QUOTE(Mr.Docter @ May 22 2010, 05:59 PM)
by self-replace, you mean you upgrade the system personally right?
so nope. your warranty is limited to your initial specs. only RAM and HDD is the upgradable part. i email head of technician a years ago when wanted to upgrade my processor from Q9000 to QX9300.
but Putochip123 claimed is can be done under the warranty. i don't know about that, but what i know my source is kinda solid to be trust, not just by word.
as long as u keep ur original parts, even if u change thing inside, the tech come to your house they will not know the part u had change.
for example, u upgraded HDD, 1 day ur HDD(u bought urself 1) spoil, then u call for warranty, tech come ur house will just replace the HDD(u bought ur self). when they gone back to thier warehouse, they key in the parts of the HDD(u bought urself), they detected is not HDD from Dell, they will send u a Letter as u to paid for the parts u had been replace. if u refuce to pay for the parts they had been replaced for u, they will send u another letter(lawyer), then u will get into trouble....
Added on May 22, 2010, 6:38 pmBefore u wanna change parts urself, always remember to keep the original parts.
if u had sold the original parts, just make sure the parts u had replace is not faulty, when ur system got any problem, and the problem is due to ur parts that u had replace. send the parts u had replace to the retailer to claim warranty, not from Dell
Added on May 22, 2010, 6:40 pmPossibility of Proccessor, RAM spoil is vry vry small.....
i swear, if u change ur proccessor, wont void ur warranty, if they say voided warranty, send to me, i claim for u(FOC)
This post has been edited by putochip123: May 22 2010, 06:40 PM