Posts by PEBKAC

Quote: Originally Posted by eijiyuki Another thing to note is that the Dell "limited" warranty doesn't cover overheats.... so.. if the computer dies by any type of overheating... they won't do anything about...

My advice? Move to Canada for like, 2 weeks, then while you're there call Dell Canada support and let them fix your machine. so long as you dont have a depot warranty you should be fine. Seriously.

Do you live / ordered / use the machine in Canada?

Boy, I hear you on this one. I had a customer who called in saying that his system was crap, never came configured the way he wanted, never received the disks, and was running slow after a few days of use. Customer purchased from a...

Quote: Originally Posted by warlord Sorry if you misunderstood me, I am quoting customer support as well as Tech support,(not anyone from the repair Depot) they informed me that only after 3 Repair attempts without it...

check your keyboard status lights. they should be blinking in some sort of pattern before it turns off. if you have no lights, then remove the ram and try again to see if you get any kind of keyboard status lights blinking. if you...

Quote: Originally Posted by warlord Thats not the policy!!! I was told if after 3 attempts by the repair depot and the issue is not resolved they will replace the system .....I would demand to talk to a supervisor,...

Another thing you can check is if the screen doesnt come back on when you open it, hold a small magnet to the spot just below the right touchpad button. there's a remote possibility that the magnetic reed switch on your machine is...

True, are you using the Dell driver or a 3rd party one?

If you cant format then plug the HD back into the laptop, run dells PSA test (F12 and diagnostics upon post screen) and wait for the HD to fail. get error code, call dell, get hard drive replacement.