Re: My PC was hit with lightning and now Microcenter is looking at it.
- From: Mark Shroyer <usenet-mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:15:40 +0000 (UTC)
On 2007-07-11, gabe <gabedog@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My PC was hit with lightning and now Microcenter is looking at it. I
replaced the Video card, but that's not it. It's probably the hard
drive or the motherboard.
I need my computer up and running pretty quick and rather than
thinking about it, I took it Microcenter to do a diagnostic.
Here's the silly question, 'How safe is my data?' ...ok, stop
laughing.
I have few questions.
If I ever did want to take my pc in to have it serviced, can I just
pull the hard drive? Can they diagnose a problem without the hard
drive? (unless it is the harddrive)
That shouldn't be a problem, but I'd call them beforehand just to
make sure. If they do insist on having a hard drive present in the
machine, see if you can dig up a spare drive somewhere to
temporarily put in the computer and install an OS on.
I'm thinking of starting an online business (haven't yet). What's the
best and most cost-effective way to do this and maintain security, and
get my pc up and running if this sort of thing happens in the future?
VMWare, backup or ghost software, RAID
VMware is an interesting idea if you need to ensure very low
downtime on your workstation. I've used it several times in a
similar capacity, on projects which required a very particular set
of applications or a highly configured operating system. If the
physical machine you're using gets borked you can move the whole
setup to another piece of hardware in a heartbeat.
Most of the time I simply rely on frequent on- and off-site backups
of my project itself, though, because not much of the stuff I do
requires a highly specialized development environment (beyond what I
already have on my other machines), and because I have a few extra
computers that I could restore a backup to and use in a pinch.
What should I use?
A good UPS and surge suppressor, if you aren't already. A
line-interactive UPS has its power supply and its load connected
only indirectly; there is a transformer, a rectifier, a battery, and
an inverter separating the two. At the cost of electrical
efficiency, this characteristic makes the line-interactive UPS
especially good at protecting equipment against voltage
irregularities and even direct lightning strikes.
Thanks,
Distressed Gabe.
Good luck fixing your computer!
Mark
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http://markshroyer.com/
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