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Sarah Chaney

Why ASRock, Zotac, and Gigabyte have just been warned by the US federal government

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It's not new news that those pesky "warranty void if removed" stickers you sometimes spot over screw holes on your laptop are illegal, as they violate your right to repair. And yet, some companies insist on continuing to threaten voided warranty coverage if you dare open your laptop's outer case.

Three major manufacturers of gaming PCs, GPUs, motherboards, and other PC accessories that use these stickers and have ominous language in their official warranties — ASRock, Zotac, and Gigabyte — just received letters from the Federal Trade Commission that basically say, "Stop it." 

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