Rerok
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During a recent thunderstorm, the computer at my church was hit with a power surge, even though it was plugged into a surge protector. Now, when you push the power button, nothing happens, no lights, beeps, fans, nothing.
Dell Dimension 3000
Windows XP sp2
P4
512MB DDR400
Intel 865gv mobo...
in other words, a factory Dell
I thought it might be the psu, so i took the one from my rig at home and tried it, with the same results. I know the mobo is getting power, because there is a green light on it that comes on every time you plug it in.
With me being a self taught noob, my gut is the mobo was taken out from the surge, because it also killed the modem and router. But, since I am still a noob, I figured I would ask you guys just to be sure. Should I go ahead and tell them they need to spring for a new mobo, or is there something I might be overlooking? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Dell Dimension 3000
Windows XP sp2
P4
512MB DDR400
Intel 865gv mobo...
in other words, a factory Dell
I thought it might be the psu, so i took the one from my rig at home and tried it, with the same results. I know the mobo is getting power, because there is a green light on it that comes on every time you plug it in.
With me being a self taught noob, my gut is the mobo was taken out from the surge, because it also killed the modem and router. But, since I am still a noob, I figured I would ask you guys just to be sure. Should I go ahead and tell them they need to spring for a new mobo, or is there something I might be overlooking? Any help is greatly appreciated.