Serious Error

[johnnyelvis]

I normally leave my computer on for days and nights and once in a while I'll shut it down for a night. I got on the computer and Windows said that it had recovered from a serious error. The details of the error said that it was a 'blue screen error' and that it was caused by a device or driver.

Is anyone familiar with this and know how to correct it? I'm afraid of losing all of my family pictures and data one day.

Thanks

[The Wise Monkey]

If you are worried about losing data, then it would be a good idea to buy a USB hard drive and use it as a backup device - they are quite cheap now, and you can just plug them in and copy your files across.

Did you get this error when the PC had been on at night?

[johnnyelvis]

Yes, it happens at night. But I think I know what the problem may have been. I had a central Air Conditioning unit installed and when the AC kicked in it made the house lights dim. I bought an APC batery back up unit in case the computer was also losing power when the lights dimmed.

[The Wise Monkey]

Ah, that could have been it - a loss of power always causes some kind of problem.

Just make sure that your UPS is configured correctly, and you should be fine. :)

[zburns]

JohnnyElvis: I would worry a lot more about the cause of your lights dimming than your computer. What you describe is pretty unusual. At a minimum you should have a qualified electrican to tell you what is going on, if you have not already.

I am saying something only because there are several very dangerous senarios that can result from what you describe.

[Dkrenken]

The lights in the home typically dim with laser printers since they work on heat and therefore draw a lot of wattage during use. This is normal.

As for your computer problem, I am having similar problems with my computer. Have you solved it yet? I suspect I have a hardware issue.