Computer won't turn on after lightning.

[MantoTango]

Lightning strike hit and only affected my computer. Nothing else in the house died.... My computer was hooked up to a surge protector. The only thing I checked was the 24pin with a paper clip and it seemed to just power the fans and dvd drive from what i could hear. I don't know how much power it is outputing though. The capacitators on the mobo seem to be fine too. It's an asrock z77 pro 3. I live in a rural area, so Im lost on how to approach this.

 

[weberdarren97]

What kind of surge protector? If it's just a power strip with integrated surge protector, it won't do a very good job of stopping surges.

Please replace your power supply

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Same thing happened to my HERO VII in a storm , luckily only damage was to the board.

 

[weberdarren97]

If you want good surge protection, consider an Uninterruptible Power Supply.

 

[MantoTango]

It's an innovaro surge protector

 

[arges86]

Well, I've never heard of the brand, but after some quick Googling it seems like a low cost solution...
It could have just not been capable of handling the surge from the lightning.

As most others have said, its most likely the PSU. As long as there is no visible charring on other components, or bulging of capacitors, its probably safe to say your power supply to the brunt of the abuse.

 

[MantoTango]

okay. yeah im 80% sure its the psu. everything else seems fine. guess ill buy a new one then and try my luck.

 

[arges86]

Good luck. Let us know if that works

 

[MantoTango]

Haha dead mobo confirmed... fack I'm poor

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Like I stated above , mine ended up being the board too , soory to hear this bad news.

 

[arges86]

Check ebay for a board...
sometimes you can get lucky
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-ASRock-H61M-VG4-LGA1155-Intel-H61-DDR3-A-GbE-MicroATX-Motherboard-/172256247489?hash=item281b45bec1%3Ag%3Aog4AAOSweWVXch9c&_trkparms=pageci%3De8d2aaf1-ff09-467f-a3ac-d5bca4dd3a2d%2Cparentrq%3D8fe1cf5d1560abd825036b05fffeb7b7%2Ciid%3D1%2Cobjectid%3D1244

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-P8H67-M-Pro-Socket-LGA-1155-USB-3-0-Crossfire-SATA-6GB-Motherboard-/131907156097?hash=item1eb6477881%3Ag%3AGkQAAOSwaB5XrnWc&_trkparms=pageci%3De8d2aaf1-ff09-467f-a3ac-d5bca4dd3a2d%2Cparentrq%3D8fe1cf5d1560abd825036b05fffeb7b7%2Ciid%3D1%2Cobjectid%3D1244

 

[MantoTango]

i just bought and build new hardware. 6700k with msi z170. works well