Driver Power State Failure Error

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I am having a lot of trouble with my computer. I have tried everything to fix it and have not been able to. My computer has not been working correctly for some reason. When I press the power button to start it up, it almost never turns on. To get it to turn on, either I have to open the disk drive when I press the button for the PC to start up or this also rarely works but when I press the power button then press the button below the power button that has a little refresh icon or whatever it turns on. Then if it actually turns on, my computer turns on to the bios then to a blank dual bios screen that is just all blue and only saying dual bios, then it restarts a couple of times having the same error. When it restarts a couple of times it actually boots into windows. Then sometimes it actually works like it should or it crashes into the blue screen of death with the error saying driver power state failure. Then it restarts one more time and it actually works like it should. I am very puzzled as to what the problem is. Someone suggested it was the PSU and I replaced it but, it still did not fix the problem. Can someone please help me. Thanks.
 
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What did you replace it with? What PSU model and brand do you have now and what did you have before. The PSU is the heart of the system and while it might not be your problem, you should become very familiar with the reasons why a good PSU affects every function of the computer by reading the following and then seeing where, if at all, your PSU is listed on the tier list which is the second link. Afterwards we can move forward with trying other options.

I'd also go into the BIOS and check your BIOS version against whatever the most recent version for your motherboard is. You might want to turn off all the C states for the power saving settings while you're in the BIOS as well. Anything to do with power saving, C state or green...
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What did you replace it with? What PSU model and brand do you have now and what did you have before. The PSU is the heart of the system and while it might not be your problem, you should become very familiar with the reasons why a good PSU affects every function of the computer by reading the following and then seeing where, if at all, your PSU is listed on the tier list which is the second link. Afterwards we can move forward with trying other options.

I'd also go into the BIOS and check your BIOS version against whatever the most recent version for your motherboard is. You might want to turn off all the C states for the power saving settings while you're in the BIOS as well. Anything to do with power saving, C state or green settings, turn it off until you resolve the issue. Cheap power supplies are the number one issue for first time builder problems.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-psu-review,2916.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

 
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