One of the most common concerns people have when adding third party memory is whether it will void their system warranty.

You can rest assured that adding third party memory to your system does NOT void your warranty. You should take precautions when opening the case of your computer though, so we recommend to always refer to your owners manual or follow one of our online installation guides when installing a memory upgrade.

The Magnum-Moss Warranty Act (a U.S. Federal Law, although similar laws exist in most other countries) specifically prevents computer system manufacturers and their representatives from telling a customer that if they use third party memory their system warranty will be voided. Through this ploy, the sales representative attempts to coerce customers into purchasing memory modules from the system manufacturer, usually at much higher prices than Kingston charges. A system manufacturer may resort to this type of warranty threat to spread fear, uncertainty and doubt in the minds of consumers, rather than to compete on the basis of quality and price ("FUD marketing").


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