Driver Power State Failure (0x9F) BSOD – Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming (GTX 1650) | V2 Logs Attached

Hi everyone,


I’ve been dealing with frequent Driver Power State Failure (0x9F) BSODs for over 6 months now. Despite multiple clean reinstalls, BIOS resets, and every workaround I could find, the issue keeps coming back.

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System Information:​

• Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
• GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 (Mobile)
• iGPU: AMD Radeon Graphics (Integrated)
• RAM: 16GB
• Storage: 512GB NVMe SSD
• OS: Windows 11 Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.1742)
• Power Supply: OEM Lenovo Charger
• System Age: ~3 years
• Warranty: Expired
• System Language: English (US)
• No overclocking used

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The Issue:​

The BSOD occurs completely randomly but commonly in these situations:

• Right after booting into Windows (post-Welcome screen)
• During shutdown or restart
• Every time Windows updates (feature or cumulative)
• Sometimes during idle or just browsing

The error shown is:


DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE (0x9F)

Crash Dump Analysis:​

Every crash analyzed using BlueScreenView and WinDbg consistently shows:

• ntoskrnl.exe
• pci.sys
• Most importantly: 0x9F_3_nvlddmkm_IMAGE_pci.sys
   → indicating the NVIDIA display driver (nvlddmkm.sys) is a key suspect.

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Steps Already Taken:​

• Performed full clean Windows installs (at least 3–4 times)
• Used DDU in Safe Mode to uninstall NVIDIA drivers before reinstall
• Tried:
  
  • Latest NVIDIA drivers from GeForce
  • Lenovo OEM NVIDIA drivers
  • Mixing both (OEM → latest, or vice versa)
• Reflashed BIOS and reset to defaults
• EC Reset
• Disabled Fast Startup and Hibernate
• Ran DISM + SFC (no issues found)
• Memory and SSD tested OK
• No malware or tampering involved

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One Workaround That Helped:​

I saw a Reddit post suggesting to give Full Control to users for this file:


C:\Windows\System32\drivers\_____\nvlddmkm.sys



Once I did that:

• The random BSODs after boot or during idle reduced drastically
• BUT: Windows updates always crash with BSOD again

So it helped, but the root issue still exists.

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Important Background:​

About 6 months ago, I had Hackintosh (macOS) installed temporarily. I’ve since:

• Fully removed macOS
• Fully formatted all drives
• Reinstalled clean Windows multiple times

Still, I suspect this may have left behind firmware or ACPI issues possibly affecting the GPU or power state management.

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V2 Log Collector:​

I’ve attached the V2 log collector zip from my system:


Google Drive Link (No login required)

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What I Need Help With:​

• Is this a driver bug, ACPI problem, or hardware fault?
• Can any logs confirm if it’s safe to continue using the NVIDIA GPU?
• Is there a proper fix, not just a permission workaround?
• Should I consider disabling the dGPU or is there a better long-term solution?

I’m open to all advice, including advanced troubleshooting. I’ve reached my limit with this bug, and I appreciate any help from the experts here


Thanks in advance!

While you're waiting for @zbook, to analyze your logs... you might want to try DDU etc., again but this time do the block driver updates tutorial first...

DDU Instructions - Nvidia
1. First, do Option #2, step #3 and onward, here...
2. This will block MS from including drivers in Windows Updates.
3. They'll still be listed in the Optional Updates, if you ever need them.


1. Get this program, here: Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) | Wagnardsoft ...get the latest version, and save it to your desktop.
2. Get the Nvidia WHQL vid card driver here... Nvidia drivers - manual search ...save this to your desktop. Unhook the internet completely.
3. Reboot into Safe Mode and run DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) choose the "Highly Recommend Option", and just do what it tells you.
4. After it's done, reboot to normal mode, then just double click the Nvidia driver to install.
[See pics below]. If it want's to reboot, let it.
Rehook the internet.











Sometimes the drivers that MS occasionally includes with Windows Updates...
can conflict with drivers that are already installed. Which is what the tutorial at the top is for.


And here's ten points for filling out your computer specs.

These were some findings:


One day Windows installation with BSOD.

BSOD bugcheck 9F

Misbehaving driver nvlddmkm.sys

MSI laptop with two GPU (Intel iGPU and Nvidia dGPU)



With the history in the opening post this is likely malfunctioning hardware.



Some additional testing options:

Document recurrent BSOD with different Nvidia driver versions > see Ghot 's post

Make backup images > clean install Windows 10 > monitor for BSOD > restore an image after testing



If malfunctioning hardware is confirmed then consider:

a) servicing

b) check to see if there is computer stability using only Intel iGPU