When your computer breaks....

[Shlup]

There's no such thing as your PC just breaking

Although at one point my failserver's power supply just went kaput because a transistor melted.

Hmm.

Thank you for elaborating on my point. Your power supply broke, so I'm assuming you replaced that one piece of hardware for your computer.

If my operating system is fuxed I reformat.

I hope you meant "reinstall."

I can't tell if you're assuming I meant I reformat the operating system, or you're playing dumb to be an ass. I'll spell it out then: I reformat the drive, then reinstall the operating system.