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**Kristoferson** · 12-21-2006, 05:44 AM

One of our users just brought his personal laptop to me today. He said he went to Best Buy and had the Geek Squad install some new ram for him. When he got home his laptop wouldn't even post. I told him his first mistake was taking it to Best Buy but I would look at it when I had some time.

I opened up the ram cover and there was his new ram...unseated. The tech just put the ram in and didn't bother seating them. The weird thing is that both sticks were this way when he was only supposed to install 1 new stick.

*laughs*

Maybe it was that new wireless ram. Yeh....

**Ifroham4** · 12-21-2006, 06:04 AM

Saw this on digg a while ago, its a news story where they take a computer, disconnect the IDE cable, and take it to different PC repair shops to see if they diagnose the problem correctly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBvUt2bIQFk

**tigoCeree** · 12-28-2006, 12:59 AM

well i got the job! gotta go start training today! hell yeah!

**triarmarm** · 12-28-2006, 01:31 AM

Saw this on digg a while ago, its a news story where they take a computer, disconnect the IDE cable, and take it to different PC repair shops to see if they diagnose the problem correctly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBvUt2bIQFk

We have an article that the Register did up in our shop. They compared PC World technicians to the technicians at small, local shops like ours, PC World came off far worse than anything. Sometimes, PC World charged £180 for a reinstall, just a reinstall with no new hardware. £180 to us would be a complete upgrade, new mobo, ram, hard drive, cpu, case, etc.

**irresseni** · 01-14-2007, 12:52 PM

Hows the job going? can u chose ur position?

**chuecafressds** · 01-14-2007, 01:27 PM

Saw this on digg a while ago, its a news story where they take a computer, disconnect the IDE cable, and take it to different PC repair shops to see if they diagnose the problem correctly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBvUt2bIQFk

Nice. . .

BTW, lrock. . .the only suggestion I have is to find a new job before BBY bends you over the counter, dude. They don't exactly have the greatest history of being nice with their employees. Personal experience, and the experience of several friends.

**Cofeeman** · 01-14-2007, 06:18 PM

Nice. . .

BTW, lrock. . .the only suggestion I have is to find a new job before BBY bends you over the counter, dude. They don't exactly have the greatest history of being nice with their employees. Personal experience, and the experience of several friends.

That makes me sick

12-21-2006, 05:44 AM	#21
Kristoferson Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 522 Senior Member	One of our users just brought his personal laptop to me today. He said he went to Best Buy and had the Geek Squad install some new ram for him. When he got home his laptop wouldn't even post. I told him his first mistake was taking it to Best Buy but I would look at it when I had some time. I opened up the ram cover and there was his new ram...unseated. The tech just put the ram in and didn't bother seating them. The weird thing is that both sticks were this way when he was only supposed to install 1 new stick. laughs Maybe it was that new wireless ram. Yeh.... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-21-2006, 06:04 AM	#22
Ifroham4 Join Date Apr 2007 Posts 5,196 Senior Member	Saw this on digg a while ago, its a news story where they take a computer, disconnect the IDE cable, and take it to different PC repair shops to see if they diagnose the problem correctly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBvUt2bIQFk Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-28-2006, 12:59 AM	#23
tigoCeree Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 459 Senior Member	well i got the job! gotta go start training today! hell yeah! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-28-2006, 01:31 AM	#24
triarmarm Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 369 Senior Member	Saw this on digg a while ago, its a news story where they take a computer, disconnect the IDE cable, and take it to different PC repair shops to see if they diagnose the problem correctly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBvUt2bIQFk We have an article that the Register did up in our shop. They compared PC World technicians to the technicians at small, local shops like ours, PC World came off far worse than anything. Sometimes, PC World charged £180 for a reinstall, just a reinstall with no new hardware. £180 to us would be a complete upgrade, new mobo, ram, hard drive, cpu, case, etc. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-14-2007, 12:52 PM	#25
irresseni Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	Hows the job going? can u chose ur position? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-14-2007, 01:27 PM	#26
chuecafressds Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 537 Senior Member	Saw this on digg a while ago, its a news story where they take a computer, disconnect the IDE cable, and take it to different PC repair shops to see if they diagnose the problem correctly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBvUt2bIQFk Nice. . . BTW, lrock. . .the only suggestion I have is to find a new job before BBY bends you over the counter, dude. They don't exactly have the greatest history of being nice with their employees. Personal experience, and the experience of several friends. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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01-14-2007, 06:18 PM	#27
Cofeeman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 595 Senior Member	Nice. . . BTW, lrock. . .the only suggestion I have is to find a new job before BBY bends you over the counter, dude. They don't exactly have the greatest history of being nice with their employees. Personal experience, and the experience of several friends. That makes me sick Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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