So, I've been getting the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD for the last
couple weeks. Lately it's down to a couple times per hour. Quite
horrible.

error Description:
Windows detected a new device attached to your computer, but could not
find the driver software it needs to make the device usable. Each device
manufacturer typically includes driver software of a CD that comes with
the device, or as a download from its website. The hardware ID of your
device is ACPI\ATK0110.

the "ACPI\ATK0110" device seems to be my ASUS motherboard (ASUS M2A-VM
AM2 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard). It was a home-built computer,
so I still have the disc (But it was built properly, I've had it 2 years
and this is the first problem). Anywho, I ran the disc to update the
drivers... it said the drivers were installed... maybe 45 minutes later,
it crashed. I went to the ASUS web site to get the most up-to-date
drivers... crashed again within an hour.

So, considering that this happens after an hour or so of use (not
during start up), on a system that's been running fine for quite some
time... can it be anything other than my motherboard just being fried?
I thought about throwing out a reformat just in case... but of course I
can find my legit windows XP disc... but no sign of the CD key that
makes it worth anything. (The person who built the computer put Vista
on it, and I can't get ahold of him for the CD key he used... he wisely
didn't give it to me, because I'd have lost it anyway).

Any help would be appreciated, kthx.


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dasgregorian