Computer crash

It depends on what the problem is. Software errors I can fix. And one of the most common reasons for a computer to "crash" and stop working is for a hard drive to fail. I always keep a backup image of my hard drive on DVD, created in Acronis. If it's actually one of the solid-state components that's to blame, or the power supply (another common problem), I may or may not know. I don't have the equipment to fish out the culprit myself. So I'll take it to a shop, and see what it is. If it's a cheap or easily swappable part, I'll just get a new part and save myself the trouble of setting up a new computer to my taste. If not, I'll painstakingly buy myself a new unit. I can build computers myself, but I am a lazy guy who prefers the convenience of a machine that's already setup for me. Working front-side USB ports, everything connected, wires tied up all neatly and out of the way...etc. :) The biggest problem for me now, however, would be getting a system with XP, rather than Vista. Vista takes up too much memory, and it doesn't even do anything. It doesn't even support Blu-Ray or HD DVD, and possibly never will, because of that little innovation by Microsoft called "content protection." This being the case, I wouldn't be able to get a new unit from Best Buy or any other large, mainstream retailer.

I do have some knowledge on the computer hardware and software. So I will repair the computer whenever it crashes or I have some other problems with the computer. Even many of my friends come to me for their problems with their computer. In my office also, I give suggestion to the hardware team for some of their problems. I had a lot of interest few years back to learn these and I did that to acquire these knowledge. Also going to the repair shops for the computer repairs are more costly nowadays, so I prefer to learn and do it myself.

I try to repair myself, becausee if we call the hardware engineer, he will take time and money instead, if we attend a small hardware training program and we will get so many manuals online using which we can repair by ourselves.

There are many reasons why a computer crashes. It can be hardware related or operating system. Usually I will do my own diagnostics to try and narrow down the problem. I will not bring it to a shop unless I am at my wits end, or after diagnosis, I ascertain that it is a hardware problem which I can do nothing about, such as the motherboard or the power supply unit failed. If it is a harddisk crash, then I will usually remove it and remount it on my other computer and see if I can recover my critical data from it. Then I will go out and buy a new harddisk and reinstall my whole system. Sometimes, it is just some corrupted files in the OS that result in failure in bootup, and these files can be reinstalled. It helps in my diagnosis that I have a second computer. I will also not be crippled if one computer goes down. I will still be able to access the internet and do my work while the crashed computer is being fixed.

A computer crash is really sickening. It seems to take the whole life away. However in case of a crash, i always try my own hands at it first. Then if nothing works out, i call in the specialists. A few months back, one of my RAM slices crashed, and it took me some time to figure out that. But, luckily i did, and ordered for one more piece and got my computer running all by myself. :-)

This is one of the not very exciting things can happen; a computer crash. I have many of them in the past ranging from virus problems to software corruption to drive failures to totally hard disk failure and many many more. It used to be really frustrating in those days. Luckily, now I am able to fix almost any problem I have with computers so there are less and less of these problems because I take preventive measures.

In case of a computer crash I call the technician coz I don't have much knowledge in hardware promlems, I al so don't want to add up the damage by pretending that I know what I am doing.

I've some knowledge of the computer; therefore, I would repair it myself first, then if it did't work out. I'll determin whether it's worth for me to re-treat the data before I sent to a repair shop. Sorry to hear about your computer, but I would really suggest that 1. be sure you install anti-viurs software now and 2. be sure to backup your data once a while. Good luck!

I usually try to repair it myself first, i give up soon after and take it to the shop to get it fixed... but it goes on my nerves coz i have to wait soo long to get it back... i am completely lost without my computer

Many computer problems that start by crashing and not rebooting back up; they are mainly because the computer has an overload somewhere, filthy dust needs removing, you installed some hardware that your computer is incapable of running. Many viruses make reboots hard but all are repairable. I would recommend using the software disk for your system 98/ME/XP/ VISTA, etc. to fix repairs. Also running another install onto another installation isnt bad when u want to save files. This allows you to be able to boot computer up again and SCAN ALL DRIVES for Viruses/Trojans! NOTE: Do not delete partition, just install over current installation. If you don't mind losing files, then just create another partition and delete current. I usually just scan PC for viruses, then transfer my files over to a slave drive and re-install windows. with this method, you dont lose really important files. Sometimes, you can just clean your computer out with some duster. There is probably build up from years of non-cleaning and its covering the processor and power supply, fan and etc. I've noticed that is a main cause of pc failure also. I fix on computers all the time and I notice this is the case in 70% of PC Problems. You wouldnt believe that most people never get the dust removed. it's like a car - about every 10,000 hours i would clean it out. It causes memory problems, poor performance and is very vulnerable for other failure. If you need more info, please let me know. I look forward to helping you.