  This is report i am filing against the guys who broke my computer and owe me P8,450 in refund + a new 20gig harddisk + my projects and damages It was A Thursday February 21 It began when I bought one 256 DDR ram from @ Gear. They sold me ram telling me that it will be compatible with any computer. The sales lady said that ram just needs to be placed on the computer and then it is all done. I knew about the two kinds of ram but the company told me I was using DDR ram since I was using a Pentium 4. So I went home to install the new ram chip I bought for P2,150. To my surprise It did not install. I went back and asked about why it does not fit. The Technician Jo said that my ram was SD. An older model physically incompatible with the one I bought. So I wondered about the prices. I have money saved up and from my parents to as much as P6,800 pesos with me and I was really wanted a faster computer to work with projects. So on my third trip there to virra mall I brought my computer and they offered to refund the Ram I bought.
I was already there with my computer and I thought I must well have an upgrade if it fits my budget. So I asked them if there is a mother board I can afford. The Lady told me she will sell me a Redfox for P2,150. I asked about any compatibility problems, she said it was a good product. I spent P6,450 as each piece cost 2,150 pesos. The 2 ram chips and the Redfox mother board. When they installed the motherboard and the ram it did not work.
The computer failed to recognize the new motherboard. This was the statement of the Technician. So I went home and followed his instructions and copied my back-up from a friend’s computer. I installed the Reformatted and Installed the OS then the computer began to work. For only three days. The computer kept hanging while I worked on my projects. Then I returned on February 26 to let them install it themselves and see what is wrong.
They replaced every part but the motherboard and the computer still hung. They then proceeded to tell me it is the OS’s fault. I went back to them on March 4 without my computer asking them to help me exchange this ram which may be defective. They told me to comeback with a receipt. This was my fifth trip to these people. I then proceeded to use my computer despite it’s faulty operation. I did not have enough money to get it fixed anymore. Not until the March 8 Monday did the computer finally crash and ruined all my projects.
I could not save any back up files since it would hang while would try to copy them. The computer hanging have gotten so bad that the hard drive broke. I returned with a friend who was a specialist with computers on March 10 Wednesday. They told me the hardrive was broken. They said it was the hard drive’s fault but the hard drive was working the prior to the faulty operation which occurred only when they gave me the motherboard. I did not like their motherboard and asked if I can return it and exchange it for a new one. They told me it had been two weeks and the value has dropped.
A new motherboard with better specifications would cost +2000 pesos. I agreed and proceeded to use the new motherboard which they assembled in their office. After repairing the old hard-drive which was somehow salvaged by my friend I proceeded to test the computer which was now working. That very day it ran fine. The next day the computer blacked out. We returned the computer on March 15 Monday. They told us it was the power supply’s fault but when the power supply was working they had to rule that out.
My Intell Pentium 4 chip has ceased working as well as my hard drive. They told me it’s my chip that caused the black out. I told them to replace my chip because I know that everything was working fine until they touched it. Now I lost my project files, my intell Pentium 4 chip. They broke my P4 chip, my files and my hard drive and refused to give a refund because of their policies.
Computer Scams. If you are afraid to buy a new computer this is why. First, they will sell you a faulty cheap motherboard. This motherboard is usually the Red Fox brand, which closed 2 years ago. Where do they get it: they are fakes and returned damaged boards. Second, you will return complaining that the new board isn’t working well. They will replace it with another faulty board. If you return again then they will tell you that they can give you a better board for +2000 to +1000 the old board. This board is much better in specification but is mostly defective. You will be paying +2,000 the board’s actual price Third, you will return the new board and then they will replace it again or give you the choice of upgrading to a better board.
This board is even cheaper than the second board you bought. It is a working board but they will charge you +500 for it. While it actually costs –2500 of the previous board. Last, if you catch on they will deny refund and blame your computer for it. Do not be a victim, If you are tell your friends and family and spread the word. No one should be a victim. The Computer places that use these scams are: MICROTEQ PC SOLUTIONS CO. 1-2 Acacia Lane 2/f Virramall, Greenhills. @ GEAR DISCOUNT COMPUTER Not All stores will try to Scam you. Unusually most Filipino Run stores have this practice and this is their modus operandi. Computer Stores. Copy and Paste this around for the protection of your friends and family from computer scams. 
