tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114860.post114973933865204180..comments2024-02-28T00:52:26.740-08:00Comments on The Lair of the Evil DM: This never happened with my Aptiva...evildmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11365812717229067172noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114860.post-1149769767117684322006-06-08T05:29:00.000-07:002006-06-08T05:29:00.000-07:00Sorry to hear about that, Jeff. I used to work in ...Sorry to hear about that, Jeff. I used to work in Dell tech support here in Austin, and unfortunately your experience is not unique. "Wipe the drive" is a pretty standard "get this guy off the phone" approach when they don't really know what the hell is going on. It gives you something to do for a long enough period of time that, should there be a problem after the reinstall, the original tech's shift is long over and it's no longer their problem.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, bro, and backups are always a good thing.Jeff Heberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732306951663286466noreply@blogger.com