Comments for words, pictures and stuff http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com My stuff, anything, etc, and so forth. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:30:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Calling DELL Tech. Support (and Vista)..updated 2/26/08 by Willie http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/calling-dell-tech-support-and-vista/#comment-105 Willie Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:30:11 +0000 http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/calling-dell-tech-support-and-vista/#comment-105 Got the same error on a new HD with a factory installed image. Chatted with support and I had to reinstall from the discs, basically (start with the Dell MediaDirect, that'll prompt you for the Vista OS, then stick in the Drivers/Utilities, etc. End with the Dell MediaDirect again.) Got the same error on a new HD with a factory installed image. Chatted with support and I had to reinstall from the discs, basically (start with the Dell MediaDirect, that’ll prompt you for the Vista OS, then stick in the Drivers/Utilities, etc. End with the Dell MediaDirect again.)

]]> Comment on Got my call back from DELL today by Willie http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/got-my-call-back-from-dell-today/#comment-104 Willie Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:51:18 +0000 http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/got-my-call-back-from-dell-today/#comment-104 As a follow-up to my last comment, here is the Microsoft OEM site: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/oem/sblicense/default.mspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/oem/sblicense/default.mspx</a>. Notice section 7: "End User Support. You must provide end user support for the Software or Hardware. You will provide support under terms at least as favorable to the end user as the terms that you provide to support any Customer System. ..." As a follow-up to my last comment, here is the Microsoft OEM site: http://www.microsoft.com/oem/sblicense/default.mspx.
Notice section 7:
“End User Support. You must provide end user support for the Software or Hardware. You will provide support under terms at least as favorable to the end user as the terms that you provide to support any Customer System. …”

]]> Comment on Got my call back from DELL today by Willie http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/got-my-call-back-from-dell-today/#comment-103 Willie Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:44:11 +0000 http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/got-my-call-back-from-dell-today/#comment-103 Just got a new hard drive straight from Dell with a factory image pre-installed on the drive (my old drive died). Got that error: "FAILED to Nobulate (NOBNT) back to the manufacturing media (A:) such that the Software Install process cannot continue reliably. DO NOT REBOOT THIS SYSTEM. FAIL THIS SYSTEM TO EMR". However, my point in leaving this comment is to say that while Dell said they don't provide software support, that is not entirely true. Since Dell purchases OEM copies of Microsoft Windows (so they get the discounted rates) they are also taking on the responsibility of end user support. That is an agreement a "System Builder" has with Microsoft to get the cheaper rates -- that the "System Builder" provides support to the "End User". Just thought I'd give you that for further information. Just got a new hard drive straight from Dell with a factory image pre-installed on the drive (my old drive died). Got that error: “FAILED to Nobulate (NOBNT) back to the manufacturing media (A:) such that the Software Install process cannot continue reliably. DO NOT REBOOT THIS SYSTEM. FAIL THIS SYSTEM TO EMR”.
However, my point in leaving this comment is to say that while Dell said they don’t provide software support, that is not entirely true. Since Dell purchases OEM copies of Microsoft Windows (so they get the discounted rates) they are also taking on the responsibility of end user support. That is an agreement a “System Builder” has with Microsoft to get the cheaper rates — that the “System Builder” provides support to the “End User”. Just thought I’d give you that for further information.

]]> Comment on No Love by lowkey http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/no-love/#comment-102 lowkey Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:23:45 +0000 http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/?p=171#comment-102 How so! Details plz. How so! Details plz.

