Well our server came with software and hardware warranty options - we just
took the hardware one, since we ordered without an installed o/s
Apart from burning out the monitor by using wrong frequency settings (which
I've never actually heard of anyone doing) I don't see how the o/s you use
could affect any hardware warranty.
alan
----- Original Message -----
From: "SpiderSpell"
To:
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 11:48 PM
Subject: RE: [SLE] linux compatible out-of-the box pc?
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|
| -----Original Message-----
| From: Jonathan Drews [mailto:j.e.drews@worldnet.att.net]
| Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 1:37 PM
| To: spiderspell@yahoo.com
| Cc: suse-linux-e@suse.com
| Subject: Re: [SLE] linux compatible out-of-the box pc?
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|
| Hi Diane:
|
|
| On Thursday 07 June 2001 00:34, you wrote:
|
| >
| > What would Dell do if you re-loaded your box with SuSE? Would that void
| > the warranty?
| >
| > Matt
| >
| > I know they wont support an OS they didn't preinstall but you should be
| > able to add Suse without removing redhat and still get support. And
you
| > have to admit its pretty nice being able to call up someone at 3 in the
| > morning to trouble shoot something on your system.
|
|
| I have a Dell that came with Red Hat preloaded. I subsequently wiped it
out
| when I installed SuSE 6.4. Now my Dell computer has several mechanical
| things
| wrong with it. I won't recite the list of woes but do you think I have
| voided
| the warranty? If so I am just going to get it repaired on my own.
| Personally, I have not been very happy with Dell. I think their
computers
| are pretty sloppy.
|
| --
| Cheers,
|
|
| Jonathan
|
| Just call Dell and ask them if you replace redhat with another
distribution
| if it will void your warranty or if the os will simply be unsupported.
|
| Diane
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