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Hey guys I was wondering if I could get some second opinions about my motherboard and CPU, I think one of them or both of them may be fried.
Lightning struck near my house and traveled through the cable lines, frying the modem, my router and either the CPU or Motherboard.
I've already disconnected everything except the Power Supply, the CPU and RAM. I'm getting a BIOS Post code 55, meaning that there's no RAM installed. I've already tried clearing the CMOS by moving the jumper and removing the battery. I've even tested a stick of RAM from another working system but still get the BIOS Post code. I used this stick of RAM in every RAM slot but no success.
I read that if the CPU was fried, I wouldn't be getting BIOS Post codes and that it wouldn't be hot to the touch, it still gets very hot when the computer is turned on. So I'm not exactly sure where to go from here...
Any help would be greatly appreciated anon!
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>>155069
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>>155069
I think you should bring it to a store to get it thoroughly checked for any damage.
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>>155081
Ugh I dont feel like paying someone money to do the same thing I could do from home, which is essentially buy a new motherboard and test the CPU. If the CPU works, then I know it's the motherboard. If it doesn't then I guess I don't really care because the CPU is what cost me a lot of money and I could care less to buy a new CPU for that motherboard to find out if it's the motherboard or not.
I'm seriously contemplating buying another motherboard just to test to see if it is the CPU. If it is the CPU, Ill just return the motherboard I purchased. I think that might actually be cheaper than going to someone to test it for me.
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>>155085
I have no idea how much that costs, I guess.
Where I grew up, a computer store might cost something like $20~30 in the local currency, which is like $15-$22 USD.
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>>155085
>breaks CPU
>puts broken CPU in new motherboard; breaks motherboard
>expects a refund for broken motherboard
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>>155183
why on earth would a non-functioning cpu somehow break a new motherboard
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>>155196
I was thinking the same thing here lol
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