]]> Comment on Calling DELL Tech. Support (and Vista)..updated 2/26/08 by Seattlefungus http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/calling-dell-tech-support-and-vista/#comment-97 Seattlefungus Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:00:04 +0000 http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/calling-dell-tech-support-and-vista/#comment-97 I have 3 Dell laptops computers. One, the oldest has been back once for service within one month of purchase. (Video issues.) Indian service tech advised me to remove the video card and send it in. I told him it was ill advised, as it was soldered to the board in a laptop. Then I made the leap to an XPS 1300. It has be serviced 3 times. hard drive replaced once, board twice. Currently it is before me with the factory diagnostic screen with the aforementioned Fail to nobulate do not reboot message. I paid for the "Premium XPS Support”. Tried to call the XPS number and found I was again talking to non Standard American English speaking tech support. After dealing with them for 20 minutes plus, two transfers. I was told I’d called the wrong support number and the XPS number . They told me the number and “Surprise” it was the number I’d called. They transferred me to a internal XPS support number and I was speaking to an XPS American Tech. I was told they’d changed the number do to too many calls for support from non XPS service issues. (Maybe frustrated customers looking for someone they could understand and knew what they were doing??). PS: Mr. Jack Marron, I did go to Microsoft first. This is an error endemic to Dell Laptops only. Not that Microsoft hasn’t created plenty of their own issues. I have 3 Dell laptops computers. One, the oldest has been back once for service within one month of purchase. (Video issues.) Indian service tech advised me to remove the video card and send it in. I told him it was ill advised, as it was soldered to the board in a laptop. Then I made the leap to an XPS 1300. It has be serviced 3 times. hard drive replaced once, board twice. Currently it is before me with the factory diagnostic screen with the aforementioned Fail to nobulate do not reboot message. I paid for the “Premium XPS Support”. Tried to call the XPS number and found I was again talking to non Standard American English speaking tech support. After dealing with them for 20 minutes plus, two transfers. I was told I’d called the wrong support number and the XPS number . They told me the number and “Surprise” it was the number I’d called. They transferred me to a internal XPS support number and I was speaking to an XPS American Tech. I was told they’d changed the number do to too many calls for support from non XPS service issues. (Maybe frustrated customers looking for someone they could understand and knew what they were doing??).
PS: Mr. Jack Marron, I did go to Microsoft first. This is an error endemic to Dell Laptops only. Not that Microsoft hasn’t created plenty of their own issues.

]]> Comment on Political emails by ofia http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/political-emails/#comment-96 ofia Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:17:09 +0000 http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-96 Michael - exactly, who gives a fuck? You didn't read all the post either, I suspect. Michael – exactly, who gives a fuck? You didn’t read all the post either, I suspect.

]]> Comment on Political emails by Michael Pascoe http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/political-emails/#comment-95 Michael Pascoe Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:47:42 +0000 http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-95 Get your facts straight. He never refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance. This is just a pure lie inserted into a picture that can’t be confirmed. In the picture the caption said that it was during the National Anthem. Then later in the same paragraph it says that he refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Besides, we don’t even know if the National Anthem had started to play it yet. For all we know, Obama could have place his hand over his heart after this picture was snapped. There is no footage of this event. This has Karl Rove written all over it. Don’t believe the lies of the Rove spin machine. Get your facts straight. He never refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance. This is just a pure lie inserted into a picture that can’t be confirmed.
In the picture the caption said that it was during the National Anthem. Then later in the same paragraph it says that he refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Besides, we don’t even know if the National Anthem had started to play it yet. For all we know, Obama could have place his hand over his heart after this picture was snapped. There is no footage of this event.

This has Karl Rove written all over it. Don’t believe the lies of the Rove spin machine.

]]> Comment on Joke from email by AlexM http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/joke-from-email/#comment-94 AlexM Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:00:42 +0000 http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/?p=130#comment-94 Your blog is interesting! Keep up the good work! Your blog is interesting!

Keep up the good work!

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]]> Comment on Calling DELL Tech. Support (and Vista)..updated 2/26/08 by An Indian L2 From Dell http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/calling-dell-tech-support-and-vista/#comment-75 An Indian L2 From Dell Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:14:29 +0000 http://ofiasstuff.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/calling-dell-tech-support-and-vista/#comment-75 **********original comment edited by blog owner************ Maybe you are an Indian L2 from DELL. If you are then it's amusing one finally found this post on this blog. It's also amusing the language barrier is more annoying for the customers than the people on the other end. However, I don't care to have this kind of racism posted on my blog. I really don't think everyone who calls you (assuming you are what you say you are) yells at you because you are Indian. So, thanks for playing. **********original comment edited by blog owner************

Maybe you are an Indian L2 from DELL. If you are then it’s amusing one finally found this post on this blog. It’s also amusing the language barrier is more annoying for the customers than the people on the other end. However, I don’t care to have this kind of racism posted on my blog. I really don’t think everyone who calls you (assuming you are what you say you are) yells at you because you are Indian. So, thanks for playing.

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