At 03:00 PM 4/8/2006, Chuck Andrews typed:
I refuse to give that video card another chance.
Just like AMD CPUs & mombos other than ASUS that would cost you &
your clients less. It's no wonder Dell is the leader. I thought
mom/pop shops were suppose to be about giving the client the best
value for the dollar but I guess that's not so in all instances.
A video card burnout due to overheating may have caused the
motherboard failure. I will not risk a hundred dollar motherboard on
an old video card that has a sticky fan.
I've rebuilt many a system with a burned out mombo & have always
replaced the existing video card with no ill effects. Why add more
expense onto the client especially if you want them to come back?
What happens if the client's son burns so many CDs on the hottest day
of year in a house with no AC & the mombo gives up the ghost? That
would have nothing to do with the video card or the ps. I only
charge for the one bad component & not all the components that I
tried until I got the right one. I do notify the client that other
components have been unduly stressed therefore their life span may
have been reduced but certainly don't build them nearly a whole new
machine unless of course they want one.
Since I had the machine a part I always clean the other components
while I'm at it as an added service & I do not charge for the added
service even tho I list it on the invoice so the client can clearly
see to what extra extent I go to in order to give them the best value
for the money even if it's just a repair.
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Wayne D. Johnson
Ashland, OH, USA 44805
<http://www.wavijo.com>
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