BSOD WDF_VIOLATION caused because of network card drivers. Boot loop. Need help

[rhd1989]

Computer won't boot up (WDF_VIOLATION ERROR) when I reboot after installing a network card. The network card works fine when I keep the PC on, I checked the connection speed and it's good, I played an online game, worked great...but as soon as I reboot my PC I get the BSOD Error and I think it has to do with the driver. When I remove the network card from my PC, it will boot up just fine without even deleting any drivers via Safe Mode or whatever. Did I forget to do something before installing the network card? I'm lost 🙁

 

[mironso]

Hi,
here is detailed explanation of your bsod: Here.
You can try to download drivers from manufacturers site and try with new drivers.

Good luck.

 

[rhd1989]

Hi,

Thanks for replying.

I'm not really sure what to do with this info (it also says it's for programmers and I am not one 😛). The strange thing is that my BSOD doesn't come with a specific code except for "WDF_VIOLATION". That's all it says 🙁. I did use the drivers from the manufacturer's website.

This morning I tried another network card and it gave me the same problem so could it be a driver conflict? I still have the network card that came on the motherboard which is broken, could it cause problems with the one I installed? Do I have to switch off onboard LAN in BIOS settings..anyone? 🙁 I'm desperate..

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

If the on-board network adapter is broken but still detected in Device Manager, you'll need to disable it in Device Manager prior to installing the new one - - you can do this by right-clicking the adapter and choosing "uninstall" from the mini-menu.

Alternatively (but I doubt it) you might be able to disable it in the BIOS configuration, although I've not seen this option in any BIOS I've encountered.

Anyway, having disabled it in Windows or BIOS, then you can try installing the new card again.

Good Luck

 

[rhd1989]

If the on-board network adapter is broken but still detected in Device Manager, you'll need to disable it in Device Manager prior to installing the new one - - you can do this by right-clicking the adapter and choosing "uninstall" from the mini-menu.

Alternatively (but I doubt it) you might be able to disable it in the BIOS configuration, although I've not seen this option in any BIOS I've encountered.

Anyway, having disabled it in Windows or BIOS, then you can try installing the new card again.

Good Luck

No it's not showing up in the device manager since it stopped working, it just has a steady orange light on the led. There is an option in BIOS (Enable/Disable OnBoard Lan) and I've disabled it just to be sure. I have the card working right now but I haven't rebooted yet, It might actually be solved because I found out through Windows Error Log that at times when the BSOD would come up, an error log was created with something in regards to my USB WiFi adapter. So I uninstalled all the drivers for that and disconnected it from the PC and it's been working ever since without all the weird crashes and lag like it used to, but like I said I need to reboot to be sure but I need my PC for work now so I'll try later. If it works I guess it must have been a driver conflict? I'm curious to what it could be.