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    Extending dell warranty after it expired..

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Crazeman, Apr 10, 2008.

  1. Crazeman

    Crazeman Notebook Consultant

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    is it possible to extend my laptop's warranty after it expired? my laptop is currently a brick sitting in the corner because it powers on for about 1 second before shutting off. one of my friend tells me that i can extend the warranty for a year for like $200 and i can send it in and get it fixed, is it true? (i see the warranty extending option on the website but im not sure how "limited" the "limited warranty" is.
     
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    No, they will send a tech to your house to check out the laptop before they ok it.

    What i would do is open it up and put on some new thermal paste on your cpu and see if that fixes it.
     
    nizzy1115, Apr 10, 2008
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  3. Crazeman

    Crazeman Notebook Consultant

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    i think it might be the video card or possibly the cpu. vista refused to run after a while, and the screen was all glitchy in ubuntu. one night i just heard the fan go from quiet to super fast for 5 seconds and it auto-shutdown and i could never turn it on again.
     
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    booji Notebook Deity

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    Dell will upgrade your warranty after its expired but you will have to pay a $100 "fine". I.e. your warranty will cost 100 extra. How long has it been since it expired?
     
    booji, Apr 11, 2008
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