Guys need help: My PC got hit by a lightning

[alvinucsk]

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My PC got hit by a lightning last week,
i was playing online game(Silkroad Online)
that time it was raining, there was a moment na ni Kilat(Lightning)
Na off ang PC ko, ako gipa check sa PC shop, naguba akong Powesupply, hardisk and On board Lan Card
Nya ako nang go replacan ug New powersupply, hardisk ug Lan card.


Now akong problema kay lan card, hinay na kau akong connection sa
internet, Mag lisud ug patching ang akong Silkroad. Unsay best nako buhaton ani.
should i buy a new Lan card

if i will what is the best lan card for me?? bati mani akong lan card nga na palit, BestLink ang brand
hinay kau ako connection... please help

[Tamblot]

This might be a surge problem. Powerline hit by the discharge. Travels down to your household line. Enters you PSU, boom! did not end there, damaged your HDD as well.

There are two possible things that might have burned your LAN card.

One. It might be from the DSL line to your LAN card. But if this is the case, your modem should have taken the hardest hit.

Two. From your busted PSU to your MB to your LAN card. Now this is something horrible. Hope it is not.

I suggest you check first your modem. Second, considering you have a new PCI LAN card, try transfering it in another PCI slot.

[leo_trams]

hehehe...my sympathies!

my set-up experienced at least 4 power surges...presumably caused by lightning.
1st strike...modem and mobo gave up, dial-up pa ko sa una. Good thing no visible burnt component...so the store replaced my mobo at no cost. Siempre wala ko ingon nga igo kilat.
2nd strike...my HDD and modem gave up, this time it cost me, a lot! kay hasta data wagtang!
3rd strike...my lan card, modem, sound card my cli phone(landline) gave up...tsk tsk tsk suki ko sa kilat da!
4th strike...my lan card and HP printer gave up! tsk tsk tsk!

Lessons learned:
- wala na nako gamita ang internal modem, unya wala na nako gi konek ang PC sa landline network.
- if the internet slows down, could be the lan card. Tingali na igo ug power surge. Use another PC/laptop to verify connection.
- Don't buy a 3-in-one printer/copier/scanner device, inig ka guba...you loose all three! Mahal pa gyud!
- always have a back-up or always back-up your data! tsk tsk tsk!
- if there are no visible damage on your devices, if under warranty, don't tell the store where you got your device the entire story...ayaw sulti nga nagcomputer ko unya sige man to ug kilat...unya ni brownout, pagbalik siga, dili na mo ON ang computer...hehehe
- use a 3com lan card para sure! bwehehehe

I usually but not always unplug my set-up kung dili ko mogamit, pero usahay ang kalimot walay gahom...timingan lang gyud!

[alvinucsk]

na kidlatan sad diay ang imo comp, wahahaha
what a co-accident
3 com no? nya ni ok na imo net?

[IT]

if its rainning dont use it .. or else. yatap gyud heheheh

[charmonster]

LMAO! bwahahahaha! this made my day!

[alvinucsk]

lol, y? make your day? wahahaha
nalipay man hehehe

bordz by the way hinay japon akoa net sa akoang bag-0 na lan card
3com ako gi palit

huhuhu

palit nalng kog Mboard oist

[prakx]

yatap na imo pc.. make sure kong mag kilat2, palong jud pc og tv pud.. kai mo spark ra na og kalit. ig spark aw, fatay na..

[alvinucsk]

huhhuhu

na ba kaha ni connection ang sa PCI ug on board na Connection sa lan no?

y kaha hinay akoa net? lan card na PIC = hinay

Onboard=guba

faets

[SHENGTON]

May I know what's your ISP?