John Eadie, [JE] wrote: JE> I wonder if TB can ever cause (or be related JE> to some other software that causes) recurrent BSODs JE> (Blue Screen of Deaths). It seems to cause BSODs here.
IMO, it's only relationship with BSOD's is that it needs to use/access
the problem part of the system and as a result the BSOD's occur. You
then incorrectly blame it for being the cause of the problem when all
it's doing is showing up the problem.
It doesn't even matter if it's not happening with another network
application. When I initially bought this laptop I'm using the BIOS
version and adapter drivers weren't tangoing and I was getting a lot
of BSOD's. It seemed that IE was the application that triggered BSOD's
on most occasions.
Just recently, I had to deal with another bout of mysterious BSOD's
and it seemed to have been secondary to a bad USB hub. I did have to
do a repair install etc since I didn't know the cause and I still had
occasional BSOD's after the repair install. However, the problem
completely vanished after removing the hub.
JE> They happen, if I'm trying to work, every 2-5 minutes. Previously
JE> I had a very stable SuperMicro Dual CPU W2K system.
Yep. I know how you feel. :)
I wouldn't blame TB! though. The problem is still there.
JE> I'm going to have to re-install or go back to a previous registry
JE> state, I guess.
This may work, yes.
JE> Meanwhile I boot to Linux, where's there's no TB.
How unfortunate. :)
JE> However - the BSODs do NOT happen, if I DON't use The Bat!!!
Nothing beats the tranquility of OS stability, *especially* when it's
taken away from you and you've found it again.
JE> The BSOD error:
JE> o The BSOD message is the STOP 0xD1 DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.
This is rather non-specific and was what I got on the second of the
two BSOD periods. Very likely a corrupted driver, a driver
encountering a new situation with its bugginess/incompatibility
surfacing. Lastly it could be bad/defective hardware. Let's hope it's
the software.
JE> But it's hard to believe it's hardware itself.
I'd hope not myself.
JE> I've been running happily on the same hardware configuration for 3
JE> years.
Well, things can certainly go bad. I was using the hub for months.
JE> Also I've desperately replaced boards, checked disk & memory over
JE> and over anyway - no fix.
Ok. So it's not a port or something so.
JE> I'd be happy for any advice, or suggestions.
I'd try a restoring to a previously working restore point or doing a
repair installation.
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