BSOD error IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL ntoskrnl.exe happening multiple times a day

The_PostmaN

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The suggested cause is the .exe mentioned in the title as ntoskrnl.exe+ef6a2
 
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Filename : ntoskrnl.exe
Address In Stack : ntoskrnl.exe+ef6a2
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Thorne Robinson

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I too am having these same issues. i thought it was my ssd so i cloned the os to my hdd and the issue still exist. This is from a crash that happend 3 days ago but the issues are still the same every time


Filename: ntoskrnl.exe
Address In Stack: ntoskrnl.exe+72b69
From Address: fffff800`02c00000
To Address: fffff800`031eb000
Size: 0x005eb000
Time Stamp: 0x55afca65
Time String: 7/22/2015 12:52:53 PM
Product Name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
File Description: NT Kernel & System
File Version: 6.1.7601.18939 (win7sp1_gdr.150722-0600)
Company: Microsoft Corporation
Full Path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe

 

The_PostmaN

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The user above filled in information similar to mine, isn't it pretty visible in the files I linked?
 

Thorne Robinson

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One of the Things I am constantly reading is to update the BIOS and i finally found my BIOS version and it has never been updated. i just tried to update it and it said to make sure that Intel MEI driver is installed. when ever i tried to install it from the CD that came with the Board, The ASUS website, or Windows Update it always failed and i find myself unable to update my bios :(. I read on an intel forum that a guy was having the same problem installing IMEI and he had to end up getting the motherboard replaced.

My motherboard is an ASUS Z97-a and an Intel i5 4670k cpu. not sure if that is one of those 5th gen or anniversary edition cpus.

Also strangely in device manager under Intel Management Engine interface (IMEI) is listed
 
looking at your memory.dmp file. you might consider going into chrome and turning off any extensions.

try to find current NEC Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver or disable the device in BIOS and move any USB 3.0 devices to a USB 2.x port:
It looks like the system is trying to install the driver but the hardware is not working with the driver. Looks like it tried 109 times. I think this is what may have corrupted the stack. I would disable it in bios and see if it is the root cause of your problem.
try to find a version of the driver that is around the same date as the version of your BIOS. The driver and the BIOS kind of go hand in hand until about April of 2013. IE if your bios version before april of 2013 you tend to need a driver that came out about that time.

looks like you have a failed install of your usb 3.0 drivers.
NUSB3\ROOT_HUB30\5&1ab55a77&0
\SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nusb3xhc.sys Wed Feb 09 21:52:33 2011

was trying to figure out why you have trustedinstaller.exe running while you were playing a game.

- running overclocking utility NTIOLib_X64.sys (remove)


-mixed memory modules, confirm memory timings are ok by running memtest86.
- update to windows 7 sp1 (most likely unrelated to the problem)
check msi for proper device driver updates.





third one was also a bad stack pointer

second bugcheck, looks like some hardware did not respond.
(need to upgrade to windows 7 sp1)

101615-19983-01.dmp
stack pointer messed up.
running window 7 RTM must upgrade to windows 7 sp1
looks like a pirate version of winodows.

machine info:
BIOS_DATE: 11/27/2012

BASEBOARD_PRODUCT: 870A-G54 (FX)
BASEBOARD_VERSION: 3.0

BIOS Release Date 11/27/2012
BIOS Version V17.20
Manufacturer MSI
Product Name MS-7599
Product 870A-G54 (FX)
Version 3.0
Chassis Type Desktop
Processor Version AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor
Processor Voltage 8ch - 1.2V
External Clock 200MHz
Max Speed 4000MHz
Current Speed 4000MHz

memory:
Size 2048MB
Speed 1066MHz
Manufacturer Hyundai
Part Number HMT125U7AFP8C-G7

Size 2048MB
Form Factor 09h - DIMM
Device Set [None]
Device Locator DIMM3
Bank Locator BANK2
Memory Type 01h - Other
Type Detail 0080h - Synchronous
Speed 1066MHz
Manufacturer Samsung
Serial Number
Asset Tag Number
Part Number M378B5673FH0-CF8












 

Thorne Robinson

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i just updated my bios. not through windows i found that ez flash 2 utility in the bios itself and updated to the latest so hopefully that calms things down. i also found that i havnt had a crash for the past couple days ( though i havnt been on the pc much to be honest).
 

Thorne Robinson

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How hilarious is it that I hadn't experienced an IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL in 4 days until I decided to see if anyone had posted on this thread lol. At least this time BSV tells me its not ntoskrnl.exe and it's ndis.sys
 
ntsokrnl.exe is just the main windows file that talks to drivers any driver problem will bugheck in the driver or in the code that the driver calls (ntoskrnl.exe)

ndis.sys is the microsoft support driver networking generally any problem that indicates this driver will be caused by a 3rd party networking driver. (or USB driver if you have a usb wireless adapter)