Hey,
I have recently aquired an HP Pavillion computer from people who say it has been hit by lightning. I tried it out and it started up but then made a crackle noise and shut down. I opened up the case and everything looks fine, nothing is burnt. Could it just be the power supply? I noticed the ram had a burn mark on it but thats it. What could it be? where could i get it repaired (Hp.com didnt have a repair page)
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I would try HP 1st. If that doesnt panout just start to eliminate things. does the moise sound like its comming from the PSU? Or maybe a HD? and if the memory has a scorch mark I would be warry. How old is the HP? Is it worth fixin?
if the ram is dead the MB is most likley dead too, the voltage has to come from some place. The most worth while thing woulkd be to scrap it for its still working parts.
yeah, it might not be burnt, but the parts may have died. it doesn't sound like the previous owners were using any sort of surge suppressor either, so i'd test out the individual parts and see what you can use.
well the other owners were using a surge protector and it still works (i tested it seperate for the computer) The ram just has dust on it (i double checked) so thats ok. I think its the power supply because it boots yup and then after a few seconds powers off again. What do u think?
Are there any strange or significant sounds that come from the computer?
yesterday i boted it up and it was steady for about 10 seconds and then there was a SNAP and it powered off a few seconds after that. Today i powered it up and it did the same
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I think it might be the power supply. What model is the hp? You might be able to find the power supply on ebay 
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i had an hp pavilion 7940 before (then i sold it off and built my own pc), and the power supply died. you can use any standard power supply, but the hard part is fitting it in there. it took me a long time because the pavilion psu is slightly shorter than the standard one.
It's definitely the power supply. You need to replace with one that has enough watts. Go to hp or search around for the right one.
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