my computer lives another day

so i was up in northern va this weekend, and i had brought my computer to show pictures from india. when i turned it on a blue error screen came on which i've seen before, but this weekend it came on every time i turned on my computer. luckily i bought an external hard drive when this first started happening so i had most things backed up, but its still a bummer. this morning i sat down to call dell and see if it could be fixed or if my comp had seen its last days, and when i turned on my computer it worked! i know its only temporary, but at least it gave me time to back up some documents, music, and pictures that i hadnt backed up yet. maybe it does only work in charlottesville...