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How and when do I contact the IBM PC HelpCenter?
Your Aptiva is subject to the terms of the 
IBM 
Statement of Limited Warranty and IBM Program 
License Agreement 
which are included with your 
computer. Please read these terms carefully.
If your computer needs to be serviced, please provide 
the servicer with the Aptiva 
Product Recovery
 disc that 
came with your computer. This will help the servicer to 
complete the required service.
If your computer is having a problem that is not covered 
by the warranty, see “How and when do I purchase 
additional support?” on page 90.
Before you call...
The information in the following three steps will provide 
the IBM PC HelpCenter technical support 
representative with valuable information that will assist 
him/her when handling your call. It will also help reduce 
the amount of time it takes to diagnose problems and 
answer questions.
1
Register your computer with the online IBM 
Registration form that came installed on your 
computer.
2
If you are able to run the 
PC Doctor 
diagnostics, 
locate the log file (the filetype will be named .log) and 
have it available for the technical support 
representative to review.
3
If you have not already done so, you will be required 
to register your computer the first time you contact 
IBM. You will be required to provide the following 
information:
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