Black screen Crashes

[BoxMan]

Re read post # 27
You download DDU. READ HOW TO USE IT on the download page.
Then reinstall the driver you downloaded

Alright I’ll do it asap

[Bruce]

@BoxMan - where we at?

[BoxMan]

@BoxMan - where we at?

I am out for a vacation so I have no way of testing it I’ll update you when I get back

[Bruce]

OK - keep us posted.

[BoxMan]

Re read post # 27
You download DDU. READ HOW TO USE IT on the download page.
Then reinstall the driver you downloaded

Do I make a restore point or something similar before doing it?

[PeterOz]

Don’t you do backups?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/create-a-system-restore-point-77e02e2a-3298-c869-9974-ef5658ea3be9

[BoxMan]

Don’t you do backups?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/create-a-system-restore-point-77e02e2a-3298-c869-9974-ef5658ea3be9

I’ve never done one before cause I didn’t find a reason to until now

[Bruce]

I say this without any malice or insult - but you must be young and have the luxury of living in an era where computers are relatively reliable.
But they are definitely not 100% reliable.

Your data can go pear-shaped in any number of ways, of course there is fire or theft or drive failure, but anything that inhibits access to your data is on the table. Like - power surge takes out power supply which blows motherboard, water gets dropped onto the PC and shorts everything out, cat walks across keyboard and miraculously enters the keyboard combo to delete all files, laptop left in car - overheats and melts in Aussie summer heat.

There are literally 100’s of ways that your data can be lost, and that is the sole reason backups were created, to cater for the “What if…” scenarios.

Having your data exist in more than one place covers you for when one of those places is compromised.
See my signature for some programs to get you started. You could even simply copy your data to an online storage service like OneDrive or DropBox.

[BoxMan]

I say this without any malice or insult - but you must be young and have the luxury of living in an era where computers are relatively reliable.
But they are definitely not 100% reliable.

Your data can go pear-shaped in any number of ways, of course there is fire or theft or drive failure, but anything that inhibits access to your data is on the table. Like - power surge takes out power supply which blows motherboard, water gets dropped onto the PC and shorts everything out, cat walks across keyboard and miraculously enters the keyboard combo to delete all files, laptop left in car - overheats and melts in Aussie summer heat.

There are literally 100’s of ways that your data can be lost, and that is the sole reason backups were created, to cater for the “What if…” scenarios.

Having your data exist in more than one place covers you for when one of those places is compromised.
See my signature for some programs to get you started. You could even simply copy your data to an online storage service like OneDrive or DropBox.

I never thought about it before thank you for letting me know, I’m just relatively new to PCs what do kind of backup do you think I should make which could be reliable? Like getting a hard drive or something?

[Bruce]

Do you have a rough idea of how many GB’s you have?
Go through your Docs, Desktop, Pics, Vids, and Music folders and tally those up.
They are the most important.
Things like emails, downloads usually are either stored in the cloud or can just be re-downloaded.

If you only have a few GB’s to save, get a couple of USB sticks and rotate their usage.
For example, get three sticks, and every week or month save your data to Stick1, then next week/month, save to Stick2, etc.

But probably the best option is getting an external USB drive to copy your data to.
Regularly copy your data to it and then keep it somewhere safe; another room, in the car, next door neighbour, your Mum’s place - things like that.

Where you store the backup device, and how often you do it, all depends on the importance you place on the files and what you are trying to guard against.
If your main worry is deleting a file accidentally, save it to a USB stick and keep it in your desk draw.
If you live in a high theft area and they are targeting PC’s, keep the backup in another room.
If bush fires are a concern, keep the external backup drive in another location.
You get the point…

[BoxMan]

Do you have a rough idea of how many GB’s you have?
Go through your Docs, Desktop, Pics, Vids, and Music folders and tally those up.
They are the most important.
Things like emails, downloads usually are either stored in the cloud or can just be re-downloaded.

If you only have a few GB’s to save, get a couple of USB sticks and rotate their usage.
For example, get three sticks, and every week or month save your data to Stick1, then next week/month, save to Stick2, etc.

But probably the best option is getting an external USB drive to copy your data to.
Regularly copy your data to it and then keep it somewhere safe; another room, in the car, next door neighbour, your Mum’s place - things like that.

Where you store the backup device, and how often you do it, all depends on the importance you place on the files and what you are trying to guard against.
If your main worry is deleting a file accidentally, save it to a USB stick and keep it in your desk draw.
If you live in a high theft area and they are targeting PC’s, keep the backup in another room.
If bush fires are a concern, keep the external backup drive in another location.
You get the point…

What size should the hard drive be, or the USB stick since I don’t have necessarily important files other than system files and 1 or 2 documents.

[Bruce]

OK, if you are just going to snapshot the whole drive and take an image, you’ll need the standard capacity of around 2TB, or basically whatever the retail store sells, even 1TB will be plenty.
Get the 2.5" sized units (the smaller ones) rather than the bigger 3.5" units as those ones also need a power source.

And since you are backing up the whole system, Windows and your personal stuff, you’ll need software to do that, like Macrium, but there are others.

[BoxMan]

OK, if you are just going to snapshot the whole drive and take an image, you’ll need the standard capacity of around 2TB, or basically whatever the retail store sells, even 1TB will be plenty.
Get the 2.5" sized units (the smaller ones) rather than the bigger 3.5" units as those ones also need a power source.

And since you are backing up the whole system, Windows and your personal stuff, you’ll need software to do that, like Macrium, but there are others.

So a 2tb 2.5inch usb hard drive?

[Bruce]

That would be my choice.

To give you a rough idea, from a retail store I use here in Oz;

1TB HDD - $89 - https://www.umart.com.au/product/wes...bbk-wesn-76782
2TB HDD - $105 - Western Digital 2TB My Passport USB 3.2 External HDD - Black (WDBYVG0020BBK-WESN) - Umart.com.au
250GB SSD - $55 - Toshiba X10 Portable SSD 250GB - Umart.com.au

Just check your USB connections on the devices you’ll be using the external drive on.
The images I take using Macrium are around 40-50GB each, so even a 250GB capacity will allow for at least 4 backups, but of course it all depends on number of programs install and how many files (docs, pics, vids, etc) you have.

[BoxMan]

Alr am getting back on my computer on a few days I’ll update you once I do #27 and#30 and should I make a restore point before doing so?