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S&m3 bsod

MatakuMataku
edited April 2010 in Game Support
game plays fine for a few minutes, but after that i get a BSOD of

driver_irql_not_less_or_equal

for the driver smwdm.sys

I've looked into it a little, and it's related to my integrated sound. that sort of bsod never happened to me before, ever, on any game. Any ideas?

my PC is up to the requirements, I think:
Pentium 4, 2.8ghz HT
512MB RAM
Geforce 7300GT 256MB
I'm on Windows XP Pro, no SPs.
added dxdiag.

'ppreciated it.

Comments

  • Hassat HunterHassat Hunter
    edited April 2010
    Mataku wrote: »
    I'm on Windows XP Pro, no SPs.
    Eh... what?
    Most games these days require SP2 or more...
  • MatakuMataku
    edited April 2010
    well, does THIS one does?
    let's keep focus.
    plus, that's hardly true.
  • LeakLeak
    edited April 2010
    Mataku wrote: »
    game plays fine for a few minutes, but after that i get a BSOD of

    driver_irql_not_less_or_equal

    for the driver smwdm.sys
    That's your 7 year old sound driver. Do yourself a favour and go find a newer one.

    And, to be honest, that 3 year old graphics driver is probably also starting to smell funny...

    Also - get yourself a legit copy of Windows, because that's really the only reason NOT to install any service packs, and it's a really lame one.

    np: Dakota Suite - Things We Lost Along The Way (Loscil Remix) (The Night Just Keeps Coming In)
  • DjNDBDjNDB Moderator
    edited April 2010
    Try installing the latest Graphics Driver and Audio Driver for your system.
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