- Buy a bottle of champagne and store in the refrigerator - Try buying from the same vendor a 2.5" laptop replacement drive - Remove your hard drive and store in a cool, dry, safe place for later - Install FRESH Windows Vista on the new drive using the same Vista license that came with the original computer (oh, what the heck -- install all the updates and security patches, too!) - Re-attempt to get the "rule of clerk" asshats to repair the "fixed" broken laptop which should now meet their warranty standards (You may have to go to another branch of their store or deal with a new flunky in the shop) - Regardless of repair, return the 2.5" laptop drive for a FULL refund (it just wasn't right for you) - Reinstall your Gentoo Linux installed hard drive and celebrate by popping the cork on your chilled bottle of champagne (not near the newly repaired screen, please)
Fight the morons with their own shortsighted policies! (oh yeah, and enjoy a nice champagne buzz)
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Try this:
- Buy a bottle of champagne and store in the refrigerator
- Try buying from the same vendor a 2.5" laptop replacement drive
- Remove your hard drive and store in a cool, dry, safe place for later
- Install FRESH Windows Vista on the new drive using the same Vista license that came with the original computer (oh, what the heck -- install all the updates and security patches, too!)
- Re-attempt to get the "rule of clerk" asshats to repair the "fixed" broken laptop which should now meet their warranty standards (You may have to go to another branch of their store or deal with a new flunky in the shop)
- Regardless of repair, return the 2.5" laptop drive for a FULL refund (it just wasn't right for you)
- Reinstall your Gentoo Linux installed hard drive and celebrate by popping the cork on your chilled bottle of champagne (not near the newly repaired screen, please)
Fight the morons with their own shortsighted policies! (oh yeah, and enjoy a nice champagne buzz)