Okay guys, I found me a good one. The file mentioned in the title, w70n51.sys is driver for an Intel wireless card. The card can be found on many makes and models of laptops. So far I’ve confirmed two Dells and one Sony to be affected by this problem. The symptom is that when you get online using your wireless card, blue screens occur. I looked through all three computer’s dump files and found that w70n51.sys is a nasty little bugger and has been causing problems for a lot of people. My only solution would be to update the driver if you can find one. Otherwise I’m still researching it and once I figure something out I will definitely let you all know.
Hi Ryan
I got the same problem on a Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook. Have you found any solution about the problem?
I already reinstalled windows completely, but it didn’t help…
HP/Compaq nx7010 has same issue
Same issue with 3 IBM R50 Thinkpads at IBM, no solution at internet or technical support, even restoring the factory image the laps crashed, so I had to use anothe image from T60. Using either known solution (chkdsk, console, save mode, etc) has the same result, going into checkdisk and then crashes.
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Same problem on Dell Latitude D600. Only started after loading latest XP updates (08/07).
Using Intels web site under wireless support they have a wireless card idenifier.
I used this and updates my drivers including w70n51.sys.
h t t p : / / support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-010623 . h t m
Seems to have stopped the Blue screen. Keep you posted.
MY WIFE GOT A DELL2005 LAPTOP FROM SOME-1 HE SAID SAME THING WHEN TRYING TO USE WIRELESS A BLUE SCREEN WOULD POP UP WITH AN ERROR, I WORK ON COPIERS THEY DO SAME THING AND COPIER FIX IS TO REPLACE THE MEMORY CHIP. WELL I PUT THAT TO THOUGHT ON HER LAPTOP REPLACED THE MEMORY CHIP AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. LET ME KNOW IF THAT HELPS THANKS JAY
I have the same problem with HP/Compaq nc 8000. But it never happend for 4 years and no, it happens couple times a day!
It also showh w70n51.sys problems on the blue screen.
I heard it may be problem withe drivers for my wifi card, problems with RAM, problems with overheating…..etc.
Are there updated drivers I can download for this problem? I’m using a Sony Vaio V505dx
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Visit h t t p : / / support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/CS-010623 . h t m
Check your wireless card. Should be a 2100 or 2200 on your machine.
Update drivers to latest INTEL versions for your card and you should be ok.
HP/Compaq nc8000.I used to have that problem on my laptop. Yes, it is about the driver for the wireless intel card. The problem occurs always after hibernation. I’va fixed the problem = uninstall the wifi card copletely and then install the newest driver. It was ok for couple weeks. After only 1 hibernation everything came back!
So again uninstall the the wireless card and install it again and it is fine.Blue screen is not coming back. What I have noticed in my system is that, alway after my laptop hibernates -the system is changing the IRQ settings. In my case it is being changed into 10- then I got the blue screen right away! After driver’s reinstalation the IRQ is always set to 11, and there was no problem with the blue screen again. My friend used to have the same problem after hibernations. It is defninetely some problem with that memory acces settings. Take care!
same issue with Toshiba laptop - Intel says download no longer available - has anyone found it?
I had the same problem once my client’s Acer laptop. If my memory servers me right, I use Atheros driver instead of Intel’s. It work fine without any bsod.
The same problem at IBM Think Pad T41p.
Hi! I have dell laptop and it is giving me same problem with blue screen, do you have any suggestions with the downloading intel wireless card
Hi NIGEL and RYAN,
I got the same problem on my Toshiba Tecra notebook (in fact it BSOD right as I typed this) I think its the wireless Intel chip as well, the nasty bugger began giving problems only after 3 years of use. blue screen of death every 30 mins. I retighted all loose screws found one on the hard disk, hope it helps. Will try the fix and keep posted.