lightning damage :(

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by kossong, Oct 1, 2007.

  1. kossong

    kossong Private E-2

    Hi out there

    Recently a storm passed by our house and... tough life for our Dell Dimension 4500! It cannot start anymore and the only sign of life is a blinking LED on front. No idea how to diagnose the damage either...
    Can anyone help us locate the trouble?

    Thanks!!

    Teho
     
  2. studiot

    studiot MajorGeek

    Had to repair lightning dmaaged Dell 4550 and 8200 earlier this year.

    Replaced burnt out parts

    8200
    keyboard
    Motherboard
    Processor


    4550
    Keyboard
    Motherboard

    The 8200 caught the brunt of it from the ISDN line which was blown off the wall.

    I replaced both motherboards with a GX260 motherboad from Ebay. this made the repair cost edffective.

    Note the keyboard went west in both cases.
     

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