I was in the other room when we had a massive loud/near by lightning strike with just sprinkling rain.. everything in the house shut off for a split second and i heard a pop sound from my computer office. My computer was plugged into an OLD UPS power supply, but the computer was no longer powered on. After a few minutes i started up the computer when the storm passed but nothing, seems the UPS is shot now it wont even turn on itself. After swapping it all over to an old surge protector i had, i noticed the computer case had that distinct electronics burnt smell and when i rubbed my arm against the side of the case when unplugging it.. the case made my arm tingle..
I opened the case, viewed everything and see nothing viewing to be burnt, so i plugged the surge protector in and started up the computer, it boots.... got hung up the first time booting into windows, but i reset it and it actually booted into windows this time.. everything appears to be working fine, but the Ethernet port is no longer working and has a solid yellow and amber light on it. i tried another Ethernet cable with no change.. i have a usb wifi dongle which when i plugged it in works for now.. but thinking the lightning may have wiped out my Ethernet port, but im very confused because the UPS was only plugged in electrically, the ethernet wire was coming from the port on the wall which comes from the main router in the house..
I opened the case, viewed everything and see nothing viewing to be burnt, so i plugged the surge protector in and started up the computer, it boots.... got hung up the first time booting into windows, but i reset it and it actually booted into windows this time.. everything appears to be working fine, but the Ethernet port is no longer working and has a solid yellow and amber light on it. i tried another Ethernet cable with no change.. i have a usb wifi dongle which when i plugged it in works for now.. but thinking the lightning may have wiped out my Ethernet port, but im very confused because the UPS was only plugged in electrically, the ethernet wire was coming from the port on the wall which comes from the main router in the house..