory issue. As previously mentioned, I've already ran memtest86+ on my computer and it said everything was fine, but could there be an issue with the BIOS or something else related to memory?
DRIVER IQRL NOT LESS OR EQUAL is not the cause of the BSOD itself, through the minidump it is analyzed to see what is causing the BSOD.
Updating the BIOS and chipset may help in some cases.
Has this problem occurred since you got the computer or was it recently?
Since I built the computer, which was fairly recently, around 3 weeks ago now, give or take a couple days.
I have also heard that driver issues could be causing my computer to crash. I analyzed a MEMORY.DMP file through WinDbg, but it showed the module and images as being unknown, so I could not identify the problem driver by myself.
Try going to the manufacturer website and searching for your motherboard model, see if there are drivers available and BIOS update.
You can also check the RAM compatibility, if the ones you are using are compatible with the motherboard (if you have built your computer).
Ok, I will try to update my motherboard drivers. However, I have two questions.
