(E6220) How much time is worth investing into repairs?
Testo:
This pertains to my “purchased for the expensive accessories” E6220 that’s worse for wear. My needs an SSD project one is running strong and I secured a W10 license for it :-). It *may* have had one, but I did it with Win7 first and went to 10 to ensure I got one. Getting that was a huge deal in terms of potentially sealing the fate of the subpar one if it got worse.
The issue with the one I bought as a “parts lot” for the batteries and charger is the wireless drops out at random. I have changed the wireless card, removed the old Dell BCM drivers and it is still happening. I did not try reloading Windows yet, as I don’t know how much it’ll help vs the time investment needed to reload the drivers and restore a backup. I may do it, but I’m not sure because of a very specific issue.
When I went to check it out internally, I found ALL of the screws other then the CPU heatsink plate were loose, and one of them was resting on the charger connector :-(. Not good at all, so I tightened them up and hoped for the best and it held fine for a few days but now, I am finding other issues coming out of hiding after replacing the card. This wireless issue happens after you get too far away and then it slows down until it drops the internet connection - but doesn’t drop the connection entirely. The base cover screw hole is stripped and compromised, so I need a new bottom midframe too.
The other issue is the accessory purchase laptop is my red headed step child. I can’t eMail support with a proof of purchase and a transfer request number with direct instructions on how to handle it, so it’s a dirty orphan I own but is someone else’s as far as Dell sees it. This is mostly why I’m reluctant to do a repair, unless SOMEHOW I get it done this time with my latest educated guesses and I can time sending the proof to them while it’s in progress or they got it when it was reopened.
Knowing about some of the severe things I found and the dirty ownership, beyond reinstalling Windows is it even worth spending a lot of time on it knowing that I got my 1st one (which was successfully transferred) going and it’s in better shape?
(E6220) How much time is worth investing into repairs?
Testo:
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This pertains to my “purchased for the expensive accessories” E6220 that’s worse for wear. My needs an SSD is running strong and I secured a W10 license for it :-). It *may* have had one, but I did it with Win7 first and went to 10 to ensure I got one.
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This pertains to my “purchased for the expensive accessories” E6220 that’s worse for wear. My needs an SSD project one is running strong and I secured a W10 license for it :-). It *may* have had one, but I did it with Win7 first and went to 10 to ensure I got one. Getting that was a huge deal in terms of potentially sealing the fate of the subpar one if it got worse.
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The issue with the one I bought as a “parts lot” for the batteries and charger is the wireless drops out at random 100% of the time. I have changed the wireless card, removed the old Dell BCM drivers and it is still happening. I did not try reloading Windows yet, as I don’t know how much it’ll help vs the time investment needed to reload the drivers and restore a backup. I may do it, but I’m not sure because of a very specific issue.
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The issue with the one I bought as a “parts lot” for the batteries and charger is the wireless drops out at random. I have changed the wireless card, removed the old Dell BCM drivers and it is still happening. I did not try reloading Windows yet, as I don’t know how much it’ll help vs the time investment needed to reload the drivers and restore a backup. I may do it, but I’m not sure because of a very specific issue.
When I went to check it out internally, I found ALL of the screws other then the CPU heatsink plate were loose, and one of them was resting on the charger connector :-(. Not good at all, so I tightened them up and hoped for the best and it held fine for a few days but now, I am finding other issues coming out of hiding after replacing the card. This wireless issue happens after you get too far away and then it slows down until it drops the internet connection - but doesn’t drop the connection entirely. The base cover screw hole is stripped and compromised, so I need a new bottom midframe too.
The other issue is the accessory purchase laptop is my red headed step child. I can’t eMail support with a proof of purchase and a transfer request number with direct instructions on how to handle it, so it’s a dirty orphan I own but is someone else’s as far as Dell sees it. This is mostly why I’m reluctant to do a repair, unless SOMEHOW I get it done this time with my latest educated guesses and I can time sending the proof to them while it’s in progress or they got it when it was reopened.
Knowing about some of the severe things I found and the dirty ownership, beyond reinstalling Windows is it even worth spending a lot of time on it knowing that I got my 1st one (which was successfully transferred) going and it’s in better shape?
(E6220) How much time is worth investing into repairs?
Testo:
This pertains to my “purchased for the expensive accessories” E6220 that’s worse for wear. My needs an SSD is running strong and I secured a W10 license for it :-). It *may* have had one, but I did it with Win7 first and went to 10 to ensure I got one.
The issue with the one I bought as a “parts lot” for the batteries and charger is the wireless drops out at random 100% of the time. I have changed the wireless card, removed the old Dell BCM drivers and it is still happening. I did not try reloading Windows yet, as I don’t know how much it’ll help vs the time investment needed to reload the drivers and restore a backup. I may do it, but I’m not sure because of a very specific issue.
