I bought a new computer in Feb, and Here's what happened. A storm was coming through our area, so as a precaution, I always unplug my computer from the outlets. The only thing that was plugged into my PC was my DSL line which was connected to a surge protector (I stupidly forgot to pull it). When the storm hit, it went through my DSL line and blew the surge protector to the DSL line. The DSL line then goes from the surge protector to a router which goes to my computer. The router obtained no damage, but now my PC will not even post. When I start the computer, the electric goes to the CD-Rom then the A Drive where my computer stops. There are no boot-up/post beeps, no display, not anything. A scan of the motherboard shows no oozing or raised areas to denote a possible surge hit. There are no scorch marks on a regular scan. I have disconnected all devices: hard drive, cd-rom, a drive, ram chip and it still does not achieve post. I have not reset the chips nor heatsink yet, nor disconnected areas on the motherboard like sound, bios battery, etc. Was going to do this this weekend coming--a complete breakdown.
The computer is a 2.60 Ghz Intel Celeron Processor, 256 MB DDR, 40 Gig Hard drive, 56x CD-RW running Win XP Professional.
My question is, What could have been fried? Is there something I am overlooking? Is there anything else I can try? Or is my 5 years worth of saving for this computer completely down the drain? I am welcome and open to any constructive ideas. Please be adviced, if a new item is warranted as a solution, I only have about $40 dollars to play with whereas I am on a very limited budget.
Thank you in advance of any and all help with this issue.
NaerokD
The computer is a 2.60 Ghz Intel Celeron Processor, 256 MB DDR, 40 Gig Hard drive, 56x CD-RW running Win XP Professional.
My question is, What could have been fried? Is there something I am overlooking? Is there anything else I can try? Or is my 5 years worth of saving for this computer completely down the drain? I am welcome and open to any constructive ideas. Please be adviced, if a new item is warranted as a solution, I only have about $40 dollars to play with whereas I am on a very limited budget.
Thank you in advance of any and all help with this issue.
NaerokD