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Article #257Re: lightning strike - should the components be reused
From: Andrew J
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 13:49
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 13:49
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>got a newish dell dimension 4500 in that was knocked out by a >lightning strike......i got the job of disposing of the box :) > >the mobo is definitely dead but all the majors, hd, both cd drives, >floppy ram and video board are ok...havent tested the modem and s/card >as yet but s/card prolly ok......modem i expect to be fried ..... > >i could sell it at a very low price [with a statement as to its >origin], use it as a testing station or maybe hire it out as a fill in >for people who cant do without a computer........ > >what would opinion be on putting it back into service for the above >applications..... >thanks for any and all replies > >relloman >relloman You can depend on the case only. Since PC parts that work one day and not the next are a nightmare, destroy them. Got a PC hit by lightning, just barely. No burned marks and almost got into Windows. Put the drive on my desktop to get data off as a favor. It completely hosed my drive with 35GB of data on it.
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