What does BSOD 161 (PCI_BUS_DRIVER_INTERNAL) mean?

 
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PCI_BUS_DRIVER_INTERNAL

The result bug check has a value of 0x000000A1. This bug check indicates that the PCI Bus driver detected inconsistency problems in its internal structures and could not continue.

Important

This topic is for programmers. If you are a customer who has received a blue screen error code while using your computer, see Troubleshoot blue screen errors.

PCI_BUS_DRIVER_INTERNAL Parameters

None

Dump evidence

Preserve the complete dump, the four bug-check parameters, the exact Windows build, loaded-module list, and the event timeline immediately before the stop. AllStat summarizes the condition as “Inconsistency detected in the PCI Bus driver's internal structures.”; that sentence identifies the failure class, while the parameters and stack determine which object, driver, processor, or subsystem instance was involved.

Analysis order

  • Run WinDbg !analyze -v, then inspect the documented meaning of each parameter instead of relying only on the probably-caused-by line.
  • Find the earliest abnormal event: driver update, firmware change, device reset, storage error, verifier report, resource exhaustion, or application hang connected with pci / bus / driver / internal.
  • keep third-party filter, security, storage, graphics, and virtualization drivers in the module inventory; removing evidence before dump analysis can obscure the responsible path.

Do not repeatedly reboot a machine affected by this result before collecting the dump and event logs. Recovery actions should follow the component identified by the stack and parameters, not merely the symbolic stop-code name.


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