Had a BSOD with MS Flight Simulator X running

WebMaximus · 11 Oct 2013

As the topic suggests I had a BSOD running FSX probably due to my overclock not perfectly stable yet.

What I would like to know is how likely it is that a BSOD leave some corrupt files behind? Reason I ask is I have an image of my system partition and also a complete backup of my FSX folder which is on another disk so I could restore both the system image and the copy of the FSX folder but I did install some other programs after doing the backups and before getting this BSOD so I would rather not restore those copies unless it's highly likely it might have left some corrupt files behind.

Anyone in here knows how good Windows 7 is in this regard and how big the risk for corrupt files is after a BSOD?

Computer0304 · 12 Oct 2013

Well does the pc have a read/write light? If it does try to remember if it was on or blinking before BSOD. I am not a BSOD expert so you should go and ask someone else. But before you go, I have one suggestion. Try chkdsk
Disk Check But backup before this because all files within a bad sector will get deleted. But keep the old backup in case something goes wrong. Worst case scenario, the hard drive is damaged and needs a replacement.

Computer0304 · 12 Oct 2013

Also you should downclock to normal speed for now.

WebMaximus · 12 Oct 2013

No idea if the disk light was on since the BSOD happened very quickly. I decided to restore from my backups just to be sure all is good down the road.

Thanks for the tip regarding disk check but I'm not worried about my disks.

Computer0304 · 12 Oct 2013

Ok sure but you have been warned. My laptop once blue screened when i was using ie and after that it was all slow and eventually the hdd crashed.