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Article #258Re: lightning strike - should the components be reused
From: Dennis Reese
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 14:54
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 14:54
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relloman@beasty.com (rello) wrote in message news:<4088f437.47047881@news-server>... > 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 hey relloman, I had a lightning strike also. The only things that survived were the hp printer and monitor. Tech support for hp helped get the printer working. Anything with a circuit board was fried. Dennis
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