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bsmall
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_ 		9. April 2009 @ 18:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I recently purchased a HP Pavilion Elite m9590a desktop PC.After one week it won't boot up, HP sent recovery CD's and did diagnostic checks. They now tell me that a technician has to re-tattoo the motherboard, is this acceptable, or should i insist on getting a replacement PC?
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KillerBug
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_ 		10. April 2009 @ 04:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
A "Tattoo" is a bit like a bios flash, but with the PC serial numbers and such built in. This is to make it easier to re-install windows (assuming you have the recovery disks that came with the system). As long as you don't have to pay anything, this is probably your best bet.
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