Windows 10 - DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE BSOD

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I recently upgraded my ASUS ROG G551JW to Windows 10 and I have been getting random blue screens of death. Games have also not been running as fast as they should be and it seems that I have less memory than I actually have (16 GB of RAM). These crashes are very frustrating as this is a relatively new computer and I don't want to reinstall Windows or buy another laptop. I have an idea that this might be caused by Nvidia drivers but I made sure that all my drivers are up to date to avoid any possible errors. Here is the contents of the dump file from the latest crash:

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Dump File         : 120115-29593-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 12/1/2015 8:33:19 PM
Bug Check String  : DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
Bug Check Code    : 0x0000009f
Parameter 1       : 00000000`00000003
Parameter 2       : ffffe001`78bfb060
Parameter 3       : ffffd000`d592ace0
Parameter 4       : ffffe001`79619c60
Caused By Driver  : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+14f4d0
File Description  : NT Kernel & System
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 10.0.10240.16590 (th1_st1.151104-1714)
Processor         : x64
Crash Address     : ntoskrnl.exe+14f4d0
Stack Address 1   : 
Stack Address 2   : 
Stack Address 3   : 
Computer Name     : 
Full Path         : C:\Windows\Minidump\120115-29593-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 8
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 10240
Dump File Size    : 1,176,416
Dump File Time    : 12/1/2015 8:35:13 PM
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asked on Super User Dec 2, 2015 by skateboard34

1 Answer

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By analyzing the dump I see that the crash is caused by the nVIDIA GPU driver nvlddmkm.sys:

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DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE (9f)
A driver has failed to complete a power IRP within a specific time.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000003, A device object has been blocking an Irp for too long a time
Arg2: ffffe001e655f060, Physical Device Object of the stack
Arg3: ffffd000345aace0, nt!TRIAGE_9F_POWER on Win7 and higher, otherwise the Functional Device Object of the stack
Arg4: ffffe001e724c730, The blocked IRP

Debugging Details:
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Implicit thread is now ffffe001`e44ab040
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvlddmkm.sys

DUMP_CLASS: 1

DUMP_QUALIFIER: 400

BUILD_VERSION_STRING:  10586.17.amd64fre.th2_release.151121-2308

SYSTEM_MANUFACTURER:  ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

SYSTEM_PRODUCT_NAME:  G551JW

SYSTEM_SKU:  ASUS-NotebookSKU

SYSTEM_VERSION:  1.0       

BIOS_VENDOR:  American Megatrends Inc.

BIOS_VERSION:  G551JW.202

BIOS_DATE:  01/16/2015

BASEBOARD_MANUFACTURER:  ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

BASEBOARD_PRODUCT:  G551JW

BASEBOARD_VERSION:  1.0       

DRVPOWERSTATE_SUBCODE:  3

FAULTING_THREAD:  e44ab040

CPU_COUNT: 8

CPU_MHZ: a22

CPU_VENDOR:  GenuineIntel

CPU_FAMILY: 6

CPU_MODEL: 3c

CPU_STEPPING: 3

CPU_MICROCODE: 6,3c,3,0 (F,M,S,R)  SIG: 1E'00000000 (cache) 1E'00000000 (init)

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT:  1

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT

BUGCHECK_STR:  0x9F

PROCESS_NAME:  SearchUI.exe

CURRENT_IRQL:  2

ANALYSIS_VERSION: 10.0.10586.567 amd64fre

DPC_STACK_BASE:  FFFFD000345AAFB0

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER:  from fffff8032a0c7dca to fffff8032a1bd1f6

STACK_TEXT:  
00 nt!KiSwapContext
01 nt!KiSwapThread
02 nt!KiCommitThreadWait
03 nt!KeWaitForSingleObject
04 dxgkrnl!DpiFdoHandleDevicePower
05 dxgkrnl!DpiDispatchPower
06 nvlddmkm
07 0x0
08 0x0
09 0x0
0a 0x0

5: kd> !podev ffffe001e655f060
Device object is for:
  DriverObject e6561720
Current Irp 00000000 RefCount 0 Type 00000023 AttachedDev ffffe001e6560210 DevFlags 00001040
Device queue is not busy.
Device Object Extension: ffffe001e655f7b0:
PowerFlags: 00000040 =>SystemState=0 DeviceState=4
Dope: 00000000:
5: kd> !devstack ffffe001e6560210
  !DevObj           !DrvObj            !DevExt           ObjectName
  ffffe001e4448140  \Driver\nvlddmkm   ffffe001e4448290  InfoMask field not found for _OBJECT_HEADER at ffffe001e4448110

> ffffe001e6560210  \Driver\ACPI       ffffe001e6498470  InfoMask field not found for _OBJECT_HEADER at ffffe001e65601e0

  ffffe001e655f060  \Driver\pci        ffffe001e655f1b0  Cannot read info offset from nt!ObpInfoMaskToOffset

!DevNode ffffe001e655e010 :
  DeviceInst is "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_139B&SUBSYS_185D1043&REV_A2\4&819bc9d&0&0008"
  ServiceName is "nvlddmkm"

Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys
Image name: nvlddmkm.sys
Timestamp:        Sat Nov 14 06:44:20 2015 

This is the driver for your NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_139B). Disable the PCIe power savings in the Windows power saving options. Also try the latest nVIDIA driver. Maybe the driver also fixes your 960M crashes. Because I see SearchUI.exe as process, open the nVIDIA control panel and select that SearchUI.exe runs on the Intel HD graphic and not on the nvidia card.

answered on Super User Dec 5, 2015 by magicandre1981 • edited Jun 26, 2017 by magicandre1981

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