Compaq
Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73170
U.S.A.
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Compaq rip off hard drive failure 1 month old Compaq computer. missing CD' to operate, no customer service
1Author
3Consumer
0Employee/Owner
We purchased Compaq 5000 serial computer on April 22, 2001 from Bust Buy. The hard drive went bad on June 7, and we called Compaq on June 8 to replace the hard drive. On June 13, a blank hard drive was replaced, and it showed to call technical support.
Then, we learned that the 'quick restore CD' should come with the new hard drive. We've been told to wait for 5-7 business days. We did, but nothing happened. I called again, and been told to wait few more days. We did again, but still nothing happened.
Then, I wrote an e-mail to Compaq and asked when will we receive the 'quick restore CD'. The answer was call 1-800-952-7689 to find out. So, I Called. What I've learned was all the 'quick restore CD' has been recalled, and it will take about 7-10 business days for them to have the CD in stock.
Then, we waited for 2 weeks and the CD still not came. I called the same number again, and been told to wait for 2-4 weeks instead of 7-10 days. She did not let me have any chance to say anymore and hung up the phone as soon as she could. I finally gave up.
Then, my husband strated calling Compaq. He called on July 7, and was told that the CD was sent on July 2. If we did not receive till July 11, we should call back again. As usual, we did not receive anything. So, he clled again, and been told the CD will be sent out overnight.
Two days later, the CD still not been received. He call again, and been told that CD has been sent out three times. But, we never received anything. So, he asked to talk to someone who may solve the problem. A person named Jeff was put on the phone, and he said all the 'quick restore CD' has been recalled. Wes asked to ship whole thing back because he read the written on the certificate of warranty "If, after repeated efforts, Compaq is unable to restore the Product to good working order, you are entitled to refund of the purchase price." But, Jeff said it was not a chance.
He provided two options which were to wait the CD for 7 more days or send back to Compaq for restore. Both will take about same amount of time. Wes did not satisfy with his answer, so he provide another number to call which is 281-370-0670. The person who anserd the phone named Briggette. Wes had to start whole story again, and the problem stil there. What she told Wes to do was to write a letter to the CEO of Compaq. He did not think that will do any good. So, he asked for someone else might be able to solve the problem, and a number 1-800-841-2761 was given. Jash picked up the phone. He told Wes that no one knows how long will the 'quick restore CD' will be ready to send out. One and half hours calling to Compaq was ended, but the problem still not solved.
The PC has been dead for over a month, and the price was dropped $250 from the day we purchased. And more important is that we have no confidence with neither Compaq product nor their customer service. We've been so frustrated to deal with Compaq. Pleas help us to solve this problem.
Sharon
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#1 Consumer Comment
AUTHOR: JEFF - OAK HARBOR ()
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, March 27, 2002
POSTED: Wednesday, March 27, 2002
I have had my compaq 4000 for five months and for about 4 monthe and 25 days i have had problems with the stupid computer it aid i had to
reinstall windows but windows was pre installed
compaq then told me to use the recovery cd well now I have no D drive and no programs are coming up on local c drive so i contact compaq and tell them that and all they say is you need to buy the quick recovery cd well you dont buy the cd but you pay for shiping and handeling well i might be stupid butthat must be a lot of weight to be $10 well any way they told me to use the recovery
so i should not have to pay for the quick recovery cds
#2 Consumer Comment
AUTHOR: samuel - saint louis ()
SUBMITTED: Saturday, June 15, 2002
POSTED: Sunday, June 16, 2002
Its been a year and a half I really feel my Hard drive should have not gone out this soon.
I called compaq and asked if they had problems with the hard drive and thier answer was to call back with serial no and model number. I have a lot of important work to do I payed a lot for my computer and feel it was an investment not a rip-off so can someone tell me if the hard drives are defected and if so you do I call for a replacement
part without being charged for the failure.
#3 Consumer Suggestion
AUTHOR: Terry - El Paso (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, February 11, 2004
POSTED: Thursday, February 12, 2004
I am experiencing this phenomenon right now. I am an IT professional and have to replace a dead Compaq Presario hard drive. Ok, so a hard drive dies and the machine is out of warranty. So any personal information is lost. It should be backed up by the user anyway. So I have to buy a new hard drive to put in the computer. That is all part of this and any industry. If your car breaks down and the warranty is expired, you have to pay for the replacement parts.
BUT, THINK ABOUT THIS -- When you bought the computer, you bought a license for Microsoft Windows. Now Compaq is withholding your copy of Windows from you.
It is, of course, one of the advantages of buying a brand name computer -- you get the restore cd. You know that you are always safe in case your kids download too many viruses. You just wipe the hard drive and put the computer back to factory settings using the restore CD.
BUT NOW YOU ARE NOT ONLY OUT A HARD DRIVE BUT YOUR COPY OF WINDOWS AS WELL! To be legal, you would have to BUY another copy of your operating system. I do believe this qualifies as a ripoff. Needless to say I am steering all inquiries away from Compaq.