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Would you charge to install a video card into your girlfriend's cousin's computer?

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Show him how to do it. That way if something goes wrong with his system in the near future he can't blame you for it!
 
if its a PnP situation and you can walk away, no charge. If the box blows up and needs a few hours of reinstalls take the $20 and only the $20.

There is somethings to be said about charging non-immediate family or family of a SO....if you don't charge there is a good change you are going to get called on for every little problem like aim won't charge or I keep getting a 'page not found' error on all webpages and I can't download my mail...etc.

Even paying customers would call me about every little thing that went wrong saying it didn't do that before I 'messed' with the machine, even if I just changed their inkjet ink or put in a toner cartridge 🙁.

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Tell him you'll do it if he takes you all out to get a subway sandwich afterwards.
And that, aside from you making sure it works correctly before you drive away, you do not support future problems.
 
I'll second the beer idea, unless you're both underage. In that case, go with lunch + brownie points. I wouldn't feel right charging for such a piddly job unless I hated the person (in which case I probably wouldn't even do it.)
 
If you charge him, he will expect tech support when something goes wrong........ Harder for him to ask, if you do it as a favor.
 
If he is getting the video card remember to make sure he gets the right bus type for his computer. A lot of computers don't have agp. You probably already know this, but thought I would mention it.

Don't accept money. Maybe lunch or something.
 
I would not charge for this because it would cause trouble for me with my girlfriend and her family. I would tell my gf how I felt about doing tech support and ask her not to volunteer me for any more tech support.
 
Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Don't forget to show him how to do it as you install it for him... everyone has to start somewhere, and showing him might help him get over any fears of installing other things himself.
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Very good idea, thanks. I will definately show him how to do it. I totally agree that everyone has to start somewhere and this would be a good place for him to start. Maybe I can even just walk him through it as he installs it himself. I don't see how it would hurt. Hey thanks for the great idea.
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Don't have him do it himself... he might not know how to apply steady, even pressure to get the card in. Ok that sounded like sarcasm, but I'm serious, if he knows nothing about setting up computers don't have him ruin his brand new video card.
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN

Ask your cousin to make you lunch with a beverage and call it even.

Don't accept his cash.
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Or even better, get the cousin to take you and your girlfriend out to lunch or dinner sometime 😀
 
If you don't accept money you have no obligation to help him when it fails. And if anything goes wrong with the PC after the install you know he's going to blame the video card, cuz it was working fine before...

good luck.
 
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