Hey guys,

Haven't needed to visit since a year ago when a Prevx driver was causing me BSOD grief. Route 44 analyzed my mini dump and identified the problematic driver for me. THANKS again!

Well I just had my first blue screen in a year and it was a surprise. Haven't seen this before. Can I ask your help on this one please? I have a sneaking suspicion.

BlueScreenView shows this:
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Dump File : Mini013112-01.dmp
Crash Time : 1/31/2012 7:56:19 PM
Bug Check String : DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
Bug Check Code : 0x0000009f
Parameter 1 : 0x00000003
Parameter 2 : 0x88259428
Parameter 3 : 0x88259428
Parameter 4 : 0x85d8f720
Caused By Driver : ntkrnlpa.exe
Caused By Address : ntkrnlpa.exe+cdb3f
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.0.6002.18533 (vistasp2_gdr.111025-0338)
Processor : 32-bit
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini013112-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 6002
Dump File Size : 145,992
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As last time, BlueScreenView likes to blame ntkrnlpa.exe but I suspect it's not it. Can Route 44 or someone available please take a look at my attached mini dump and id the probable cause? THANKS!

Dave B

Vista 32 Home Premium. IE9. Everything patched. Norton 360. WSA. Secunia.

Well David,
the error is NTkrnlpa.exe... usually associated with hard drive errors, but go ahead and check the memory and hard drive using the instructions posted here:
http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic51365.html

Your error is 0x0000009F: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
A driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state. Typically occurs during events that involve power state transitions, such as shutting down, or moving into or out of standby or hibernate mode.

The driver cited as causing your issue is your video card driver atikmpag.sys. Update your video card drivers and tell us if this helps resolve your issue.