igoylytes said:
Hi
Sometimes, I stuck in a blue screen that said
irq_not_less_or_equal. The driver causing this problem is
atapi.sys. I don't know what's wrong with this. And it
occured really often.Please help me in solving this
problem.
Check out your hardware:
1. Make sure your CPU and case temperatures are OK, and
that the CPU fan, case fans, and any other fans are
working.
2. Shut down your computer and turn off power *at the
surge protector* (which cuts off standby power while
leaving your computer grounded) or unplug it. Take
the standard protections against static electricity
(wear a wrist strap or keep one hand grounded at all
times).
3. Open up your computer and dust it out. *Do not use a
vacuum cleaner* - it might cause static discharge.
Get some dust remover spray (RadioShack has it) and
a dust mask, and take your computer outside and spray
out the dust. Keep the end of the spray straw at least
six inches from any components and keep it moving so as
to avoid excessive thermal shock to the components.
4. Reseat all the modules and cables inside your computer.
5. Run "memtest86" (download from
http://www.memtest86.com)
to thoroughly check out your memory. You should get
zero errors.
6. Run a full set of hardware diagnostics. ("diag378.exe",
downloadable from ftp://ftp1.dell.com/diags, after a few
complaints, will run on most non-Dell computers.)
You should get zero errors.
-- Bob Day
