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Solve : Physical memory dumping ("IRQ_OT_LESS_OR_EQUAL")?

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hello everyone this is my second help thread here in this forum, after solving my first problem i hope you can help me solve this one too...
i bought my unit like a month ago, its a 6600 QuadCore 2.40 Ghz and 4GB kingstone ddr2 ram 8800 geforce (320/640mb) and till now it worked just fine...
lately it began crashing something like an hour after im playing age of empires 3 (dont know why exactly it happens, but ive checked it with several other games and it worked perfectly WELL)... anyways couple of days ago ive started getting this error EVERYTIME i turned on/restarted my pc:

today while trying to run every game in my pc, ive been getting a blue screen that shows what i wrote at the subject (Physical memory dumping ("IRQ_OT_LESS_OR_EQUAL"), right after i restarted ive been getting this error:

(in both upper windows ive pressed CLICK here for more details)
ive been looking for a solution at google for nearly 2 hours now, i dont know much about this things, so usually when i get an error i type it in google and find the solution, basicly ive found so many articles regarding to this subject, each one telling me a different thing (RAM problem, CPU overheating, graphic card driver problem which i updated btw and it still didnt work, dx problem etc etc...) anyways i dont know what to do, ive downloaded the latest windbg but i dont know how to use it, ive also downloaded +memtest but i dont have any floppy disks currently on me and im pretty unsure it wont fix it... ive posted my problem here since everywhere i went it said its a bug, i realy hope you guys can help me, thanks again for your time,
IdanPhttp://tweaksforgeeks.com/IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.html
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Most commonly it is the CPU overheating. A close second would be bad RAM.

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i bought my unit like a month ago
Take advantage of your warranty.umm but the problem is that its all new, plus it worked fine for the few weeks i had it with me, plus i dont think its a cpu issue since it doesnt happen after a while it happens before the game starts like a second after i run it... also i dont know much about these things but i paid for 4 GB of ram and when i press properties in my computer it says i only have 3.24, does it have anything to do with it? i also paid for 500 GB hard drive and i noticed my drives combined make like 460 GB, do you think both parts i bought are bad? anything else that might help me??Quote
i paid for 4 GB of ram and when i press properties in my computer it says i only have 3.24
It's normal behavior. Is 4GB listed in BIOS? If so, you're fine in this department.

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i also paid for 500 GB hard drive and i noticed my drives combined make like 460 GB
It's normal, too.
Mathematically:
# 1 Gigabyte is equal to 1,024 Megabytes.
# 1 Megabyte is equal to 1,024 Kilobytes.
# 1 Kilobyte is equal to 1,024 Bytes.
...but HD manufacturers use 1,000 in place of 1,024, any number of times, when advertising space.
So, advertised 500GB drive is in reality less then that.
My 500GB HD shows 465.65GB.I suggest you try memtest. It wont fix your problem but it will tell you if the cause of your problem is defective RAM.

And just to add to what Broni said. If you want to fully utilize your 4 gb of RAM you will need to switch to the 64 bit version of XP or Vista.
http://www.diskview.com/disk-size-discrepancy.htmi will buy some floppys tomorow and ill try to use memtest... btw i heared that 64 bit is a windows version thats for more artistic uses like photoshop, digital cameras and STUFF i basicly need my system to be games compatible and i hear 32 XP is the best for this kind of things...
oh and broni thanks for clearing that out for me i was realy worried i bought some bad parts =P my bios does show i have 4GB
thank you both for the quick replys i will post the results from the memtest tomorow and pray you can help me fix it Yeah 32 bit is still your best bet for game compatibility. Just saying you wont see the full use of those 4 gigs.i talked to my pc manufactor and he told me since i cant load any games the problem is probaby my geforce and that i should take it for a checkout... since nothing else works i guess that is what im giong to do... thanks for your time again.hi again, just wanted to say the problem is fixed and my games are working now =] my friend have told me i should try lowering the adapters mode hertz number and apperantly that fixed it right away =] my LG is 19 inches, 5000:1 DFC, 2 ms and i was running it by 1280 by 1024 with 60 hertz when i lowered it to 1024 by 768 with 75 hertz it worked, the only problem is now the icons look realy ugly =P like they are streched up and down, is there any way for me to keep the old adapters definition for when im using my desktop and make it change while playing a game?
and another thing, i keep getting the error i was talking about at the beggining of this thread, theres the pic:
(in case you cant read what it sais:
ATKKBService.exe - Application Error
The INSTRUCTION at "0x77e76f25" referenced memory at "0x00000001".The memory could not be "read".
Click ok to terminate the program.
Click cancel to debugg the program.
ive tried pressing both and this still appears after every reboot.
can anyone please tell me what it is? is it harmful? how can i fix it?
thanks ATKKBService.exe is part of your nvidia video card. Maybe, you need to update its driver.

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i should try lowering the adapters mode hertz number
Actually, I can see, you revved it up from 60 to 75MHz.Quote from: Broni on January 10, 2008, 07:03:23 PM
ATKKBService.exe is part of your nvidia video card. Maybe, you need to update its driver.

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i should try lowering the adapters mode hertz number
Actually, I can see, you revved it up from 60 to 75MHz.
yes, i mean, if you look closely i used a lower resolution with the 75 hertz, the one with the 60 was higher.
and according to the nvidia drivers update page:
"Your PC currently has the latest driver installed for your GPU. No driver update is necessary at this time."We're talking about two different things here....
You lowered your screen resolution from 1280x1024 to 1024x768.
At the same time, you increased refresh rate (frequency) from 60 to 75MHz.
Just to clarify....if it works, great.

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Your PC currently has the latest driver installed for your GPU
Disregard the above. Just download, and install new driver.Quote from: Broni on January 10, 2008, 10:51:20 PM
We're talking about two different things here....
You lowered your screen resolution from 1280x1024 to 1024x768.
At the same time, you increased refresh rate (frequency) from 60 to 75MHz.
Just to clarify....if it works, great.

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Your PC currently has the latest driver installed for your GPU
Disregard the above. Just download, and install new driver.
hey, i just reinstalled my geforce driver, if thats what you meant?
it didnt work... im still getting that error everytime my windows starts =[...Quote
i bought my unit like a month ago
Take advantage of your warranty.
That's all I can say, again.


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