Hi, i just got my hands on some old pc's that i wanted to use to basically take apart and practice on. One of these old machines is completely intact and actually has a better processor than whats in the machine i'm using now, so i thought i might start using it as a second pc. Trouble is that its been struck by lightning (???) according to the guy in the shop who gave it to me. Now this is probably a really stupid question to those who know a lot more than i do about this sort of thing and i suspect i already know the answer, but here goes - if i install a new PSU in it, is there a chance it might work? Now if a pc is struck by lightning, would it just fubar the PSU or would every single component in the machine be burnt out? (strange question, i know) Also, if the lightning strike has buggered the mobo and processor, i was wondering if maybe the HDD would be salveageable - its just an 80GB seagate but if it hasn't been fried then it would do nicely as a secondary HD. I know that if i got busy with the ol screwdriver and installed the seagate into my main pc then i'd know the answer to whether it still worked or not but i just haven't got time to do it. So i'm asking (dumb) questions on here instead....! Any suggestions? B
Yes, there's a chance it might work - it depends on how severe the lightning damage was, and how good the PSU was at protecting it. It's worth a try anyway.
get a relativly cheap PSU to give it a try. most good brand PSU will shield the components on DC side from lightning.
well, everything in the lightning-zapped machine was buggered except the HD which seems to be perfectly ok. So now its sitting inside this pc about to have linux installed on it - dual boot system, here we go!
