Finly Owner
4th March 2012, 10:20 PM
Well I've made it back!
It started around Christmas, I had to put up my light display which I ended up videoing. But I couldn,t post the vid as it firstly looked shocking on my phone camera. So then I ended up with my first handi-cam for Christmas but had, had a lightning strike close to the house. This sent a spike through my phone line. I was sitting inside with the Missus and a Mate, when it struck and lit up outside. There had been no thunder or real storm threat until right then. I have a spike/surge protector, but, didn't have the phone line through it.
We heard something short/blow in the lounge by us but couldn't find anything not even a smell of ryed wire etc. The next day I go to turn on the computer and NOTHIN! So I replacethe power supply(had a secod hand one spare) a couple of days later, and i get power throught the computer, but, the modem is not playing the game, it,s FRIED! Replace modem(had one of them to) , and can't get an internet connection, so do a connection check, no ETHERNET installed. Reinstall ethernet drivers, no difference FRIED ETHERNET on motherboard.
So now tower awaits rebuild(have everything except time at mo). Get out the Laptop my Sister gave to me some time ago and use it. Only now, because I haven't paid phone bill, need an internet stick so I can contiue paying bills by Internet banking. (my bad, I"ll get there).
Things are starting to work when the power adaptor lead for thelappy somehow gets a hole in it and blows. So need to order new one through Ebay. Now all is back on track and I am BACK!
It started around Christmas, I had to put up my light display which I ended up videoing. But I couldn,t post the vid as it firstly looked shocking on my phone camera. So then I ended up with my first handi-cam for Christmas but had, had a lightning strike close to the house. This sent a spike through my phone line. I was sitting inside with the Missus and a Mate, when it struck and lit up outside. There had been no thunder or real storm threat until right then. I have a spike/surge protector, but, didn't have the phone line through it.
We heard something short/blow in the lounge by us but couldn't find anything not even a smell of ryed wire etc. The next day I go to turn on the computer and NOTHIN! So I replacethe power supply(had a secod hand one spare) a couple of days later, and i get power throught the computer, but, the modem is not playing the game, it,s FRIED! Replace modem(had one of them to) , and can't get an internet connection, so do a connection check, no ETHERNET installed. Reinstall ethernet drivers, no difference FRIED ETHERNET on motherboard.
So now tower awaits rebuild(have everything except time at mo). Get out the Laptop my Sister gave to me some time ago and use it. Only now, because I haven't paid phone bill, need an internet stick so I can contiue paying bills by Internet banking. (my bad, I"ll get there).
Things are starting to work when the power adaptor lead for thelappy somehow gets a hole in it and blows. So need to order new one through Ebay. Now all is back on track and I am BACK!