PC enthusiast site Maximum PC put together a guide covering how to read the crash screens and logs. When you know what's wrong, the guide also leads you through common causes, troubleshooting those common causes, and, for the final layer, diving into the Microsoft knowledge base to get fine-grained on those BSOD annoyances. If you've been wrestling with a Blue Screen of Death lately, check out the guide and see if you can find a solution before throwing in the towel and rebuilding your system.