windows - power loss. what to check on reboot?

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#284553 29-Apr-2021 18:29

every laptop i've ever owned sometimes wakes up to a blank screen. presuming it was fully awoken, running, has programs running etc.

so i just hard reset and reboot.

normally i just do chkdsk and if everything is fine i just don't worry.

is there anything else you'd check for system integrity?

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#2699826 29-Apr-2021 19:31

i wouldnt even do that, just power it on and away you go.

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#2699837 29-Apr-2021 20:04

As with all things, it depends

If you are a home user / generic office user, you can easily enough be like Jase2985 & move on
Do you have any databases running? Check for data consistency & roll backs
were you writing code / your thesis / board presentation? I'd double check at least the last section I was working on.

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#2699838 29-Apr-2021 20:10

If that ticket comes in they're going to get a "chkdsk C: /f /r"
Then if that's clear an "SFC /scannow" and a "DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth".
Then will run Dell Command Update to check for updates.
If there are no BIOS upgrades available, I'll check Dell website directly as DCU sometimes lies.
And using dxdiag check their gfx chip and go to the manufacturers website and download the the right drivers.

If it comes back to me after everything has been done, I would log a job with Dell and request the mobo's replaced.

Not sure if this helps?