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johns
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Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:04 am Post subject:
Tracking sale of nVidia Quadro4 900xgl |
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I have a PC at work that was upgraded to an
nVidia Quadro4 900xgl by a grad student here
at the university. We can find no purchasing
information on the card ( for warranty repair ),
and I expect it was purchased under a research
grant which was funding the student. Is there
any way to trace down the sales history of this
card?
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First of One
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Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:44 am Post subject:
Re: Tracking sale of nVidia Quadro4 900xgl |
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Your best bet is to contact the manufacturer of the card, in hope that the
original purchaser (the grad student?) had registered the card. Is there
anything on the card that indicates the actual manufacturer? It is probably
PNY in North America and LeadTek elsewhere in the world. If there are no
labels, Google the part number or serial number.
If no registration info exists, the manufacturer will probably go by the
original production date based on BIOS version or board revision.
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"johns" <johns123@moscow.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I have a PC at work that was upgraded to an
nVidia Quadro4 900xgl by a grad student here
at the university. We can find no purchasing
information on the card ( for warranty repair ),
and I expect it was purchased under a research
grant which was funding the student. Is there
any way to trace down the sales history of this
card?
johns
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Benjamin Gawert
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Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:07 am Post subject:
Re: Tracking sale of nVidia Quadro4 900xgl |
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First of One wrote:
| Quote: | Your best bet is to contact the manufacturer of the card, in hope that the
original purchaser (the grad student?) had registered the card. Is there
anything on the card that indicates the actual manufacturer? It is probably
PNY in North America and LeadTek elsewhere in the world.
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It's PNY also in the rest of the world. PNY is the only manufacturer of
Quadro-based gfx cards (all other cards are just PNY OEM cards)...
| Quote: | If no registration info exists, the manufacturer will probably go by the
original production date based on BIOS version or board revision.
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The PNY Quadro4 900XGL had (like all PNY gfx cards) 3 years warranty
from the date of purchase. However, the 900XGL is usually too old to
still fall under warranty.
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johns
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Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:54 am Post subject:
Re: Tracking sale of nVidia Quadro4 900xgl |
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Thanks guys. It was a grant. Card is dead duck and out of warranty.
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First of One
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:07 am Post subject:
Re: Tracking sale of nVidia Quadro4 900xgl |
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"Benjamin Gawert" <bgawert@gmx.de> wrote in message
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| Quote: | It's PNY also in the rest of the world. PNY is the only manufacturer of
Quadro-based gfx cards (all other cards are just PNY OEM cards)...
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Hmm, didn't know that, especially since LeadTek is also a large manufacturer
of video cards. (In addition, it's affiliated with Foxconn, which is
massive.)
Still, warranty service is normally handled by the IHV. So if another
company rebadges a PNY OEM card, PNY is not responsible for warranty claims.
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Benjamin Gawert
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:50 pm Post subject:
Re: Tracking sale of nVidia Quadro4 900xgl |
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First of One wrote:
| Quote: | It's PNY also in the rest of the world. PNY is the only manufacturer of
Quadro-based gfx cards (all other cards are just PNY OEM cards)...
Hmm, didn't know that, especially since LeadTek is also a large manufacturer
of video cards.
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Yes, gamer cards. Nothing for the professional market...
| Quote: | Still, warranty service is normally handled by the IHV. So if another
company rebadges a PNY OEM card, PNY is not responsible for warranty claims.
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Of course. It should be clear that PNY won't support cards which have no
PNY label...
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