Blue screen BSoD 0x0000000A: how to fix the problem?

Blue screen at the start of operating systemsWindows - a fairly common phenomenon. Now we are talking about a BSoD error 0x0000000A and the like. As a rule, they all arise for similar reasons and are eliminated by analogous methods. Depending on the situation, the methods proposed below may be applied.

BSoD 0x0000000A: causes of failure

If we talk about what exactly can causefailure when booting the system, then you should start from the error number and stop code in the description. In this case, consider the appearance of the screen BSoD 0x0000000A (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL).

To begin with, it is necessary to understand the very nature of such afailure. Without going into technical details, it can be noted that this error occurs when several devices or system programs access the same memory address. The description of the stop code indicates a failure when using so-called IRQ interrupts.

Roughly speaking, it is an attempt to obtainaccess by the device or program to an invalid memory address, as a result of which the system component Diskdump.sys incorrectly sets the I / O value to zero. Thus, the problem can be solved by eliminating conflicts at the hardware and software level.

BSoD 0x0000000A (Windows 7): system rollback

Let's start with the simplest. The errors of BSoD 0x0000000A, 0x00000016, 0x00000002 and the like can be tried by eliminating the system recovery. You can use automatic rollback, repeatedly forcibly rebooting the computer device.

In some cases, a specialmenu in the download phase (F8), in which the last successful configuration is selected. If you do not have the necessary points with working system parameters on your computer, or for some reason you can not start them, you can try to boot the system in Safe Mode by selecting it from the same starting list of action options.

Troubleshoot device driver problems

But in most cases the error BSoD 0x0000000Aappears in connection with the arising conflicts of "iron" equipment. And this mostly refers not to physical breakdowns, but to the state of device drivers.

The most common cause of a BSoD failure0x0000000A become graphics adapters, because when the system starts, the access to them is activated first. But such situations do not necessarily occur due to the fault of video cards. Any other hardware components of the system can also cause failures if their drivers are directly involved in the OS boot process.

Thus, the first step is to downloadsystem at least in the safe start mode, call "Device Manager" and remove the drivers of the failed components, then reboot the system in normal mode and reinstall the driver. If the failure occurs again, in the safe start mode, you need to use the verifier / reset command (the program execution console is Win + R), and then perform the installation again.

For ATI graphics cards, there is a more effective solution,which is to get rid of the conflicts between the old and new versions of the drivers. For example, when installing an updated driver, the old configuration (atikmdag.sys object) can be copied not to the current settings folder, but directly to the system directory with drivers (Drivers), which is located in the System32 directory.

To fix the problem, rename firstspecified file with the addition to the name old through the dot. After that, in the ATI folder, which is usually located directly on drive C, locate the file atikmdag.sy_ and copy it to any other location (preferably the "Desktop"), then in the command console (cmd) write the line chdir Desktop . After that, enter the expand-r atikmdag.sy_ atikmdag.sys command. When the operation is complete, move the new file to the driver folder (Drivers) and reboot the system.

RAM

If the failure of BSoD 0x0000000A occurs due to problemswith memory slots, in the simplest case, each of them must be withdrawn in turn from the corresponding slots and restarted the system. When the OS starts to start normally, it will immediately become clear which bar should be replaced.

For professionals, the Memtest86 + RAM test program is great, but an ordinary user is unlikely to understand it.

Changing BIOS settings

For troubleshooting, you can experiment with the BIOS settings. To start, you can make a full reset to the factory state.

If this does not work, you'll have to enter the parametersCMOS and disable caching of all levels (L1-L3), functions and devices Plug & Play, as well as all types of anti-virus protection BIOS, if any. If for some reason the devices can not be disconnected, all that is not needed to start the system can simply be removed from the system in a physical way (additional hard drives, optical drives, sound adapters, integrated modems, etc.).

On an extreme case for a hard drive can be installedmode IDE or manually rearrange the jumper IDE-disk in the "Master", then start. If the download occurs in normal mode, then you can connect the devices one by one and look at the result. The latest option is to update the BIOS firmware. But, as practice shows, such actions are very rarely required.

Software conflict

Finally, if the conflict occurs at the levelinstalled software using Safe Mode you need to enter the computer management section, and in the Utilities section look at the notifications fixed in the event log.

A failed application will be marked with a yellow triangle with an exclamation point. The output is a complete reinstallation of the detected faulty program with the subsequent reboot of the system in the normal mode.

The saddest thing is that such a conflictvery often evokes Avast antivirus free modification. But you need to delete it with the help of a special utility from the developer or use for this purpose narrowly-directed uninstallers.