Driver Power State Failure

[ScottyC]

So sometimes during startup or first 5 minutes of desktop idle my computer bluescreens with the error Driver Power State Failure, Had a bit of a google and It told me to update all the Drivers which I did (except the BIOS cause it wont install for some reason??) and yet I still get a blue screen?

 

Im overclocked at 4.4ghz and it SHOULD be stable but that could be a factor as well . . .

 

atm my bet is the BIOS but I cant get it to install so If anyone has a trick or way to force a update please let me know, otherwise im stuck with random crashes at start up . .

 

the pc works fine every other time tho??

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Have you ever tried clearing the CMOS or resetting the BIOS to Fail safe/ Default Settings and see if instability still persists?

[ScottyC]

No I haven't, Its still a pretty much brand new computer, not even 3 weeks old so I wasn't sure if I needed to do a CMOS reset

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

Well you should still at least try resetting to fail safe/ default settings (if your computer can get into the BIOS) when you run into instability problems, especially when overclocking. 

[ScottyC]

ok Give me a bit to reset it and I'll be back

[ScottyC]

ok I set it to default setting but the BIOS update installer 7922vA6.exe for MSI z97S SLI Krait Edition still wont install

 

but now im back to default clock speed on the cpu . . .

[HPWebcamAble]

but now im back to default clock speed on the cpu . . .

 

Probably cause you reset your bios settings to default

 

Give it a few hours (or even a day) and see if you're still having the issue. If not, then maybe the OC was the problem, ease off a bit when you redo it

[ScottyC]

yeah I know that, I have stable tests up to 4.5ghz, I just re-configured it to 4.4 cause it gets too hot with my current cooler (212 Evo)

 

 

this post isnt about overclocking its about the drivers and/or failure to update BIOS

 

I only mentioned it as a possible factor

[HPWebcamAble]

this post isnt about overclocking its about the drivers and/or failure to update BIOS

 

I only mentioned it as a possible factor

 

I'll admit, I'm no expert on overclocking. I just know it can cause blue screens, possibly power related stuff.

 

After about 10 seconds of googling, I found this:

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-1653253/fix-driver-power-state-failure-windows.html

 

Have you tried that?

I assume you are using windows 8 or 10, process should be the similar for both of them

[ScottyC]

yes im windows 8.1, I read the page you linked from toms hardware and It constantly refers to "the problematic driver", atm I'm unsure which driver is actually causing the issue ?\

 

thanks btw

 

I did get the bios to update so that shouldn't be a factor anymore and yes I have still blue screened with the same error since then

[ScottyC]

after Diagnosing the problematic driver is ntoskrnl.exe

 

I read this article and found that Overclocking MIGHT still be the problem? which is a shame cause I'd rather not run the cpu at stock . . .

[HPWebcamAble]

after Diagnosing the problematic driver is ntoskrnl.exe

 

I read this article and found that Overclocking MIGHT still be the problem? which is a shame cause I'd rather not run the cpu at stock . . .

 

It also mentioned that RAM could be the issue, you could run a memory check program or just manually test each stick for a while (individually) under normal use.

[ScottyC]

I did do a couple of passes of memtest86 when I overclocked to test it, memory seems fine but It did make me think of the fast-boot option in the BIOS for ram, I remember reading turning that off can make a OC slightly more stable so I might try that