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11-Oct-2009, 08:08 PM #1
Exclamation BSOD issue. IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Hi guys.

I'm in a real pickle.

I've started getting this BSOD a few minutes ago and cannot boot my laptop up at all. I've tried both safe mode and recent good config. So, I cannot access the dump file. The technical information on the BSOD says, *** STOP: 0x0000000A (0x00000000, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x804F9D36).
It just appeared out of the blue and the same BSOD keeps appearing. Is there a way to save the poor laptop? I have lots of important files in that thing...

Oh, also, when I try safe mode, it seems to be working (all the sys files show up), but when it gets to SPTD.sys, my laptop asks me to press esc if I don't want to load it. I don't know what it is, so I don't do anything. The option disappears, and the screen just stays the same, and desn't boot up. Normally, I allow it to load SPTD.sys, and safe mode starts up fine... can this be part of the problem?

Thank you in advance.
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12-Oct-2009, 12:14 AM #2
SPTD.sys comes with a number of Drive Emulation and Disc Mastering software, including Daemon Tools and Alcohol (120% and 52%).
Do you have such software installed?
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12-Oct-2009, 11:46 AM #3
I had a trial version of Alcohol 120% before, but I have uninstalled it long ago...

I now know that updating drivers might have been the issue. I've actually updated a few of my drives. I remember one of it to be my Intel graphics driver. I've also downloaded the INF Update Utility from the Intel download center.
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