[Tfug] IBM service center

[John Karns]

Don't forget to diconnect all USB devices before suspending /
hibernating!  Probably a good idea to do so before powering down, too.

A great laptop, except for a really careless oversight in the USB circuit.

-- 
John

On 10/2/08, Claude Rubinson <rubinson at u.arizona.edu> wrote:
> ----- Message from rubinson at u.arizona.edu ---------    Date: Thu,  2 Oct
> 2008
> 13:05:19 -0700    From: Claude Rubinson <rubinson at u.arizona.edu>Reply-To:
> Tucson Free Unix Group <tfug at tfug.org> Subject: [Tfug] IBM service center
> To: tfug at tfug.org
>
>> Can anybody recommend an IBM service provider in town?  After years
>> and years of
>> faithful service, it seems that my Thinkpad's mainboard has finally bit
>> the
>> dust.
>
> Quick followup: It appears that the only IBM authorized warranty repair
> shop in
> town is WJM Computer Solutions (on Thornydale near Orange Grove).  They
> charge
> $75/hr with a 2 hour minimum for diagnosis.  A friend of my girlfriend works
> for IBM and gets an employee discount.  So I just went with buying a
> refurbished (and warrantied) T42 for $340.
>
> See y'all tonight!
>
> Claude
>
>
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