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    T520 - unusual amount of DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE BSODs?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by graytotoro, Dec 11, 2011.

  1. graytotoro

    graytotoro Notebook Geek

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    Hi all,

    So I've got my T520 (Darth Vader) up and running but it seems to have an inordinate number of BSODs while in sleep mode since the first boot about two weeks ago. The BSOD viewer (BlueScreenView) lists these as all Driver_Power_State_Failure errors caused by ntoskrnl.exe.

    What exactly is causing this and how do I fix it? I read it has something to do with nVidia and it's a pain to come back from sleep and lose what you were working on.

    Moreover, my nVidia equipped T520 ranks a measly 4.6 on the Windows Experience scale. Will it improve if I force it to run 100% dedicated?

    Emperor Palpatine (my old T400) will not be pleased, but thanks for your help. The Sith (workgroup) does not tolerate failure.

    EDIT: It may help if I put that the bug check code is 0x1000009f
     
    graytotoro, Dec 11, 2011
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