Troubles Installing Windows

[NOL1M1TMAN]

Ok I have
MSI K7N2 ILSR Fresh offa RMA
1700+
HSF
512 mb DDR running in dual channel
52x cdrw
60gig Harddrive fresh offa rma
400watt Turbolink PSU

Now when I try to install windows I get the IRQL IS NOT LESS OR EQUAL BSOD, Whats wrong ?

 

[ciggy50]

are you overclocked when installing?

 

[NOL1M1TMAN]

No its at 38 C when i went to see if it was indeed getting too hot. Its using a Zalman CNPS 5000 i believe the one with the seperate bracket and 92mm fan.

 

[djnes]

Look that error up online. It's been beaten to death about possible causes and fixes.

 

[lopoetve]

Bad RAM, bad CPU. Those are the two I've seen that cause that.

 

[OldMX]

Get memtest, loop it for a couple of hours and see if your memory is error free.

Good Luck

OldMX

 

[Spyder]

i had the same exact error


IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL ......<-----Blue Screen MOFO!!!!!!!

do you 2 of the same device hooked up for me i had a built in sound card and my soundblaster live as well hooked up i had to disable my onbaord one... that got the blue screen to go away.. also could be your ram... do a mem test.. if nothing there

turn off video shadowing or something in the bio's and cacheing of any sort of ram just disable them for now see how it runs.. that helps as well..

 

[Phoenix86]

IRQ error eh, that sucks, it can be about a thousand things. Including bad: RAM, CPU, Mobo, any device with an IRQ. It can also be a bad driver for any device with an IRQ.

So, we need a little bit more info. Did you:

A. Install windows, reboot and get the BSOD?
B. Install windows, reboot, login and or reboot and get the BSOD?
C. Install windows, reboot login, install drivers reboot BSOD?

Also it's an RMA board, so consider it's bad. Are all the other parts known good?

 

[NOL1M1TMAN]

All my other parts worked in another machine
I get the error seems to be right after it finishes installing the network (onboard) I have gotten another BSOD But I can't remember what it was and i can't get it to come back up

 

[Phoenix86]

Got any PCI cards? IF so, remove them in case they are conflicting IRQs with the NIC.

Still got the problem or didn't have any PCI cards? Disable the onboard sound. If that fixed it you can pretty much bet it's a bad board. Otherwise juggle the PCI cards around in different slots.