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Yay. Now - let me figgure out exactly to tell you this long and sorted story of corporate botchery.

Last Monday, the 9th, my video card finally fried its self into near unusability. So, I called Dell, and ordered a new one, and payed a nice $50 to have it shipped to me within the week. Nice and simple. So I wait. Wensday, the laptop finally become totally unusable. Friday, I get to go pick up my video card from UPS shipping. I get home, open the box....

Oh shit.. thats not a video card.

What was in the box? A port replicator. I call Dell, ask what it is they sent me. They say a video card. I blink. I read them the model number on the part. They blink. So... Monday I have an airborn express guy pick up the errant box. And this morning, I am awakend to the arival of my new video card, like an early morning dream.

Its installed. It fixed the problem.

Yay.