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    BSOD Power Driver State Failure

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by reb.711, Mar 7, 2009.

  1. reb.711

    reb.711 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all, I recently had a crash on my T400 (see specs in signature) while running Vista 32bit. I received a blue screen but it didn't stay long enough for me to write everything down. The only thing I could commit to memory was a message saying, "Power Driver State Failure." When I tried to reboot the computer, the system would not turn on at all. I removed the AC cord, took out the battery and replaced it and then the system started as normal.

    Startup recovery said it couldn't fix the problem but offered system rollback, which I refused for the time being. Here is an error message I got after the system was fully booted...
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    Problem signature:
    Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
    OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
    Locale ID: 1033

    Additional information about the problem:
    BCCode: 9f
    BCP1: 00000003
    BCP2: 8F1F9C38
    BCP3: 91E706A0
    BCP4: 80C5B468
    OS Version: 6_0_6001
    Service Pack: 1_0
    Product: 768_1

    Files that help describe the problem:
    C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini030709-01.dmp
    C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-104957-0.sysdata.xml
    C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\Temp\WER3E95.tmp.version.txt

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    System seems to be running OK for the time being and a Lenovo System Toolbox Hardware Check found no problems. I just want to see if there's anything I can do to avoid the problem escalating in the future.

    Many thanks!!
     
    reb.711, Mar 7, 2009
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  2. ernstloeffel

    ernstloeffel Notebook Consultant

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    Since the problem stayed unless you unplugged the power cord and the battery, it seems not to be OS related but rather a hardware or BIOS thing. I
    d update the BIOS and see if it happens again.
     
    ernstloeffel, Mar 8, 2009
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