I've been experiencing a DRIVER POWER STATE FAILURE BSOD on my new PC quite a bit—about 60% of the time after startup. The error usually occurs a minute or two after I turn on the computer, and it only seems to happen when I boot up the next day. I've tried several fixes suggested in various posts, including running sfc scans, checking my disk with chkdsk, switching to a high-performance power plan, uninstalling Gigabyte Control Center and Wallpaper Engine, and modifying power management settings to prevent devices from turning off to save power. None of these steps have helped. My specs include a 2TB WD Blue NVMe SSD, a GIGABYTE AERO NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, an AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D CPU, an X870E AORUS PRO ICE motherboard, 64 GB of G.SKILL DDR5 RAM, a CORSAIR RM1000x PSU, and an AIO MasterLiquid 360L. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Also, I've included a link to my latest minidump file for more insight.
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Have you tried updating your motherboard BIOS? It’s often necessary for compatibility with Windows 11. You can find the latest version on the Gigabyte support page. Also, I’d recommend checking for updates for your SSD’s firmware since some WD models had issues that could lead to BSODs like the one you’re experiencing. Keeping everything up to date might solve your problem!
First off, make sure to grab the latest dump files from your system, as they’re crucial for analyzing BSOD issues. If you can boot into Windows normally or through Safe Mode, check the C:WindowsMinidump folder for any crash logs. Zip those files and upload them to a reliable file sharing site so we can take a look. If you’re only finding one or no dump files, make sure to adjust your settings to create Small Memory Dumps instead for future crashes. That should help us get more data to work with!
I've already checked the SSD firmware, and it’s up to date. I’ll give the BIOS update another shot, just to be safe.