Can a power surge damage your computer , everything was shut down , lights and all ?

Its been showing me the blue screen of death after the janitor was messing with the circuit breaking in the building they didn't give no notice of a test and its been like this on 2 computers , doing the same thing what can i do about it ?Can a power surge damage your computer , everything was shut down , lights and all ?
Yeah, it sounds like your janitor BOINKED two computers all right. It is possible to surge the hardware even with everything OFF. Current is still trickling into the power supply all the time while it is OFF. If you did not have surge protection on the computers, I can just guarantee you that your computers were fried.



You should come back here and post the error codes, ALL OF IT, and see if we can determine what is wrong. I will give you this hint: usually when this happens, the first thing to get fried is the memory. I bet the error codes you get lead to bad memory. Have the memory replaced.



The other thing to get boinked, is the CPU and the video card.



Try replacing the RAM if you are not able to troubleshoot from any other angle.



PS - Tell your employer to buy you a power surge strip for $25. It sure beats paying a tech $300/hr at commercial rates and $30/gig of RAM. These days, employers should be looking to save money, not throw it away.
it is possible that the power surge has damaged your computer



when u get the blue screen...note the error code that is provided and do a search on the internet...find out what the error means and what the actual problem is...

any smart *** can do a format on a computer or a checkdisk

also i recommend a UPS it helps to protect your computer from a power surge and power faliures.Can a power surge damage your computer , everything was shut down , lights and all ?
yes, it can damage your power supply/motherboard, mainly anything that has power to it can be damaged. I would recommend doing a chkdsk /r using the windows cd. unless its a mac. then I would just reload the os. it probably just corrupted a few files in windows maybe the MBR sectors.
Could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software. This problem can be solved by uninstalling new software, updating device drivers and making minor configuration changes . From http://fixit.in/bluescreenofdeath.html . You can also run a free registry scan using utilities from http://re7.infoCan a power surge damage your computer , everything was shut down , lights and all ?
Yes it can sadly - either a power surge or just simple power loss can damage the computer components or the hard disk.



You should make a compensation claim to the company that manages the building.