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  1. January 29th, 2012, 11:15 AM #1
    kspeel
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    Dell and Lightning strike

    Got a dell dimension 4800 that aparently was hit by lightning strike. It was plugged into a surge protector. When turning it on it does have power,the fan runs and the 2 dvd drives flash and I can hear the hard drive turn on. There is nothing going to the moniter ,it stays off and black. THe yellow power light stays and but I dont appear to see the hd light flashing during boot. I thought might be onboard video card but tryed 2 other video cards and nothing. Dont even get a bios screen.There is a green light on the main board that stays on also.
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  2. January 29th, 2012, 11:27 AM #2
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    If you have a spare power supply you could try it with that. TBH, it's much more likely to be a dead mobo and possibly, but less likely, the CPU. The symptoms are fairly classic for motherboard failure
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  3. January 29th, 2012, 11:29 AM #3
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    ok thanks
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