[opensuse] How do I find out why my server crashed?

My server crashed last night and I can't see anything in the logs as to why. I couldn't ssh in so I connected a screen and keyboard, the screen stayed on standby and I couldn't even toggle the caps-lock. I'm thinking that it was a kernel panic but without the screen I don't know what caused it. I can't see anything except a huge gap in the logs so they're no help. Is there anywhere else I can look to try and find out what the problem was so I can stop it happening again? I don't appreciate being dragged out of bed and half-way across the city by our Australian friends who can't go to bed at a sensible time.

thanks
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