Hi,
Over the past month I've been experiencing random BSODs usually with code "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL." From what I can gather, the faulting driver is usbxhci.sys which of course is the driver for USB3. My system has four USB3 ports with two in use (Logitech G930 headset on front port and TP-Link network adapter on rear). After becoming frustrated with BSODs, I did a clean install of Windows 8 and made sure to download all appropriate drivers (chipset, graphics, flashed BIOS, network adapter etc.). However, the problem still persists. I removed the audio and usb drivers and let Windows install necessary drivers because they don't seem to work properly.
My fear is that this could be a hardware issue as it seemed to start randomly and a clean OS install didn't fix the problem. If I switch to USB 2.0 I probably won't see this problem anymore, but I'd like to be able to use USB3 if possible.
Thanks for your help in advance.View attachment 67399
Over the past month I've been experiencing random BSODs usually with code "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL." From what I can gather, the faulting driver is usbxhci.sys which of course is the driver for USB3. My system has four USB3 ports with two in use (Logitech G930 headset on front port and TP-Link network adapter on rear). After becoming frustrated with BSODs, I did a clean install of Windows 8 and made sure to download all appropriate drivers (chipset, graphics, flashed BIOS, network adapter etc.). However, the problem still persists. I removed the audio and usb drivers and let Windows install necessary drivers because they don't seem to work properly.
My fear is that this could be a hardware issue as it seemed to start randomly and a clean OS install didn't fix the problem. If I switch to USB 2.0 I probably won't see this problem anymore, but I'd like to be able to use USB3 if possible.
Thanks for your help in advance.View attachment 67399
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- AMD FX 8320
- Motherboard
- GIGABYTE 970A-UD3P
- Memory
- Corsair Vengeance 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- XFX AMD R9 270
- Case
- NZXT Phantom 410
- Cooling
- Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO