On Tue, 2006-06-27 at 09:01 +0530, Amish Mehta wrote: > Dinesh Joshi wrote: > > >On Monday 26 June 2006 13:55, Rony wrote: > >> In case anyone is using 2 cards in their net access machine, then its > >> better to keep the cable connection in the PCI card and LAN in the > >> on-board one. A PCI card is more easy to replace. > > > >Doesnt matter. A lightning will kill your board no matter whether its a > >PCI or an onboard card... > > Nope. 3yrs back lightening took away my PCI card but comp worked. > Then just 4days back one of my customers "on board" card blew because > of lightening. But comp and LAN (PCI card) worked. > > So its not necessary that lightening will take away mother board.
It all depends on which component takes the brunt of the voltage spike. If the voltage spike is coming thru the Internet cable, then the 1st component likely to be damaged is the card connected to it. I think that was the OP's point. Anyway, damage to PC by lightning has no connection with MTNL TriBand NU billing errors - the subject line of this discussion. Request to posters - please start a new thread for new discussion and don't hijack older threads. -- Arun Khan (knura at yahoo dot com) The only really decent thing to do behind a person's back is pat it. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
