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February 6th, 2026 20:17

Dell is refusing to repair my Alienware computer

I have been a Dell customer for years. My current Alienware computer is less than 2 years old. Multiple issues persist even though I have contacted Dell multiple times in the past about these errors. On top of that now my hard drive is failing. I am scheduled to receive a phone call tomorrow to set up a technician appointment and I would like to include the unresolved issues on this ticket as well; USB ports not working, USB port that came damaged from the factory, getting error message USB ports not recognizing connected devices, blue error screen for recovery when starting computer after a shut down, boot manager changing boot options randomly, and freezing when flipping between Windows and World of Warcraft. I have been trying to get these issues fixed for over a year and I've had email chains with you and numerous phone calls where techs took control of my computer and supposedly fixed it (they didnt). I have asked numerous times to either ship it back to you or take it to a local shop to get it repaired and I've gotten neither. For over a year this has been severely impacting my work but it seems that once the computer is sold you no longer offer meaningful support and you dont stand behind your products. I would like all of this cleared up during the technician's visit please. 

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February 6th, 2026 20:17

Hello! Thank you for reaching out to us. I am your Dell-Cares contact for order related queries. Unfortunately, our customer service is currently unavailable. We are available Monday through Friday. Please reach out to us on any of these days and we will be glad to assist you. Thanks for being a loyal Dell Technologies customer.

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February 7th, 2026 12:56

Most of these are software issues, not hardware -- the warranty covers hardware failures, not software issues.

They also do not do diagnostics at the repair depot -- before a repair is authorized, a component must have failed the diagnostics.  Has any component shown a diagnostic failure?

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February 7th, 2026 14:04

Yes. Hard drive is failing and received a warning for PCI and USB after a hardware diagnostic

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February 7th, 2026 14:07

Even if most of the items are software issues Dell should still fix it imo. I paid thousands for this computer and it was delivered to me with these issues. I should have received a funcrioning computer with no issues. As I said it was delivered to me like this; I would have a different opinion if these issues developed after I had been using it for a couple of years

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February 7th, 2026 14:37

The software warranty is much more limited than the hardware with all manufacturers, unless you've opted for a more expensive upgraded service plan.

If you have, they should cover it.  If not, it'll be pay for service as it would be with any manufacturer.  

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February 7th, 2026 15:06

I did opt for an upgraded service plan. Im sorry but since when is a company sending someone an inferior and defective product without recourse acceptable? I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that one. 

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