Lenovo ThinkStation S20 - Chapter 1. Important Safety Information; Conditions that Require Immediate Action

Chapter1.Importantsafetyinformation
Note:Besuretoreadandunderstandtheimportantsafetyinformationrst.
Thisinformationcanhelpyousafelyuseyourdesktop,workstation,ornotebook
personalcomputer.Followandretainallinformationincludedwithyourcomputer.
Theinformationinthisdocumentdoesnotalterthetermsofyourpurchase
agreementortheLenovo
®
LimitedWarranty.Formoreinformation,referto
Chapter3“LenovoLimitedWarranty”onpage19
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Customersafetyisimportant.Ourproductsaredevelopedtobesafeand
effective.However,personalcomputersareelectronicdevices.Powercords,
poweradapters,andotherfeaturescancreatepotentialsafetyrisksthatcanresult
inphysicalinjuryorpropertydamage,especiallyifmisused.Toreducetheserisks,
followtheinstructionsincludedwithyourproduct,observeallwarningsonthe
productandintheoperatinginstructions,andreviewtheinformationincludedin
thisdocumentcarefully.Bycarefullyfollowingtheinformationcontainedinthis
documentandprovidedwithyourproduct,youcanhelpprotectyourselffrom
hazardsandcreateasafercomputerworkenvironment.
Note:Thisinformationincludesreferencestopoweradaptersandbatteries.In
additiontonotebookcomputers,someproducts(suchasspeakersandmonitors)
areshippedwithexternalpoweradapters.Ifyouhavesuchaproduct,this
informationappliestoyourproduct.Inaddition,computerproductscontaina
coin-sizedinternalbatterythatprovidespowertothesystemclockevenwhenthe
computerisunplugged,sothebatterysafetyinformationappliestoallcomputer
products.
Conditionsthatrequireimmediateaction
Productscanbecomedamagedduetomisuseorneglect.Someproduct
damageisseriousenoughthattheproductshouldnotbeusedagainuntil
ithasbeeninspectedand,ifnecessary,repairedbyanAuthorizedService
Provider.
Aswithanyelectronicdevice,paycloseattentiontotheproductwhenitis
turnedon.Onveryrareoccasions,youmightnoticeanodororseeapuff
ofsmokeorsparksventfromyourproduct.Oryoumighthearsoundslike
popping,cracking,orhissing.Theseconditionsmightmerelymeanthatan
internalelectroniccomponenthasfailedinasafeandcontrolledmanner.Or,
theymightindicateapotentialsafetyissue.However,donottakerisksor
attempttodiagnosethesituationyourself.ContacttheCustomerSupport
Centerforfurtherguidance.ForalistofServiceandSupportphonenumbers,
seeChapter4“WorldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist”onpage31
.
Frequentlyinspectyourcomputeranditscomponentsfordamage,wear,
orsignsofdanger.Ifyouhaveanyquestionabouttheconditionofa
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