--- title: "Device Driver Control Error | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "06/13/2017" ms.prod: "sql-server-2014" ms.reviewer: "" ms.technology: security ms.topic: conceptual helpviewer_keywords: - "Best Practices [Database Engine]" ms.assetid: 7101d77a-84ca-4c00-af1c-17679234e9fb author: MikeRayMSFT ms.author: mikeray manager: craigg --- # Device Driver Control Error This rule checks the system event log for EventId 11. This could be caused by a corrupt device driver, a hardware problem, faulty cabling, or connectivity issues. ## Best Practices Recommendations Review the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for more information about how to troubleshoot this error: - [Microsoft Knowledge Base article 259237](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=117746) - [Microsoft Knowledge Base article 154690](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=117747)