Warranty Notes
During the warranty period, the customer may be
responsible for repair costs if the computer damage
was caused by misuse, accident, modification,
unsuitable physical or operating environment, or
improper maintenance by the customer. The following
list provides some common items that are not covered
under warranty and some symptoms that may indicate
the system was subjected to stresses beyond normal
use:
The following is not covered under warranty:
 LCD panel cracked by applying excessive force
or by being dropped
 Scratched (cosmetic) parts
 Cracked or broken plastic parts, broken latches,
broken pins, or broken connectors caused by
excessive force
 Damage caused by liquid spilled into the system
 Damage caused by improperly inserting a
PCMCIA card or installation of an incompatible
card
 Damage caused by foreign material in the FDD
 Diskette drive damage caused by pressing the
diskette drive cover or inserting diskettes with
multiple labels
 Damaged or bent diskette eject button
 CD-ROM drive damage caused by excessive
forces shock, or by being dropped
 Fuses blown by nonsupported devices
 Forgotten computer password (making the
computer unusable).
If the following symptoms are present, they may
indicate damage caused by nonwarranted activity:
 Missing parts may be a symptom of unauthorized
service or modification.
 HDD spindles can become noisy if subjected to
excessive force or by being dropped.
 I9990303 errors can be caused by exposure to
strong magnetic fields.
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