Agreed, sounds like a bad motherboard to me.. On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Christel Powell < [email protected]> wrote:
> During the last bout of major storms, I had a home computer and my > husband's office computer both lose a system board. Both had no power. After > HP replaced the power supplies they agreed with me that the system boards > were shot. Data was a little flaky but hard drives in both did boot enough > to pull existing data off, format and then re-install. > > >>> <[email protected]> 8/2/2010 1:31 PM >>> > > Fellow Geeks: > > I have an SME server (that runs our schools Moodle) that looks as if it > got hit by lightening. After the storm, I tried to boot the system back > up, and there was no power. I got a new powersupply, and just installed > it, and I still have no power. I have tried a couple of power cords, as > well as a couple of different outlets, but nothing. Is it possible that > the cord from the power button, or the motherboard connection for the > power button, got zapped as well (never heard of this, but with > computers, anything is possible)? If so, is there anything that can be > done to fix this, or am I going to have to purchase a new tower and move > this hard drive over to it, and hope for the best (IE that this hard > drive will work in a new case)? > > Thanks. > -- > William Upp > Computer and Business Instructor > Technology Coordinator > Bluffs Schools > Bluffs, IL > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > --- Scanned by M+ Guardian Messaging Firewall --- > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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