Do Not Waste Your Time On Dell Laptop Repairs
- Author Scott Weiland
- Published May 19, 2010
- Word count 418
Dell laptop repairs are thankfully some of the easiest to perform. This is due to Dell's long history and success in the corporate market, a market that demands quick resolution and is prepared to pay for it.
The Service Tag
Every single Dell (be it a desktop or a laptop) contains a unique 6-digit serial number known as a service tag. This is incredibly useful for the technical support engineer.
Simply by going to the Dell support website and entering the service tag, you can gain access to all relevant documentation, drivers as well as a full manufacturing history for the laptop concerned. This information is very useful when diagnosing faults with and repairing Dell laptops.
Dell Diagnostic Tools
Every Dell computer is built with a tiny diagnostic partition on the hard drive. Unless your company or someone else has decided to entirely wipe their laptops before deploying them then you will find this tool to be extremely useful in helping diagnosing hardware faults such as hard drive or RAM failures.
Modular Design
Dell have always had the most easy to repair computers due to their modular design. This started with their desktops and the philosophy continues for the most part with their laptops.
Usually, you will need no more tools than a standard Philips head (cross-hair) screwdriver. This will allow you to remove the panels on the underside of the laptop and also the one adjacent to the keyboard.
Support Line
Dell has a very well manned support hotline that is available for anyone to call i.e. not just customers but also support engineers. Their own engineers receive good training and are knowledgeable. They can usually walk you step by step through any type of repair that is new to you. On the other side of the phone, they will often have the same model as you to ensure that they give you the best advice.
General Advice
Otherwise, a Dell laptop is not too different from any other. The Dell support structure means that it is generally easier to fix them and you may save a bit of time but otherwise all laptops are fairly similar.
Sometimes, a particular Dell model may be more prone to specific faults (e.g. capacitor failures on the motherboard). Such faults are usually isolated and do not come to light until a few years after they are released. Also, every manufacturer can suffer the same fate on some specific models so Dell laptops are not unique in this respect.
Scott is a full-time geek and part-time fitness nut. Currently he is researching the different types of cardio machines and learning all he can about etf trend trading.
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