will Dell void warranty if I install different OS on laptop?

[Aharami]

Got a dell Inspirion 1501 for my mom. Not a bad laptop for the price (Sempron 3500+, 1 gig ram, DVD burner, 80 gig HD for $630 after taxes). It feels a little flimsy..but I shouldnt expect much for a budget laptop. Anyways, I didnt get any extended service plan or anything. This laptop came with XP Home installed and some other crappy software (Dell support, Norton internet firewall, etc). I have XP pro (legit). Would Dell void the standard 1 year warranty if I uninstall all their crap and start my own fresh installation?

 

[Aharami]

dont all reply at once now

 

[DeviousTrap]

No.

 

[daniel1113]

No, but I suppose they probably will not help you with software related issues.

 

[Shawn]

It shouldn't be but I wouldn't put it past them. I've heard of someone's warranty being voided because they reinstalled the os.

 

[DeviousTrap]

Originally posted by: Shawn
It shouldn't be but I wouldn't put it past them. I've heard of someone's warranty being voided because they reinstalled the os.

The warranty is on the hardware. They'll stop offering you support for your Windows install, but you should always be able to get replacement parts for a hardware problem.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: DeviousTrap

Originally posted by: Shawn
It shouldn't be but I wouldn't put it past them. I've heard of someone's warranty being voided because they reinstalled the os.

The warranty is on the hardware. They'll stop offering you support for your Windows install, but you should always be able to get replacement parts for a hardware problem.

thanks! thats not a problem then. I can take care of all software related issues myself...hopefully

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: DeviousTrap

Originally posted by: Shawn
It shouldn't be but I wouldn't put it past them. I've heard of someone's warranty being voided because they reinstalled the os.

The warranty is on the hardware. They'll stop offering you support for your Windows install, but you should always be able to get replacement parts for a hardware problem.

thanks! thats not a problem then. I can take care of all software related issues myself...hopefully

Have fun helping your mom with software. :laugh:

/cringes inside thinking of previous experiences of helping mom with computer

 

[marulee]

No for sure.