that is my usual course of action in a case this bad(its surprising how often they come up), but she insists her dad si coming over tomorrow to fix it, so i left it at that

I know its usally fixable, but ive had perhaps 10 cases in the past 2 months where the computer wouldnt boot unless in safe mode, and even then i would often get a BsOD after everything had loaded
And i only do it as a hobby for friends/relatives. friends of friends or relatives etc
And of those 10 cases, 8 were built exactly the same as this one, by Dell, and unable to be opened (at least with my tools)

* roberth is losing faith in humanity