New computer - Blue Screen Of Death! HELP PLEASE

[Jon Stratis]

This thread makes me a bit nostalgic... I haven't seen a BSOD since I switch to Mac 6 years ago! In fact, aside from system updates that require it, my laptop hasn't been restarted or turned off in 6 years...

Anyways, ALL MY BSOD's were on XP or earlier, so take this with a grain of salt... Windows does (or used to, at least) keep an alert log that'll tell you why it crashed. You may need to do some googling to find it though... I've never looked for it in Win 7 or 8. After that, google the errors you see in the log and see what they're related to. That'll help identify what caused the issue. Of course, Ether's testing methodology is a great one for inspecting each part of the computer separately... Knowing where the error is might help you narrow it down.