- Jul 26, 2001
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Here's the story: I'm using onboard sound. All seemed to be fine until a sudden thunderstorm popped up yesterday. Lightning flashed and lights in the house flickered, but the computer seemed to be fine (the computer is on a surge-protector). Immediately the computer was turned off and, as soon as the storm passed, the computer was restarted and all seemed to be normal. However, when I tried a game, the sound was garbled, there was a loud buzzing/hissing noise coming from the speakers (although there was sound) and the joystick control was erratic. I disabled and reinstalled the sound drivers, but this didn't help. I recalibrated the joystick, but that didn't help either. All other components in the computer appear to be functioning normally.
My question is, can just one part of a computer fail if there's a power surge? It seems strange that only the onboard sound would be affected. Any thoughts? Thanks!
My question is, can just one part of a computer fail if there's a power surge? It seems strange that only the onboard sound would be affected. Any thoughts? Thanks!