Tafkar,
Same exact thing happened to me a few years ago with my c600. (Who said
lightening can't strike the same computer twice?)
Anyway, it totally fried my comm slot modem but everything else was fine
since I was using a surge protector. Unfortunately, that protector didn't
include the phone line protection lime they do now. I simply bought a
replacement modem and all was well. Unless you have reason to believe
otherwise, this may be all your friend needs.
Good Luck,
Dave
> A friend of mine had her C600 on during a lightning storm and it suddenly
> went poof and subequently would not boot. I checked it out for her and it
> turns out that the internal modem card and the PCI video card seemed to be
> damage. Whenever either one was left in the machine it would not boot...that
> is, the computer would try to start, but no video and no OS loading would
> occur. I could actually see a couple of burnt looking spots on the modem.
> Once I removed those items and connected to the built-in video, all seemed
> well. However, now the computer doesn't seem to recognize the printer. She
> has two hard drives, one with OS8.1 and one with 8.6 and niether would
> print. I took it home and the printer works fine on my computer.
> What I'm wondering about is whether it would be a good idea to just format
> her hard drives and start fresh, or if simply re-installing the OS should be
> sufficient. I don't have any experience with lightning damaged computers,
> but I was hoping that someone in a more lightning-prone area of the country
> would have some advice.
>
> tafkar
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