Some notebook series we repair have known minor defects, discovered after manufacture and also discovered after these notebooks have been sold to the end user, not recalled. So say Compaq has an issue with one of their (old) series the LCD screen all of a sudden goes white intermittently during startup. Now if a notebook comes in for repair and is out of warranty for another totally different issue, or this particullar issue, Compaq honors the warranty since this is a known defect. These LCD screens run in cost of about $1500.

cheers,
Jaidev