Over here invariably after a power outage I get 15 friends call to say "My stuff quit, can you check it out". Cant go back to power co because you cant prove it was them. I have several UPS but after a few years you never know when it's just another box on the table not doing anything unless you test all the time. Seems I havnt been testing!

Went through all the hardware and concluded its most likly the motherboard. I never liked the asus anyway.

It's probably just a blessing in disguise! Its not the vid card so I can move that to the box that has the ati 7200 Radeon, and go get a new computer with some up to date specs.

I'll be boasting sooner than later! :o

I really have not heard of problems before through loss of power?
Apart from the power breakdowns, I regularly forget to shut the computer down before switching off the power.

I can't think that our having 240volt here would make a difference?

Brian

Hi Burr, kind of a bummer way to start out the new year!

Hopefully though your drive is fine, so that would mean no data loss at least and I guess you were talking a bit ago about when you were going to upgrade to a new machine? I guess the time has come now...

- Michael

No worries of data loss. I'm pretty stickly on things I need to keep. My production machines dont house any data! Just the install.

I am running into the new phenomenon of optical disks failing due to the use of "Organic inks" as a writing surface. One thinks they have a good DVD backup or CD video and 2 months later.....Poof! Nothing.

Must......check....backups!!!! :)