[ellecdwt]

Hello,

I'm not sure what all info is needed in order to determine what I need to fix this, but yesterday I got the bsod twice, the 1st time was ATTEMPTED_SWITCH_FROM_DPC and the 2nd was IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. Both show ntoskrnl.exe as the failed driver. I have Windows 7. Is there any other information I can provide to help you guys help me solve this??

Thanks so much.

[LiveBrianD]

What recent changes have you made to the computer? Do you get this in safe mode (press F8 repeatedly right before the starting windows screen appears).

[ellecdwt]

The only changes I made was a windows update a few days ago. I don't know if I get it in safe mode as I was using the computer all day yesterday without problems until the 2 bsod happened a few hours apart from each other. They both happened while I was playing a game, so I thought maybe it had to do with my nvidia driver so I created a system restore point, went to their website and update the driver. So far I haven't experienced another bsod, but like I said, it happened randomly yesterday and would be running fine in between.

[LincolnSpector]

Hi, Ellecdwt, and welcome to the forums.

Have you had any other BSODs since then? If no, I wouldn't worry about it. If they start coming back, read The Blue Screen of Death Blues.

Lincoln

[jjackson90]

Hi and welcome

[alishathomaz]

The most important Blue Screen of Death troubleshooting step you can take is to ask yourself what you just did.

1) Did you just install a new program or a piece of hardware, update a driver, install an update, etc.? If so, there's a very good chance that the change you made caused the BSOD:
Startup using Last Known Good Configuration to undo recent registry and driver changes.
Use System Restore to undo recent system changes.
Roll Back device driver to version prior to your driver update.

2) Scan your computer for viruses. Some viruses can cause a Blue Screen of Death, especially ones that infect the master boot record (MBR) or boot sector.

3) Update drivers for your hardware. Most Blue Screens of Death are hardware or driver related so updated drivers could fix the cause of the STOP error.

4) Return hardware settings to default in Device Manager. Unless you have a specific reason to do so, the system resources that an individual piece of hardware is configured to use in Device Manager should be set to default. Non-default hardware settings have been known to cause a Blue Screen of Death.

5) Return BIOS settings to their default levels. An overclocked or misconfigured BIOS can cause all sorts of random issues, including BSODs.