yes, extend the warranty then service will arranged for you.

but they will come to check my pc first before the extant the warranty right?

yeah. they will come & check plus there's a fee to be paid for checking. forgot the actual amount. think RM100-200. anyway, do call Dell up & ask about it.

still waiting for dell to reply me
i'm back to hometown now
dont have any dell office around.

can i buy the warranty now and then claim warranty?

This post has been edited by utopian86: May 27 2008, 04:36 PM

if u din tell them the issue, they might randomly send the technician to recerf and check the system before approve.
just to be honest, tell them the problem. they will still give you quotation for warranty extended.


This post has been edited by djlah: May 27 2008, 08:35 PM

Update on my laptop:

Dell has agreed to replace my LCD hinges, optical drive, heatsink and fan in response to slow loading and heat related issues.

This is amazing. I guess I will be a Dell customer for a long time if the issue resolves with replacement.

I will update this thread accordingly once they arrive on Friday.

anyone has got an upgrade from their intel wireless to broadcom wireless?? i heard from someone we can get it upgraded foc if still under warranty..

wat's the point or reason changed to broadcom wireless card? in term of performance, broadcom are more high end? dun think so...

cos the broadcom card can act as an access point..need it to play psp games online with a tunneling software...

I guess dell will not offer upgrade from their intel wireless to broadcom wireless for foc. as the broadcom card might cost higher than intel card.

i see...i'm just asking here cos in the psp thread someone said we can get it upgraded foc...thanks for da reply..

Hi guys,

Sorry for the very late reporting in. I'm an owner of Inspiron 6400 since June 2006.

So guys, there is no way to repair your Dell laptop other than to call them right? You must have guessed I never asked this before because there was no problem at all until now. Actually, there's still nothing wrong with my laptop, only from my own carelessness. So my respect to Dell for making very good and reliable laptops.

Few days ago, my little kid put some coins into my DVD drive, and now it's dead. And few weeks earlier, I don't know how he did it, most of the keys on my keyboard fell off, and it just simply not working anymore (using temporary USB keyboard for now).

Before I call them, I wonder how much would it cost? Is buying a new warranty the only way? Thank you so much in advance!

PS: I've upgraded my laptop RAM to 4GB myself.

Does it work 4GB full for your memory?

This post has been edited by madstone: May 30 2008, 09:08 PM

Nope, only 3GB effective memory. It's the limitation for the 32-bit architecture. But I got 2 pieces of 2GB for a good price, so I just use them anyway.

hi...wanna ask something...i just discovered that my ram shows only 1gb when i think it should be 2gb...im not really sure if its 2gb...if i open up the ram compartment plate, will my warranty be void?

It will not be void, just open it. There's no safety stickers there.

You just shouldn't remove anything with the safety sticker, that will void the warranty.

If this kind of situation happen, what is really the problem aaa?
Is it the RAM problem or what?

might be

1. ram rosak
2. wrongly slot. try re-slot the ram.
3. ram slot rosak. this is worst. need to change whole mobo.
4. try check in bios. got detect both ram or not. if got then in windows check again. detect less? than somthg wrong with windows. maybe. hehe.

The 1st two reason kinda acceptable but the 3rd one is totally not ok with that

Will check the slot & the ram
bought the lappie & upgrade the RAM immediately, the seller checked ok
after few years, the RAM kinda minus form the RAM bought

The back cover near the hinges popped up the other day and would need to be changed for RM 1xx

Would prolly just wait till the entire thing fails before I change it.