BSOD

[ibelieveinmrreeves]

Had 2 in the last 3 days, first error was 0xc0000A (or something) and todays was IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.

The first happened after I had plugged in a portable rechargeable battery, so I'm wondering if its the introduction of this hardware which is causing the problem - any suggestions as to what I could do to prevent further occurrences greatly welcomed.

[jonny72]

BSOD are more often than not caused by hardware / driver issues.

First thing to do is to make sure everything is patched up to date - drivers, bios, firmware, OS.

Google the error code for possible causes as well.

I always use this utility to analyse the BSOD dumps; http://nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html

[Chubbs]

sounds like whatever you plugged in had installed a driver of some sorts. Try a system restore to a time before you plugged in that device.