Computer+lightning
 

If your computer is hit by lightning what is probably the fix for it? A friend of mine has changed out the power supply already and it boots up but shows nothing on the screen, Is there any hope for the comp? Does he need a new motherboard and cpu? Any replies are appreciated.

You sure the monitor is on?

ummmm yes.

Excuse me for repeating but, your friends computer got hit by lightning?

I guess through the power line or telephone line, not sure on that.

FRIED COMPUTER MMMMMMMM MMMMMM GOOD

Is there any fix, other than getting another comp.?

Oh, that makes a little more sense. I thought you meant he was walking with it and it got struck or something. oOo:

Anyway, I'm not a computer genious, but any kind of electricity is not good for your computer.

A friend and I were working on my computer once in my room and there was carpet on the floor which created static electricity which burnt my motherboard out. I had to buy a whole new one. Kinda shitty. So if your friends computer got zapped with 1.21 jiggawatts (heh, back to the future) I bet there is a lot of stuff wrong inside there. I wouldn't be suprised if the motherboard/cup was toast.

Take it in and get it looked at. The professionals will tell you what you need to replace, if not the entire unit.

A lightning bolt can carry more than 1 billion volts...sorry don't think there is much hope for the computer ed:

Thats what I thought.

Well first things...open up the computer...if you can't notice any damage, go to best buy or someplace like that

That is the reason I'm asking here, trying to save him some money. They want to charge him a arm and a leg just to look at it.

Warranty?

Yep, I bet it's fried. My tv once got taken out by lightning.

It boots up but there is no picture on the monitor.

Oh it boots up?

Try it with another monitor?

The tube could be blown in the monitor.

Will try that, thanks.

about a month ago there was an electrical storm and i think it frazzled my modem a little, its not as reliable as it was and takes an age to connect. thats on the dell 1.5ghz but on my comp i have cable so its ok, god i hate 56k, the world would be alot less angry, alot more things would be processed quicker, found quicker and obtained quicker if the world used only cable or faster. jus think at how much time it would free up for people, thus making the workplace alot more productive and the WORLD A BETTER PLACE!
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..ahem, good luck man

Also if he bought another video card and put it in, make sure the monitor is hooked up to that one. If its to the built in one then it also wont work.


I'm just giving you hope fore some stupid excuse why it isnt working lol.

Thanks for all the replies. I think he need a new computer.

some parts may be usable tho, one of my computer got struck by lightning once and only the modem, cdrom (dunno how it got up to the cdrom) and motherboard were fried.

How did you test what worked and what didn't?