Been having some problems with my Lenovo G500 laptop since updating to 8.1.
Everytime I try to change the MAC address of my wireless card (a Broadcom 802.11n wireless adapter) on the 'Advanced' Tab of the card (Under the Locally Administered MAC address setting), the window freezes (I can close it with Task Manager) and the wireless card becomes seemingly permanently disabled (unless I reboot/Shut down). I try to re-enable it and it says enabling but remains black outed and disabled. Once I try to reboot the laptop, the laptop hangs then the BSOD shows up with the error of Driver_power_state_failure. Googling it entails that something occurs when the system is put to sleep or waking up from sleep but my laptop is not going to sleep at all. I've been able to replicate the incident step by step and it always causes a BSOD.
I've updated the WLAN drivers (as well as most other drivers like the LAN, BIOS, etc.) as supplied by Lenovo's support page to the latest drivers and yet I still receive this error. Prior to going to 8.1, I was fine changing my MAC address. I've even tried to uninstall the card/drivers but the system just hangs for a long time stating that it is "uninstalling" but never proceeding anywhere. I always have to end up rebooting/shutting down it to re-enable my wireless. I have uninstalled it on SAFE mode which does uninstall it and when I reinstall the most recent driver (or even older versions) it still causes a BSOD.
I have wireless internet which operates fine but doing what I said earlier causes a BSOD that really irritates me to no end.
*Skydrive Minidumps: http://sdrv.ms/173wbA2
*Crash Dump from Whocrashed.exe:
On Mon 11/4/2013 1:08:46 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\110413-15937-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x150B36)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x12C, 0xFFFFE00000EB8040, 0xFFFFD00020472860)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
On Mon 11/4/2013 1:08:46 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\memory.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntkrnlmp.exe (nt!KeBugCheckEx+0x0)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x12C, 0xFFFFE00000EB8040, 0xFFFFD00020472860)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
On Sun 11/3/2013 12:46:16 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\110313-14218-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x150B36)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x12C, 0xFFFFE00006A98880, 0xFFFFD00020472860)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
On Sun 11/3/2013 6:50:53 AM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\110313-13484-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x150B36)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x12C, 0xFFFFE00004073880, 0xFFFFD000205F6860)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
On Sat 11/2/2013 1:33:09 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\110213-14203-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x150B36)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x12C, 0xFFFFE00001219040, 0xFFFFD000201FD860)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
*Bluescreen viewer (most recent crash):
Bug check string: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
Bug check code: 0x0000009f
Parameter 1: 00000000`00000004
Parameter 2: 00000000`0000012c
Parameter 3: ffffe000`00eb8040
Parameter 4: ffffd000`20472860
Processor: x64
Caused by driver: NETIO.SYS
Caused by address: NETIO.SYS+1ddb2
Crash address: ntoskrnl.exe+150b36
Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Everytime I try to change the MAC address of my wireless card (a Broadcom 802.11n wireless adapter) on the 'Advanced' Tab of the card (Under the Locally Administered MAC address setting), the window freezes (I can close it with Task Manager) and the wireless card becomes seemingly permanently disabled (unless I reboot/Shut down). I try to re-enable it and it says enabling but remains black outed and disabled. Once I try to reboot the laptop, the laptop hangs then the BSOD shows up with the error of Driver_power_state_failure. Googling it entails that something occurs when the system is put to sleep or waking up from sleep but my laptop is not going to sleep at all. I've been able to replicate the incident step by step and it always causes a BSOD.
I've updated the WLAN drivers (as well as most other drivers like the LAN, BIOS, etc.) as supplied by Lenovo's support page to the latest drivers and yet I still receive this error. Prior to going to 8.1, I was fine changing my MAC address. I've even tried to uninstall the card/drivers but the system just hangs for a long time stating that it is "uninstalling" but never proceeding anywhere. I always have to end up rebooting/shutting down it to re-enable my wireless. I have uninstalled it on SAFE mode which does uninstall it and when I reinstall the most recent driver (or even older versions) it still causes a BSOD.
I have wireless internet which operates fine but doing what I said earlier causes a BSOD that really irritates me to no end.
*Skydrive Minidumps: http://sdrv.ms/173wbA2
*Crash Dump from Whocrashed.exe:
On Mon 11/4/2013 1:08:46 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\110413-15937-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x150B36)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x12C, 0xFFFFE00000EB8040, 0xFFFFD00020472860)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
On Mon 11/4/2013 1:08:46 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\memory.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntkrnlmp.exe (nt!KeBugCheckEx+0x0)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x12C, 0xFFFFE00000EB8040, 0xFFFFD00020472860)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
On Sun 11/3/2013 12:46:16 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\110313-14218-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x150B36)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x12C, 0xFFFFE00006A98880, 0xFFFFD00020472860)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
On Sun 11/3/2013 6:50:53 AM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\110313-13484-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x150B36)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x12C, 0xFFFFE00004073880, 0xFFFFD000205F6860)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
On Sat 11/2/2013 1:33:09 PM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\110213-14203-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x150B36)
Bugcheck code: 0x9F (0x4, 0x12C, 0xFFFFE00001219040, 0xFFFFD000201FD860)
Error: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
file path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.
*Bluescreen viewer (most recent crash):
Bug check string: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
Bug check code: 0x0000009f
Parameter 1: 00000000`00000004
Parameter 2: 00000000`0000012c
Parameter 3: ffffe000`00eb8040
Parameter 4: ffffd000`20472860
Processor: x64
Caused by driver: NETIO.SYS
Caused by address: NETIO.SYS+1ddb2
Crash address: ntoskrnl.exe+150b36
Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated.