Technician Aboard the BP Oil Rig that Exploded Shut Alarms Off To Avoid Waking Up The Crew

Apparently the system that monitors and controls drilling operations was running Windows, and kept crashing with the famed Blue Screen of Death (BSoD). An alarm that goes off to alert the crew to dangerous levels of combustible gases was shut off to avoid waking anyone up. Aren't BSoD's and alarms meant to wake people up and alert them to problems?