So called a technician out to reinstall windows for me. I asked him if he would like a cup of tea, and when I returned he had opened up my hard drive and was taking out one of the memory upgrades.
I asked what he was doing (He was Asian) and he mumbled a lot of jargon and closed it up. Any idea what he was up too? He had a whole bag of sealed memory cards. I had to send it back to Mesh for repair eventually anyway.
2007-01-05 23:40:43 · 16 answers · asked by Spiny Norman 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
i'd report him sounds fishy to me.
He probably took your memory out and replaced it for one far less
2007-01-05 23:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by Roxley x 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well if you called him over to re insatal your Windows XP, and you seen him openning the hard drive???
If you seen him taking out the RAM then there are some technical reasons.
1. you memory was not eneough
2. your RAMS on the system did not mach each other eg.. 512mb Ram with 400mhz and on the other slot 128mb RAm with 333mhz... then these two different rams will cause yoru systme to restart, freeze etc etc etc....
3.He might be checking if they were realy wot they were stated on your system. eg on your systme it appears to be 512mb of Ram but when u open the hard drive u see that there is 1G, but your systme only realises one of them???
So there are many reasons why he had opened the hard drive, he should of offered you a explanation...and one another thing how would you feel if same thing happens to u?
check on the invoice paper wot he has done? then let every body know what he carryed out..
2007-01-06 01:37:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey may be he was trying to swap your memory card with a faulty one. Be on the look out. Check your system to see if it still shows the same amount of RAM... If not report him. Reinstalling Windows doesn't require people opening up your system.
2007-01-06 00:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by Bhargav 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could have been doing a preemptive check of the memory modules with an eye toward 1) making sure they were physically seated properly and 2) seeing if perhaps you needed more RAM.
Look. You admit you are computer illiterate. Don't jump to conclusions. This is like saying "I took my car to a mechanic and told him it wasn't running right... and he opened the hood and was fooling around in there! -- What was he up to??"
Probably nothing bad. Sleep easy.
2007-01-05 23:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by SheiksOnAPlane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that he was Asian has nothing to do with what he did.
You paid him to re-install XP and he failed to do that; so go to Trading Standards.
When you bought your pc you would have been given a specification sheet. When you paid for this work you should have been given another detailing the work that was done. Take both of those with you when you see TS.
You may also need to contact Mesh to see what they found wrong with it.
2007-01-06 02:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may not be very computer literate - but if you open up your hardware compnents (via control panel) see if you can spot the name of the memory chip (card) he may have removed. Maybe he simply inserted a new one?
At any rate ring him up (or the compoany) ask what he did and if you get no responce, then think about reporting him.
2007-01-05 23:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by Chεεrs [uk] 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was either fixing it or corrupting your PC. was he from a company or a self employed man. When it went for repair what did the repair people find wrong. Be very careful who you go to for help. he may have been trying to get hold of personnel details etc etc Best change all your pass words if i were you just to be safe.
2007-01-05 23:47:19 · answer #7 · answered by 90210 aka Hummer Lover 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-12 05:15:35 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go on a computer course and become computer literate; just regard this experience as a stepping stone not a milestone.
2007-01-06 00:32:49 · answer #9 · answered by zoomjet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In response to the opening line! Neither am I
2007-01-05 23:48:48 · answer #10 · answered by edison 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If all you want was to install windows,,, then, no reason to open your case and extract out your ram or any pc card,,, do you know youe pc specification to review it to be syre he did not change any of your hardwares?
2007-01-05 23:46:28 · answer #11 · answered by hard_cane0 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