Easy Things to Try to Fix the Blue Screen of Death

Lisa Hendrickson | August 7, 2011 | 0 Comments

Sunday Funday! Well, it’s not so fun for me today, I have been traveling for the past week and have oodles of catch up work to do today. At least it’s Mob Week on A&E and I can catch up with some good old school gangster flicks.

Moving along to our Blue Screen of Death topic for the day.
Let’s start with why we can get them.
Blue screens of death, in a nutshell mean that something in your computer isn’t happy. Think of it like your computer is getting sick or just starting to get sick. It’s a sign of something going wrong or is seriously wrong. It doesn’t mean your computer is dead or you need a new one, but something is wrong.

Next up: Error Codes
Usually there is an error code at the bottom of your blue screen. It’s usually full of 0x000 type numbers. Write everything down, including the words towards the top that are in FULL CAPS.

How to fix this yourself in a few easy steps
1.) Shut down your computer. You will have to power down the computer with the power button. I recommend holding it in for 8 seconds, then release. You will hear the computer shut down and see no lights at all. You may see your monitor light still on, that is ok because it has it’s own power source.
2.) Leave your computer off for 10 minutes
3.) Turn back on your computer
4.) If you still have the blue screen, your computer may not be happy with some of things you have plugged into your computer. I will recommend you shut down your computer again and unplug everything from your computer but the power cord and the monitor. This includes the mouse and keyboard. Leave computuer off again for 10 minutes.
5.) Turn back on computer and see if blue screen is still there. If so, Call That Girl and get your computer repaired. Or call us to get your data off your hard drive and consider getting a new computer if your computer is old. Sometimes the price of getting the data and repairing your computer is not worth it. But usually it is! We ask the right questions to help you determine what is best for you, your computer and your budget.

Final question….as a blue screen of death can happen at anytime as well your hard drive could seriously crash, are you backing up your stuff? Call us today and get a data back up consultation done for just $32.50.

Here is the Call That Girl Pink Screen of Death!