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    Opening laptop back panel

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by abcxyz007, Jan 13, 2017.

  1. abcxyz007

    abcxyz007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys I'm trying to open my new gigabyte-p57x-v6 laptop panel.

    It has 16 screws.... 2 screws are covered by stickers... Will removing those stickers void my laptop warranty?


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    abcxyz007, Jan 13, 2017
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  2. alexhawker

    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    Have you tried asking the OEM what their policies are?


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    alexhawker, Jan 13, 2017
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  3. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    My guess is it will void the warranty-now if that is the bottom side panel where you access the HDD/SSD or RAM then I think they are more forgiving but beyond that anything else most likely will void it. So not sure one should email or call and ask their warranty support what is consider voiding the warranty and what is regular upgrades like HDD/SSD or RAM will or will not void the warranty.
     
    StormJumper, Jan 14, 2017
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  4. Porter

    Porter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Technically if you damage anything, or if it even looks like you did, they could void the warranty. However if say your GPU failed but it looks like you only changed drives they may allow it.

    My Gigabyte P35X is in for repair now, so I will know shortly how stringent the warranty is with those stickers over screws.
     
    Porter, Jan 14, 2017
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  5. t456

    t456 1977-09-05, 12:56:00 UTC

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    Yes.

    Furthermore, the stickers themselves are highly dubious:

    Microsoft, Sony, and other companies still use illegal warranty-void-if-removed stickers
    Ok, so while that doesn't actually prohibit using these stickers, it does make it illegal for a company to restrict doing repair jobs by said company only. Voiding warranty because you've diy'ed or used a third party repair service is doing precisely that; forcing vendor lock-in.
     
    t456, Jan 20, 2017
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