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When I went to check it out internally, I found ALL of the screws other then the CPU heatsink plate were loose, and one of them was resting on the charger connector :-(. Not good at all, so I tightened them up and hoped for the best and it held fine for a few days but now, I am finding other issues coming out of hiding after replacing the card. This wireless issue happens after you get too far away and then it slows down until it drops the internet connection - but doesn’t drop the connection entirely.
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When I went to check it out internally, I found ALL of the screws other then the CPU heatsink plate were loose, and one of them was resting on the charger connector :-(. Not good at all, so I tightened them up and hoped for the best and it held fine for a few days but now, I am finding other issues coming out of hiding after replacing the card. This wireless issue happens after you get too far away and then it slows down until it drops the internet connection - but doesn’t drop the connection entirely. The base cover screw hole is stripped and compromised, so I need a new bottom midframe too.
The other issue is the accessory purchase laptop is my red headed step child. I can’t eMail support with a proof of purchase and a transfer request number with direct instructions on how to handle it, so it’s a dirty orphan I own but is someone else’s as far as Dell sees it. This is mostly why I’m reluctant to do a repair, unless SOMEHOW I get it done this time with my latest educated guesses and I can time sending the proof to them while it’s in progress or they got it when it was reopened.
Knowing about some of the severe things I found and the dirty ownership, beyond reinstalling Windows is it even worth spending a lot of time on it knowing that I got my 1st one (which was successfully transferred) going and it’s in better shape?
(E6220) How much time is worth investing into repairs?
Testo:
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This pertains to my “purchased for the expensive accessories” E6220 that’s worse for wear. My needs an SSD is running strong and I secured a W10 license for it :-).
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This pertains to my “purchased for the expensive accessories” E6220 that’s worse for wear. My needs an SSD is running strong and I secured a W10 license for it :-). It *may* have had one, but I did it with Win7 first and went to 10 to ensure I got one.
The issue with the one I bought as a “parts lot” for the batteries and charger is the wireless drops out at random 100% of the time. I have changed the wireless card, removed the old Dell BCM drivers and it is still happening. I did not try reloading Windows yet, as I don’t know how much it’ll help vs the time investment needed to reload the drivers and restore a backup. I may do it, but I’m not sure because of a very specific issue.
When I went to check it out internally, I found ALL of the screws other then the CPU heatsink plate were loose, and one of them was resting on the charger connector :-(. Not good at all, so I tightened them up and hoped for the best and it held fine for a few days but now, I am finding other issues coming out of hiding after replacing the card. This wireless issue happens after you get too far away and then it slows down until it drops the internet connection - but doesn’t drop the connection entirely.
The other issue is the accessory purchase laptop is my red headed step child. I can’t eMail support with a proof of purchase and a transfer request number with direct instructions on how to handle it, so it’s a dirty orphan I own but is someone else’s as far as Dell sees it. This is mostly why I’m reluctant to do a repair, unless SOMEHOW I get it done this time with my latest educated guesses and I can time sending the proof to them while it’s in progress or they got it when it was reopened.
Knowing about some of the severe things I found and the dirty ownership, beyond reinstalling Windows is it even worth spending a lot of time on it knowing that I got my 1st one (which was successfully transferred) going and it’s in better shape?
(E6220) How much time is worth investing into repairs?
Testo:
This pertains to my “purchased for the expensive accessories” E6220 that’s worse for wear. My needs an SSD is running strong and I secured a W10 license for it :-).
The issue with the one I bought as a “parts lot” for the batteries and charger is the wireless drops out at random 100% of the time. I have changed the wireless card, removed the old Dell BCM drivers and it is still happening. I did not try reloading Windows yet, as I don’t know how much it’ll help vs the time investment needed to reload the drivers and restore a backup. I may do it, but I’m not sure because of a very specific issue.
When I went to check it out internally, I found ALL of the screws other then the CPU heatsink plate were loose, and one of them was resting on the charger connector :-(. Not good at all, so I tightened them up and hoped for the best and it held fine for a few days but now, I am finding other issues coming out of hiding after replacing the card. This wireless issue happens after you get too far away and then it slows down until it drops the internet connection - but doesn’t drop the connection entirely.
The other issue is the accessory purchase laptop is my red headed step child. I can’t eMail support with a proof of purchase and a transfer request number with direct instructions on how to handle it, so it’s a dirty orphan I own but is someone else’s as far as Dell sees it. This is mostly why I’m reluctant to do a repair, unless SOMEHOW I get it done this time with my latest educated guesses and I can time sending the proof to them while it’s in progress or they got it when it was reopened.
Knowing about some of the severe things I found and the dirty ownership, beyond reinstalling Windows is it even worth spending a lot of time on it knowing that I got my 1st one (which was successfully transferred) going and it’s in better shape?