IRQL_DRIVER_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Windows 10 Installation BSOD

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abdulmoiz1

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I just built my own PC and put it together and installed a fresh copy of windows using the media creation tool from the Microsoft website. Everything was working fine for about a day then randomly the next morning I got a BSOD with the following error code: IRQL_DRIVER_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. The simplest solution to me was to format the hard drive and do a clean install of windows. So I did that but after getting into the installation and formatting the SSD as the installation gets to around 30% I get a BSOD with the same error code. I did a bit of research online and saw that replacing the SSD or Ram fixed the issue for many people. I RMA'd both and got new replacement but the issue still persists. So now I have no OS and a brand new PC that can't seem to install an OS. I tried installing Windows 7 but I get the same issue regardless of if it is a USB or CD. I'm extremely frustrated and a solution would be greatly appreciated.

The parts I used are:
EVGA 500W White power supply
EVGA GTX 1060 3GB GPU
i3-6100 3.7GHz CPU
GEIL Forza DDR4 2133MHz PC4 17000 RAM
Gigabyte GA-H110MA Mobo
 
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Have you flashed the Motherboard BIOS to latest version?

though it seems unlikely, can you check the ram out with the free version of http://www.memtest86.com/ one stick at a time. Any errors too many, I just wonder if its the memory slots on motherboard itself.

You did right thing replacing ram, that was my 1st thought when the install failed. Next thought is its the motherboard or CPU as running out of sources of data
 
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abdulmoiz1

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I performed a memtest on on both sticks together and then one stick at a time, I updated my BIOS to the latest version as soon as I put the PC together. I had no clue a BSOD could be caused by a motherboard or a CPU is there any way to test which may be faulty or should I just replace them?
 
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irq errors are normally drivers but can also be caused by the hardware the drivers are for...

try unplugging any unnecessary USB devices you may have plugged in

are you using USB 2 slots when installing? sometimes the drivers it refers to are a fault of the installer, but you tried USB/CD on win 7, so that is unlikely

try using http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/use-ubuntu-live-cd-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-windows-computer/ and see if it works okay, it might be able to tell you if the hardware is okay... though linux seems easier on hardware than MS

I feel it would be nice to know which component is causing this before returning CPU & motherboard, just figuring that out without an OS is difficult
 
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abdulmoiz1

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I'll try the ubuntu solution, but also a side note after checking the specifications of the RAM it says that the chipset it is compatible with is X99/Z170 could this be a cause for the blue screen as my mother board is neither but is actually a H110M, although even on my H110M motherboard the ram does show up in the BIOS with the correct timings, and voltage.
 
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