Computer failure can happen even with the most careful maintenance schedule. Frequent causes are power surges and brown outs of power as well as power surges from lightning strikes. The most common components damaged from these are the power supply and the network interface card. However any component to the motherboard can be damaged from this.

Sometimes when power outages happen or when windows machines are turned off abnormally files may become damaged or corrupted.  Ideally, computer systems should have surge protectors between their power supplies and the electrical outlets and there would be an uninterruptible power supply as well to catch brown outs and power outages.

The reality is however, that most small to medium sized businesses and nearly all home users don't have UPS systems to protect the desktop computers. All users should have surge protectors however, especially here in the Tampa area as Tampa is the lightning capital of the world. In some cases, multiple computers in a business or even in a home are damaged by a single power surge.

When failures happen, components can be replaced and file systems can be repaired and in worst case scenarios restored. When computer failures occur, feel free to contact us to assess the damage and to suggest repair or replacement of the affected components. Additionally, there may be cost effective measures to minimize future exposure. To get started, call us at 813-748-3055.