See for yourselves. Fortunately only motherboard and external usb hub got burned. Don´t ask me how.
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Ahh one of those nVidia MOV's
(just kidding, sorry for your loss"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
"Always do good. It will gratify some and astonish the rest." ~Mark Twain
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I should have taken some photos when my 1 week old P4C800-E Dlx got fried by lightning.
Went in through the Parhelias TV-out and through the gigabit port.
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Replace user and try again.
System 1: P4 2.8@3.25, P4C800-E Deluxe, 1024MB 3200 CL2, 160+120 GB WD, XP Pro, Skystar 2, Matrox Parhelia 128R, Chieftec Dragon Full Tower (Silver).
System 2: P4 2.0, Intel 845, 1024MB Generic RAM, 80GB WD, XP Pro, Promise Ultra133 TX2, GF3 Ti500. Resides in a neat Compaq case.
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