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    3870 Owners I Really Need Your Help Big Time

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Marshall1975, May 11, 2010.

  1. Marshall1975

    Marshall1975 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello

    I have already posted about this but decided to change the topic name to see if it generates any interest. Have no idea idea how to close the previous topic so I apologise for that.

    Hello

    I already posted a while back regarding collecting info on peoples 3870's GPU's as AW are trying to rob me but I only got one reply. So im gonna ask again that anyone who has 3870's in their laptop please please spare me a couple of mins and let me know the serial numbers and bios versions of the cards as this is the only way I can prove to Dell that AW are blatantly robbing me.

    If your interested in what has happened then have a read of the post below.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alie...ce-needed.html

    Thanks for any help I receive on this matter.

    Marshall
     
  2. simonmpoulton

    simonmpoulton Notebook Deity

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    Well I cant find any serial numbers in GPU-Z but mine are:
    BIOS version - VER010.081.001.000.030047 Sub-Vendor: Rioworks(161F)
    Both cards are identical in BIOS versions and vendors and my cards came from dud m17's so they are Alienware cards.
    Although reading your story I dont see how they can say that the cards could have come from another manufacturer considering Flextronics are the only manufacturer to supply machines with the 3870's.
     
  3. kcuk

    kcuk Notebook Evangelist

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    marshall bud this is all you need i think
    BIOS version - VER010.081.001.000.030047 Sub-Vendor: Rioworks(161F)

    what simon posted

    send picture if you can i and others had m17 should be able to tell if they look the same.
     
  4. Marshall1975

    Marshall1975 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello

    Thanks lads for taking the time. I know what your saying and I have tried to argue but they are not budging. I have a manager from Dels headquarters in Berkshire in the UK contacting me tommorrow to get the full story so fingers crossed.
     
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    Good Luck Dude