CPU Retail / OWM

Can anyone help here. I bought a motherboard Memery chip and CPU on
ebay as a complete package AM2 4200 dual core processor. I was
initialy told that I would get a £5 refund due to a delay. They now
are trying to get out of it saying that it only applies to OWM (What
does this stand for?)

The CPU came in an AMD box with fan and a smaall booklet. Box is
150x130x84 mm.

No mention of OWM or Retail but has barcode strip and a label with an
OPN: number and
SN: number.


Any help please.


Desmond.

On 8 Jan, 21:44, Frank McCoy <mcc...@millcomm.com> wrote:
> In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Des <desotuat...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >Can anyone help here. I bought a motherboard Memery chip and CPU on
> >ebay as a complete package AM2 4200 dual core processor. I was
> >initialy told that I would get a £5 refund due to a delay. They now
> >are trying to get out of it saying that it only applies to OWM (What
> >does this stand for?)
>
> Guessing: Oracle Wallet Manager
> If you bought it using that.
> Of the various OWM acronyms, that's the only one that makes sense;
> unless the package had, as an option, Optical Wavelenght Manager; which
> doesn't make all that much sense either.
>
> >The CPU came in an AMD box with fan and a smaall booklet. Box is
> >150x130x84 mm.
>
> >No mention of OWM or Retail but has barcode strip and a label with an
> >OPN: number and
> >SN: number.
>
> >Any help please.
>
> >Desmond.
>
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I think thes bastards mean OEM (Original equiptment Manufacturer) If
the if the CPU came in a AMD box with logo and AMD booklet an
certificate in it. would it still be Retail?


Desmond.

Des wrote:
> On 8 Jan, 21:44, Frank McCoy <mcc...@millcomm.com> wrote:
>> In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Des <desotuat...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone help here. I bought a motherboard Memery chip and CPU on
>>> ebay as a complete package AM2 4200 dual core processor. I was
>>> initialy told that I would get a £5 refund due to a delay. They now
>>> are trying to get out of it saying that it only applies to OWM (What
>>> does this stand for?)
>>
>> Guessing: Oracle Wallet Manager
>> If you bought it using that.
>> Of the various OWM acronyms, that's the only one that makes sense;
>> unless the package had, as an option, Optical Wavelenght Manager;
>> which doesn't make all that much sense either.
>>
>>> The CPU came in an AMD box with fan and a smaall booklet. Box is
>>> 150x130x84 mm.
>>
>>> No mention of OWM or Retail but has barcode strip and a label with
>>> an OPN: number and
>>> SN: number.
>>
>>> Any help please.
>>
>>> Desmond.
>>
>> --
>> _____
>> / ' / (tm)
>> ,-/-, __ __. ____ /_
>> (_/ / (_(_/|_/ / <_/ <_
>
> I think thes bastards mean OEM (Original equiptment Manufacturer) If
> the if the CPU came in a AMD box with logo and AMD booklet an
> certificate in it. would it still be Retail?
>
>
> Desmond.

There is no OWM connected with computers that I'm aware of. I'm sure
they meant OEM, which you got right. OEM CPUs come as is, with no box,
heatsink, etc. A retail packaged CPU is in a box with the standard
heatsink/fan for that CPU and a small booklet. It would appear that you
have a retail CPU.

On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:19:11 -0500, "RobV" <robv@nowhere.invalid>
wrote:

>There is no OWM connected with computers that I'm aware of. I'm sure
>they meant OEM, which you got right. OEM CPUs come as is, with no box,
>heatsink, etc. A retail packaged CPU is in a box with the standard
>heatsink/fan for that CPU and a small booklet. It would appear that you
>have a retail CPU.

Probably a typo since W and E are next-door neighbors on the keyboard.

Larc



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Larc wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:19:11 -0500, "RobV" <robv@nowhere.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> There is no OWM connected with computers that I'm aware of. I'm sure
>> they meant OEM, which you got right. OEM CPUs come as is, with no
>> box, heatsink, etc. A retail packaged CPU is in a box with the
>> standard heatsink/fan for that CPU and a small booklet. It would
>> appear that you have a retail CPU.
>
> Probably a typo since W and E are next-door neighbors on the keyboard.
>
> Larc


Hi, Larc. That's what I figured as well, but with my luck it would have
meant something and I'd get many posts informing me of my ignorance. ;-)

"Des" <desotuatail@aol.com> wrote in message
news:be12d808-3ad4-47a5-b12e-a8dcddb66690@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com...
Can anyone help here. I bought a motherboard Memery chip and CPU on
ebay as a complete package AM2 4200 dual core processor. I was
initialy told that I would get a £5 refund due to a delay. They now
are trying to get out of it saying that it only applies to OWM (What
does this stand for?)

The CPU came in an AMD box with fan and a smaall booklet. Box is
150x130x84 mm.

No mention of OWM or Retail but has barcode strip and a label with an
OPN: number and
SN: number.


Any help please.


Desmond.


OWM == Owe Who Money? LOL

Des <desotuatail@aol.com> wrote in
news:be12d808-3ad4-47a5-b12e-a8dcddb66690@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com:

> Can anyone help here. I bought a motherboard Memery chip and CPU on
> ebay as a complete package AM2 4200 dual core processor. I was
> initialy told that I would get a £5 refund due to a delay. They now
> are trying to get out of it saying that it only applies to OWM (What
> does this stand for?)
>
> The CPU came in an AMD box with fan and a smaall booklet. Box is
> 150x130x84 mm.
>
> No mention of OWM or Retail but has barcode strip and a label with an
> OPN: number and
> SN: number.
>
> Any help please.
>
> Desmond.

Look here to determine if your processor is OEM or retail:
http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUFilter.aspx

To me eBay is a flea market. I might consider buying a used toaster
there but that's it.

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