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Pants · 06-12-2005, 08:42 PM

OK, so I come back home to get a call from my dad that the computer got fried during the storm. Now when I push the power button on, nothing happens. Also, when I plug it into an outlet, you can hear a slight ticking sound that slowly dies off when I unplug it. What could be fucked?

crossbow · 06-13-2005, 05:10 PM

You eliminated the power supply as a fault so now remove everything in the computer that you can. Strip it down to the minimum and turn it on. If it works in that condition then start adding parts one at a time until the symptoms return.

If it does not work in the stripped down state then.....much $ is lost.

Yup, it can be anything from the motherboard, video card, hard drive, memory, or even the keyboard and mouse. Could also be more then one device that was fried. Note to self: turn off computer during electrical storms. Turn off cable modem too.

I knew a person that received a mild electrical shock while using the phone during a lightening storm.

06-13-2005, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by crossbow

I knew a person that received a mild electrical shock while using the phone during a lightening storm.

Yeah, those cordless phones can be a bitch.

Pants · 06-13-2005, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by crossbow

You eliminated the power supply as a fault so now remove everything in the computer that you can. Strip it down to the minimum and turn it on. If it works in that condition then start adding parts one at a time until the symptoms return.

If it does not work in the stripped down state then.....much $ is lost.

Yup, it can be anything from the motherboard, video card, hard drive, memory, or even the keyboard and mouse. Could also be more then one device that was fried. Note to self: turn off computer during electrical storms. Turn off cable modem too.

I knew a person that received a mild electrical shock while using the phone during a lightening storm.

I know dude. My dad was always anal about it and always told me to turn the comp off during T-storms. I always gave him shit about how that never happens and we have a surge protector, etc. Anyway, this was the first time my dad left it on since he was burning some DVD or some shit... Oh, the irony. This is also my computer, I've invested probably around $2500 in it over time.

Ultra Peanut · 06-18-2005, 01:05 AM

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fucking lightning...

That sounds painful.

Sorry about your comp, dude.

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crossbow King of Sarcasm Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: at home Casino cash: $10004900	You eliminated the power supply as a fault so now remove everything in the computer that you can. Strip it down to the minimum and turn it on. If it works in that condition then start adding parts one at a time until the symptoms return. If it does not work in the stripped down state then.....much $ is lost. Yup, it can be anything from the motherboard, video card, hard drive, memory, or even the keyboard and mouse. Could also be more then one device that was fried. Note to self: turn off computer during electrical storms. Turn off cable modem too. I knew a person that received a mild electrical shock while using the phone during a lightening storm. __________________ If the mind were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.
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