BlindFusion
Limp Gawd
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- May 16, 2002
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My fiancee bought a Dell Vostro 200 Slim a little over a year ago and it's been having problems booting up. It initially did not boot into Windows, sticking at the Dell BIOS screen (big Dell logo) and a quick look at the Dell forums indicated it was an issue with a external hard drive being connected to it. That seemed to cure the problem until yesterday when it wouldn't boot with only a keyboard and monitor attached to it. Further digging in the Dell forums revealed that she may have a problem with a bad motherboard.
Now Dell won't talk to me, because she's three months out of warranty. And a replacement motherboard from Dell costs almost $200. So here are the options I assume I have:
1) I buy a replacement motherboard from Dell or eBay ($100-120) but I run the risk of getting another bad board.
2) I use the components (proc, RAM, HD) and get another mobo, case and PS and build another computer.
3) I just order another computer, possible another Dell from their outlet store.
Which is my best option?
Now Dell won't talk to me, because she's three months out of warranty. And a replacement motherboard from Dell costs almost $200. So here are the options I assume I have:
1) I buy a replacement motherboard from Dell or eBay ($100-120) but I run the risk of getting another bad board.
2) I use the components (proc, RAM, HD) and get another mobo, case and PS and build another computer.
3) I just order another computer, possible another Dell from their outlet store.
Which is my best option?