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    vista upgrade?

    Hi ,just wondering,I have a vista cd that came with my built pc 9 months ago.I have xp as the oper. system now...I was afraid to upgrade because of all the bad reviews with using vista for gaming...Are these still issues or has there been updates to resolve whatever issues there were????sorry,I...
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    yea,it makes sense but For some reason I just bypassed the rj45 line on the surge protector...Funny though,the comcast modem didnt fry,just the router and pc....(must have some good ass resistors in it...lol)
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    lets end this post....computer has been fixed............
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    it came in through the internet line ,which wasnt plugged into surge protector...
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7179974&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat72100050012&id=1110267219655 heres mine,much higher joule rating,with many more outlets and internet connections.I also have a hd tv connected..
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    1020 joules is nothing when lightning strikes 4 feet from home....
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    I own a home,homeowners insurance 900 a year for 400,000 in coverage.Deductable is more than 400...Insurance is only going to cover reasonable expenses beyond deductable, and all pc equipments value decreases immediately...To only pay 40 bucks for a surge protector for a pc that costs 2500 is...
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    Yea ,I first replaced the psu but no luck..Turns out it was the motherboard...200 bucks and everything is working again......
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    and Im sure mine will suppress quite a few more joules than yours..You get what you pay for...........check your joule rating and what they will cover money wise for you if it doesnt work...
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    I dont think its possible to protect 100%.If lightning lands 4 feet from your house as in my case ,a surge protector will be useless if the current takes the right route..Luckily it came in the internet line.I think if it came through the electrical lines I may have had much worse problems...But...
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    yea,if you are home its a good idea....but whos home 24/7.........I also just replaced the motherboard after testing all the other accessories on it ...The mother board was the only thing that was fried,computer is back up and running..Buying a new motherboard was cheaper than paying deductable...
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    yes it did,if you read the posts I bypassed it...its now plugged in!!!!!!!!
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    search,they have them...............
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    update...........I called my homeowners policy...Its covered...Thank God..........saved.......I pay the deductable and they got the rest..........
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    Help....Computer Hit With A Lightning Power Surge

    yes but I am considering the fact that the internet rj45 cable was running direct from the router to my pc that ,that was the route the electricity took.Also ,the router and my vonage adapter are not functioning correctly.I had to replace both of them also.And I dont know the rating exactly...
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