Solved DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE - Centrino Wireless-N 2230

Malickfan86

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Hi,

I last updated my Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 on May 26 to the newest driver available at the time through Intel's website. That turned out to be a mistake. It usually worked but about once a week, when waking up my computer, it would have issues connecting to my network. A Windows repair usually fixed it.

Today I woke it up and could not connect at all. Repairing did nothing. I went into Device Manager and found that it said, roughly, "There is no driver installed for this device." I first tried to rollback the driver. Device Manager froze for about ten minutes. When it started working again, I disabled and re-enabled the wireless, found my network, entered my password, but it still wouldn't connect. I used HP Recovery Manager software to reinstall the original driver.

When it was done, it prompted me to restart. After a while, I saw a BSOD labelled DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE (Minidump is a separate attachment). After my computer booted up, I checked Device Manager. My wireless was disabled because of a Code 22: Windows disabled it because of a known issue. I manually enabled it and it now works fine with driver number 15.10.3.2 dated 22 August 2013. It's definitely older than the May 2014 driver but not the original system installed driver, 15.5.6.48 from November 2012, which seems to have caused the crash.

I'm just wondering if my computer and wireless connection will remain stable and, if not, how I should fix it.

I have Windows 8.1 on an HP m6-1158ca.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro Pack x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP m6-1158ca
    CPU
    Intel i7-3632QM
    Motherboard
    HP 18A5
    Memory
    2 x 4096 DDR3-SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 / Radeon HD 7670M
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6-inch HD BrightView LED-backlit display
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Internal: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM hard drive with HP ProtectSmart

    External: WD Passport 1TB with USB 3.0 / Seagate Barracuda 1TB 5400RPM with ULTRA Enclosure / Seagate Momentus 320GB 5400RPM with Sabrent Enclosure
    Cooling
    Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan
    Mouse
    Logitech M560
    Internet Speed
    DSL 25/10
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox 33.0.2
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender / Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Hi Malickfan,

I have analyzed your dump files and below has been provided an analysis of your dump file :-
Code:
**************************Tue Jul  1 23:08:02.341 2014 (UTC + 5:30)**************************Probably caused by : ntkrnlmp.exe ( nt!PnpBugcheckPowerTimeout+6a )
 
BugCheck 9F, {4, 12c, ffffe001d80ef880, fffff8023d7ea950}
BugCheck Info: [url=http://www.carrona.org/bsodindx.html#0x0000009F]DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE (9f)[/url]
 
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x9F
 
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT
 
PROCESS_NAME:  System
 
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  0x9F_4_nt!PnpBugcheckPowerTimeout
 
MaxSpeed:     2200
 
CurrentSpeed: 2195
 
  BIOS Version                  F.25
 
  BIOS Release Date             01/21/2013
 
  Manufacturer                  Hewlett-Packard
 
  Product Name                  HP ENVY m6 Notebook PC
 
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Now, we see that the "ntkrnlmp.exe" is blamed, but as we know that it is a Windows component, chances of it being at fault is very less.

As it seems, that since your Wireless driver was causing the problem. It should probably work fine. The BSOD might be a one time issue. In case of further BSOD's please don't hesitate to post back here. In case you want the list of 3rd party drivers to update let me know and I will post it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro B-)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba
    CPU
    Core I5 2430M @ 2.4GHz
    Memory
    8 GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz Dual Channel ^_^
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 3000 B-)
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 500 GB
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender & Common Sense!
Luckily my system decided to revert to the best driver on its own. I ignored the Windows Update driver. So far I have no issues with 15.10.3.2 dated 22 August 2013. I won't attempt an update of it again.

Thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro Pack x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP m6-1158ca
    CPU
    Intel i7-3632QM
    Motherboard
    HP 18A5
    Memory
    2 x 4096 DDR3-SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 / Radeon HD 7670M
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6-inch HD BrightView LED-backlit display
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Internal: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM hard drive with HP ProtectSmart

    External: WD Passport 1TB with USB 3.0 / Seagate Barracuda 1TB 5400RPM with ULTRA Enclosure / Seagate Momentus 320GB 5400RPM with Sabrent Enclosure
    Cooling
    Cooler Master NotePal X-Slim Ultra-Slim Laptop Cooling Pad with 160mm Fan
    Mouse
    Logitech M560
    Internet Speed
    DSL 25/10
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox 33.0.2
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender / Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Glad to hear that your issue has been solved ^_^.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Industry Pro B-)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba
    CPU
    Core I5 2430M @ 2.4GHz
    Memory
    8 GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz Dual Channel ^_^
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 3000 B-)
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 500 GB
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender & Common Sense!
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