Kinneas said:Thanks for the info! How possible (or how common) would it be that the whole mainboard would have to be replaced?
And being the DC-IN (it was plugged in when it got hit) wouldn't that not possibly fry other things since it's all being powered by that?
What kind of shop is this anyway? Oh well, I did remember you mentioning the tech wasn't going to be in until tomorrow. That sucks. Hopefully it will be ok though. If the DC board is bad, it wouldn't matter about the battery anyway, it wouldn't be able to power anything.Kinneas said:AHHHH I just realised that it's been sitting in the shop over the weekend with the battery in. Haha Oh man I might aswell just start filling out the form now =P
Kinneas said:Well in conclusion to all this. The logic board needs replacing, along with a few other smaller components on it. It's more cost effective to just completely replace it so that's what we're going to do. After tax, paying for the labour of the diagnostic, and the insurance; I'm looking at about $511
At least I get a free Hard Drive. Heh.
quigleybc said:Glad you're so cheerful about this....I'd be freakin out......
So even the extra $1K would only have been another 8-10 hours... Nice job!Kinneas said:TI'm only out a few hundred dollars that I can make back in about 4-5 hours of working.
Kinneas said:This is also a learning experience for all this, so in the end, I'm only out a few hundred dollars that I can make back in about 4-5 hours of working.
notjustjay said:Is this a special AmEx card (Platinum, etc?) or do they all offer such good "accidental damage" benefits?
Sounds like I could use one of these cards 😀
elfin buddy said:Crap, son! Where are you working?!? Aren't you still living with your parents? 😕 😛
Kinneas said:I live with my family (I'm a 19 year old student). I'm VERY poor because of my University program, however I get all that money back eventually through my RESP (Registered Education Savings Plan). For now though, the money comes out of my own pocket.
And yes I know I make a lot of dough for being 19. I make about $30-50/hr doing technical support for residences but mainly doctor's offices (ie. reception computers)
Kinneas said:This is also a learning experience for all this, so in the end, I'm only out a few hundred dollars that I can make back in about 4-5 hours of working.
gonyr said:The learning experience being that you (or your girlfriend) shouldn't drink out of a graduated cylinder?
Sorry, I just felt I had to say that. It seems like everything has turned out more or less OK for you. Lucky break, if it had been me, I would have been out the entire cost of the repair.
elfin buddy said:Well done! It had never even occurred to me that doctors' offices might need tech support...haha 🙂 I take it most of the work is on Windows machines, eh?