Posts by Merum

Quote: Originally Posted by woodstock that's the problem, the solder. unless you remove all the old stuff and re solder it wont last long When a BGA is reworked, the solder balls are generally replaced if...

If you have any small Contract Electronic Manufacturers near you, call them up and ask them if they have a BGA rework station. If they do, chances are you might be able to get them to rework your board. Solder is solder, and with the...

Quote: Originally Posted by egytiger88 thats a good point...the subwoofer and firewire together should be enough to bump it up to a 1747. ahh this waiting is killing me. this whole thing started on thursday, so when...

Quote: Originally Posted by egytiger88 oh yea, what kind of warranty do they usually do when they ship out a replacement? i know your old warranty transfers over, but is there not an additional year or...

Quote: Originally Posted by nonya24 Usually when you get the right model sent to you they get you slightly better specs then you have now. When you get them just post them here, we will be glad to help! The...

You're kind of screwed on the video since your original has only the intel GMA... but my advice is to pick at every nit on the offered replacement that doesn't match what you have. Firewire is a good place to start. You can see my own...

During my escalations on my recent issue with tech support, I was told by a supervisor that Alienware replacements were possible for XPS systems because they were premium systems, while my dead Inspiron was not. So, that cat out of the...

Aside from my current ordeal, which also turned out to my immense satisfaction after a bit of arguing, I've always received great support from Dell.

Update: Major Win! This is what I woke up to this morning: Code: 1 224-6922 Studio 17 Laptop $0.00 1 310-0173 Airborne Documentation, System Exchanges,Factory Install $0.00 1 310-8628 You have chosen a...

So basically here's where we stand now... The supervisor called me and told me there's basically no way in hell he's able to replace an Inspiron with an Alienware system. He said that XPS can be replaced with Alienware because they're...