[ltp] Linux, Thinkpads and IBM warranties

[Hamie]

Eben King wrote:

>On Tue, 26 Apr 2005, Tony wrote:
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>>What issues and experiences have any of you had with Linux on your
>>Thinkpad and IBM's warranties?
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>They didn't mess with it.  Mine's been back twice -- physically broken USB
>port (motherboard swap), and a "wouldn't start up" problem which developed
>gradually a few days after I got it back; I believe that was the result of a
>defective motherboard in the _first_ repair.
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>>Has anyone had a repair issue in which Linux was install (dual boot or
>>only Linux) and IBM give you a problem?
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>In the "notes" section of the problem description form they send you with 
>the shipping box, I expressly forbade them from wiping the drive.  I don't 
>know whether they would have in its absence, but the second time the tech 
>was making noises about it (for _that_?  it makes no sense).  Mine is dual 
>boot.
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I forgot to mention in my other posting... When I sent my thinkpad back
for repair, I removed the HD & sent it back without, so what I was
running was immaterial anyway They don't require the HD anyway (Unles
sof course it's an HD problem, but I think they'll just send out a new
HD for user swap then anyway, like they do with keyboards).

H