Dead Computer

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Came home last night and my computer (purchased two months ago) is dead as a doornail.  We had a pretty good lightning storm night before last and I guess that got it.  Of course everything else plugged into the surge protector was fine, just the most expensive thing got nailed.

Hopefully it's just the power supply and not the motherboard.  Anybody else ever repair a surged computer?

[Godfather]

Came home last night and my computer (purchased two months ago) is dead as a doornail.  We had a pretty good lightning storm night before last and I guess that got it.  Of course everything else plugged into the surge protector was fine, just the most expensive thing got nailed.

Hopefully it's just the power supply and not the motherboard.  Anybody else ever repair a surged computer?

Yeah....first question, where did you buy it?

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Best Buy.  It's a HP.

[CCTAU]

It depends on what got "surged". If it is just a power supply, not too bad. Anything else will be a little more irritating.

[Kaos]

It's a HP.

Fail.

[Godfather]

Best Buy.  It's a HP.

You get a warranty from Best Buy for it?

[AU_Tiger_2000]

You get a warranty from Best Buy for it?

No.  They were really expensive and those things never pay for themselves, right?

 

[Saniflush]

No.  They were really expensive and those things never pay for themselves, right?

 

Insurance is like lawyers. They both suck till you need them.

[GH2001]

No.  They were really expensive and those things never pay for themselves, right?

 

If your deductible on your home owners is 500 or less, use that. Make a sure the lightning got a few more things in your home too  wink wink

[Buzz Killington]

Best Buy.  It's a HP.

Unless they have changed their return policy, you might have a better chance going through your homeowners insurance.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Feel like a dumbass.  It didn't fry the computer.  It just fried the socket on my surge protector that the computer was plugged into.  Everything else (monitor, router, modem) on the surge protector was still on, just knocked out the one socket.  Maybe that's how surge protectors are supposed to work, but I was surpised when I plugged into the wall downstairs and it came on when I was about to test the power supply.

[Buzz Killington]

Feel like a dumbass.  It didn't fry the computer.  It just fried the socket on my surge protector that the computer was plugged into.  Everything else (monitor, router, modem) on the surge protector was still on, just knocked out the one socket.  Maybe that's how surge protectors are supposed to work, but I was surpised when I plugged into the wall downstairs and it came on when I was about to test the power supply.

Did you take out the extended service plan on the surge protector?

[Token]

Smartasses. This place is full of 'em.

[Snaggletiger]

Smartasses. This place is full of 'em.

We has em'

[Godfather]

Feel like a dumbass.  It didn't fry the computer.  It just fried the socket on my surge protector that the computer was plugged into.  Everything else (monitor, router, modem) on the surge protector was still on, just knocked out the one socket.  Maybe that's how surge protectors are supposed to work, but I was surpised when I plugged into the wall downstairs and it came on when I was about to test the power supply.

Glad we could help!