We've all found ourselves, at one time or another, pressing the power button on our blessed computer just to find we are staring at a blank screen.  Why isn't the machine whirring and whizzing with activity... flashing lights, splash screens being displayed on the monitor, or the churning of the hard drive preparing all of our carefully created documents?

The sad reality is that our old friend has a problem.  It happens.

And that is where I come in... you're friendly neighborhood computer girl.

So just what is it that breaks our computer in the first place?  -->