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Lightning strike put down my PC. How to recover?

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bhabendrasaikia Original post #1
Apr 27, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Friends, I need your help. Couple of days back lightning stiked near my house. At the time my PC(Asus M2N-MX mobo,AMD X2 4000+ processor,1GB DDRII RAM ) was on with Dataone Internet connection and Siemens modem. Morning after I saw that Power LED of modem (red) was blinking and PC was shut off. Now PC won't power up.
When I took it to local PC mechanic, he said SMPS and Motherboard have been damaged. He also said the motherboard model (Asus M2N-MX) is no longer available hence i have to take new motherboard and along with it new processor and RAM as present processor and RAM wont be compatible.
I am not convinced about what he said and hence want your suggestions. Also tell what to do about the modem . Thanks in advance. Please reply.
praka123
praka123 #2
Apr 27, 2008 at 10:55 AM
what he said is,probably true since repairing mobo is really hard,as many mobos uses smd's(tiny components).but processor..did he checked it on another pc?also to check ur RAM,boot with a ubuntu cd to test using memtest86+
nvidia
nvidia #3
Apr 27, 2008 at 10:59 AM
You dont have to buy a new processor if the processor is in working condition... Since you have 4000+ iits AM2 socket and you can get plenty of motherboards supporting AM2 processors...
praka123
praka123 #4
Apr 27, 2008 at 11:45 AM
...and what about WARRANTY?If it is there,try ASAP for a replacement :D
nvidia
nvidia #5
Apr 27, 2008 at 6:22 PM
^^Its not covered under warranty i think...
xbonez
xbonez #6
Apr 27, 2008 at 6:36 PM
yeah, damages due to oc'ing and surges etc won't be covered
amitash
amitash #7
Apr 27, 2008 at 6:59 PM
looks like ur dealer is tryin to get u to buy more components from him...try procy on a diff mobo