JesseM
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My laptop's been acting a bit odd the last few days and just a few minutes ago it had its first ever BSOD. Just before the crash I tried plugging in my external drive (eSATA) that is plugged in all the time and the laptop didn't see it, and to test my ports I unplugged my USB mouse and when I plugged it back in it too did not work. I take really good care of this thing and have never even come close to getting a virus, even though that is always a possibility.
My worst fear is a hardware failure somewhere, but I'm just not sure what to think. Nothing in particular has given me trouble since I got the laptop a year or so ago, so I'm not sure how to go about a diagnosis. Any ideas? I'd love to figure out what went/is going wrong so I can make sure it doesn't happen again.
*EDIT*
Just to clarify, once my comp booted up after the blue screen everything appears to work fine again. It just has me worried.
My worst fear is a hardware failure somewhere, but I'm just not sure what to think. Nothing in particular has given me trouble since I got the laptop a year or so ago, so I'm not sure how to go about a diagnosis. Any ideas? I'd love to figure out what went/is going wrong so I can make sure it doesn't happen again.
*EDIT*
Just to clarify, once my comp booted up after the blue screen everything appears to work fine again. It just has me worried.