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Power surges and spikes

  • 29-03-2009 10:29pm
    #1
    A7X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering here but If a computer has been fooked sue to power surges and that, what exactly would you expect to not be working?

    I know the hard drive isn't working but I'm wondering what else could be working. Would the PSU and Graphics card be gone? Or is it really just that it could be any or all of it and you wouldn't know without testing?

    thanks


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  • #2
    uberpixie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭uberpixie


    A7X wrote: »
    Or is it really just that it could be any or all of it and you wouldn't know without testing?

    Ues it could be anything, the only way to be sure is test with spare parts and see what works and what doesn't.


  • #3
    A7X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭A7X


    uberpixie wrote: »
    Ues it could be anything, the only way to be sure is test with spare parts and see what works and what doesn't.
    Ah i thought so. But out of experience what would you expect?


  • #4
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    A7X wrote: »
    Just wondering here but If a computer has been fooked sue to power surges and that, what exactly would you expect to not be working?

    I know the hard drive isn't working but I'm wondering what else could be working. Would the PSU and Graphics card be gone? Or is it really just that it could be any or all of it and you wouldn't know without testing?

    thanks

    Cpu, RAM, bios, additional components on any specialised graphics card you might have installed and not just an inbuilt graphics controller on the motherboard.
    A few just to begin with...


  • #5
    A7X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭A7X


    Biggins wrote: »
    Cpu, RAM, bios, additional components on any specialised graphics card you might have installed and not just an inbuilt graphics controller on the motherboard.
    A few just to begin with...

    I thought it would be to that extent alright. But things like the PSU and CD-ROM? would they be damaged? or is it just a possibility and yet again wouldnt know without testing? =/


  • #6
    A7X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭A7X


    Just another question, If i was to check what's damaged by putting them into another computer, would there be a chance of me damaging that computer by putting them in? Like PSU, memory etc?


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  • #7
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,541 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Had a friend that claimed he fried his motherboard during a power surge visiting China. Was cause for me to pick up a Belkin portable surge protector for my laptop for only $10 USD, but has a several thousand dollar warranty that will replace your computer if fried by a surge. Why don't others do the same? I see few in public.


  • #8
    A7X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭A7X


    Blue_Lagoon wrote: »
    Had a friend that claimed he fried his motherboard during a power surge visiting China. Was cause for me to pick up a Belkin portable surge protector for my laptop for only $10 USD, but has a several thousand dollar warranty that will replace your computer if fried by a surge. Why don't others do the same? I see few in public.

    Ill defo be investing in one when I get a new computer.

    I really wanna know whats damaged with the old one so I can salvage things.


  • #9
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Some companies will have an insurance on their surge protectors.
    If your PC is fried and it can be proved the surge protector failed they'll give you money.


  • #10
    rogue-entity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭rogue-entity


    I bought a surge-strip a while ago for my PC's Im also reasonably sure the Monster line-conditioner that I bought for my AV gear also provides surge protection. I pass the phone cable through the surge protector before it connects to the Skybox, and it would be incredible if lightning hit the satellite dish considering its at near-ground level at the side of the house.

    That said... I also have one a pair of Powerline Network adaptors to connect my dad's office and a server to the home network and the internet (one adaptor in my room, the other in the office) unless they also have built in surge-protection... what is to stop a surge passing through them and frying everything connected to the wired network?

    Im looking to get my hands on an online UPS anyway, and use the surge strip for everything else that isnt currently protected.. Im seeing the main points of weakness being anything that is plugged into the regular extension lead that I use for connecting everything else... to solve that I'll probably fit a surge-plug.


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