Lightning got my Alienware x51 though only my usb tv tuner that was connected to the tv antenna. It didnt hit any thing that was plugged into the electric sockets in my rooms. Also it hit my Xbox 360 though the ethernet, so that wont work anymore.
The computer was unplugged from the wall socket. All my usb devices work. Just that my computer wont turn on anymore.
I think its just my motherboard that is fried. It doesnt look like anything else in my pc was damaged.
So should I just buy a new motherboard and psu and put my computer back together in my spare computer case? Buy the same motherboard for my x51 and replace it? Or should I contact a computer repair place?
Be nice to have some extra room for my gpu and maybe one more.
The guy who fixed our internet after the lightning strike said likely its only the tv tuner that went out or just the motherboard.
I just hope its as simple as only the motherboard being fried, because that would be cheap to fix.
The computer was unplugged from the wall socket. All my usb devices work. Just that my computer wont turn on anymore.
I think its just my motherboard that is fried. It doesnt look like anything else in my pc was damaged.
So should I just buy a new motherboard and psu and put my computer back together in my spare computer case? Buy the same motherboard for my x51 and replace it? Or should I contact a computer repair place?
Be nice to have some extra room for my gpu and maybe one more.
The guy who fixed our internet after the lightning strike said likely its only the tv tuner that went out or just the motherboard.
I just hope its as simple as only the motherboard being fried, because that would be cheap to fix.
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