Re: [NTSysADM] Re: dell rant- part two

2017-05-04 Thread Klaus Hartnegg
Am 04.05.2017 um 02:34 schrieb Jonathan Link: Crappy consumer warranty... Dell isn't any different here than other vendors in the consumer space. It is strictly "you get what you pay for". Purchase from their business series, pay on-site service, and they send someone next day at 8am who

RE: [NTSysADM] Strange memory issue on a DC

2017-05-04 Thread Charles F Sullivan
Exactly! *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife *Sent:* Wednesday, May 3, 2017 7:30 PM *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com *Subject:* RE: [NTSysADM] Strange memory issue on a DC Nope. Based on the context, I

RE: [NTSysADM] Strange memory issue on a DC

2017-05-04 Thread Rene de Haas
I should have put a smiley there. I got what he meant. Op 4 mei 2017 4:06 p.m. schreef "Charles F Sullivan" < charles.sulliva...@bc.edu>: > Exactly! > > > > *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife > *Sent:*

Re: [NTSysADM] dell rant

2017-05-04 Thread James M. Pulver
It does depend on the warranty a lot. I know IBM/Lenovo have CRU vs FRU, CRU = customer replaceable unit. If you want a tech for CRUs also, you pay for the upgrade. That being said, in the business lines(Think branded products and SystemX servers) they are pretty willing to send a tech in the

Re: [NTSysADM] dell rant

2017-05-04 Thread Jonathan Link
I've swapped hard drives in a consumer laptop, recently. Well 6 to be honest. Only one of them was fairly easy, the rest all required a significant amount of disassembly of the case. If it's a warranty replacement and not time sensitive, I'd send it in. On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 2:24 PM James M.