Dell Alienware M17x (Mid 2009) - Manual (Page 80)

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APPENDIX C: WARRANTY AND SUPPORT INFORMATION
Failure to follow the product instructions or failure to perform preventive d.
maintenance
Problems caused by using accessories, parts, or components not supplied
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by Dell
Products with missing or altered Service Tags or serial numbers •
Products for which Dell has not received payment •
Normal wear and tear •
THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE
OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE (OR JURISDICTION TO
JURISDICTION). DELL’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN
HARDWARE IS LIMITED TO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AS SET FORTH IN THIS
WARRANTY STATEMENT. ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THE
PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
ARE LIMITED IN TIME TO THE TERM OF THE LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY
PERIOD REFLECTED ON YOUR PACKING SLIP OR INVOICE. NO WARRANTIES,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WILL APPLY AFTER THE LIMITED HARDWARE
WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS
ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY BEYOND THE REMEDIES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY OR FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES. WE WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR PRODUCTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE
FOR USE, OR FOR LOST DATA OR LOST SOFTWARE OR THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS
AGAINST YOU FOR DAMAGES. OUR LIABILITY WILL BE NO MORE THAN THE
AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE PRODUCT THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CLAIM. THIS
IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR WHICH WE ARE RESPONSIBLE.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
How long does this limited hardware warranty last?
This limited hardware warranty lasts for the time period indicated on your packing
slip, invoice, or receipt, except for the following Dell-branded hardware:
Portable computer batteries carry the lesser of either a 1-year limited •
hardware warranty or the length of the limited hardware warranty for the Dell
computer with which the battery is shipped.
The limited hardware warranty for Power Adapters purchased independent of
•
a system is one year. Power Adapters purchased with a system are covered by
the system limited hardware warranty.
Your PERC 5 battery may provide up to 72 hours of controller cache memory
•
backup power when new. Under the 1-year limited hardware warranty, we
warrant that the battery will provide at least 24 hours of backup coverage
during the 1-year limited hardware warranty period.
Projector lamps carry a 90-day limited hardware warranty. •
Memory carries a lifetime limited hardware warranty. •
The limited hardware warranty for monitors purchased independently of a •
system lasts for the time period indicated on your packing slip or invoice.
Monitors purchased with a system are covered by the system limited
hardware warranty.
PDAs, earphones, and remote inline controls carry a 1-year limited hardware •
warranty.
Other add-on hardware carries the longer of either a 1-year limited hardware
•
warranty for new parts and a 90-day limited hardware warranty for
reconditioned parts or, for both new and reconditioned parts, the remainder
of the warranty for the Dell computer on which such parts are installed.
Headsets with Bluetooth® wireless technology carry the lesser of either •
a 1-year limited hardware warranty or the length of the limited hardware
warranty for the Dell computer with which the headset, as applicable, is
shipped.