Question about computer after power outage...

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[EuR]Fr3nCh_T3rRoR

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Well this is a bit weird, I had my computer on with Xfire logged on and a website open with Zonealarm firewall on. I left to the mall and came back and noticed my computer was off, so i asked myself what the heck is going on...So then I found out we had a power outage and thats why it was off, so I turned it back on and right after the Windows screen, instead of going into the login screen it went to a blue screen and gave me a error, which i don't know exactly and said the system is restarting and kept doing that...Then I went into the BIOS and exited, maybe to restart things and BAM I was able to get into Windows. That night I played WoW for about 2-3 hours with no problems. Today I boot up and I go to a website and BAM I get a blue screen saying that its dumping Physical memory, so i restart and once i get into Windows i open up a website and gives me the same error again...

So I thought to myself, to repair Windows with my XP disc, so i did just that and I did it with the second screen, the correct way. It did the copying files and restarted and then went and starting installing devices etc...But it froze up at 34 minutes, and it did that like the next 3-4 times i tried. So then I just said screw it mate and reformatted. Once I reformatted, Windows installed just fine without a hitch. I'm in my desktop now and installed a few things and I have restarted quite a few times without any problems.

Now my main concern is, what was going on? Was it something on my hard drive that was really corrupt and thats why Windows couldn't repair? Because it worked just fine with a reformat...Just like to hear your suggestions and want to know if I should worry at all.

The rig I am having issues with is my SLI Gaming Rig #2...Luckily my first rig was off at the time...

Please help, thanks mate!
 
I would guess the outage corrupted data on the drive. an outage, brownout, or surge can do crazy things.

Really should get a battery backup. APC Smart UPS can automatically shut your PC down "safely" when an outage, or brownout occurs, and protect you from surges alot better than a powerstrip.

The APC store sells refurbed stuff too so it only costs an arm instead of an arm and a leg. :D
 
So you don't think anything physically happened to my drive? You are saying that it was just corrupted data? I just want to make sure none of my hardware is bad....Glad it was my second rig and not my first....But still want to be sure mate.
 
Different things happen during power outages. Mine was totally dead, it wouldn't turn on or anything. I reset the CMOS and it worked fine though..odd :confused:
 
[EuR]Fr3nCh_T3rRoR said:
So you don't think anything physically happened to my drive? You are saying that it was just corrupted data? I just want to make sure none of my hardware is bad....Glad it was my second rig and not my first....But still want to be sure mate.
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Run it hard and see if it works good
 
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