IANAL but whilst you might have voided the manufacturer's warranty, or at
least contravened their T&Cs, that doesn't absolve them of their
responsibilities with respect to Consumer laws.  It is no longer fit for
purpose so I reckon you'd have a case.


On 14 May 2013 14:39, James Harper <[email protected]> wrote:

> Not necessarily Linux related, but I just got off the phone with a certain
> large computer manufacture trying to resolve a failed harddisk on a 3 month
> old computer, and they claim that installing an alternate OS has voided the
> warranty. In this case the computer shipped with Win7 and the "alternate
> OS" was XP, but I find the claim ludicrous as I install Linux on all sorts
> of PC's and the warranty callcenter has never skipped a beat as long as I
> can demonstrate the fault in an obvious way. This particular computer is a
> different brand though...
>
> What's my best avenue to force the issue? Or are they within their rights
> to say that I have voided my warranty?
>
> Thanks
>
> James
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