[mythtv-users] Tricky to diagnose hardware problem

[Damian]

On 02/06/2012 23:02, Michael Watson wrote:
> On 3/06/2012 7:56 AM, Simon Hobson wrote:
>> Damian wrote:
>>
>>>> Unless you were running a UPS
>>
>> Don't forget that unless you have a double conversion UPS, and very 
>> few small units are, then it will offer very little protection 
>> against such faults - basically about what a half decent surge 
>> protector would give you (not a lot).
>>
>>> I was unclear in my original post. The machine in question was 
>>> running a USP, and both the USP and the machine's power supply were 
>>> killed by the power surge. I have no idea how my other machine 
>>> survived, but people all over our small town are getting damaged 
>>> pieces of equipment replaced by the electricity company.
>>
>> Then it's most likely damaged the main board - I've had that in the 
>> past.
>>
> If UPS got damaged, and machines PS got damaged, then its very 
> possible that motherboard, memory,  hdd and dvd drives, PCI Cards, 
> Video Cards also got damaged, if the power company is paying out, try 
> claiming the entire box and UPS
Thanks Simon and Michael,

I've just sent in a claim for a new machine.

Damian