Refurbished laptop seized after memory upgrade

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by dee dee, Oct 8, 2011.

  1. dee dee

    dee dee Private E-2

    I have successfully added new memory cards to other pc/laptops, no problem.
    But...
    I bought a refurbished hp nc6400 for my husband. It came with WinXP and I downloaded OpenOffice, Adobe and Norton 360. I ordered 4G memory, opened and installed and the computer will turn on, but no harddrive. Black screen and I had to remove the battery to shut down.

    I reversed the process and still the same, no response. I e-mailed the company, since I only had it 11 days. They will probably refund.

    Also, since I can't remove anything from the hard drive, should I change all my passwords, etc.?

    What happened? Any ideas?
     
    dee dee, Oct 8, 2011
    #1
  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Yes!
    I had a desktop and the power supply died within 4 days. I returned the computer.
    Then I went to all my sites and changed all the passwords just on the off chance someone would get to my info on the hard drive. I did not want to open the computer up, remove the hard drive and wipe it because I might then be accused of breaking the computer.
     
    plodr, Oct 8, 2011
    #2

MajorGeeks.Com Menu

Downloads All In One Tweaks \ Android \ Anti-Malware \ Anti-Virus \ Appearance \ Backup \ Browsers \ CD\DVD\Blu-Ray \ Covert Ops \ Drive Utilities \ Drivers \ Graphics \ Internet Tools \ Multimedia \ Networking \ Office Tools \ PC Games \ System Tools \ Mac/Apple/Ipad Downloads

Other News: Top Downloads \ News (Tech) \ Off Base (Other Websites News) \ Way Off Base (Offbeat Stories and Pics)

Social: Facebook \ YouTube \ Twitter \ Tumblr \ Pintrest \ RSS Feeds