DELL 3000 User Manual

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Warranties and Return Policy
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media, such as diskettes, CDs, or PC Cards. Dell does 
not accept liability for lost data or software.
Dell owns all parts removed from repaired products. Dell 
uses new and reconditioned parts made by various manu-
facturers in performing warranty repairs and building 
replacement products. If Dell repairs or replaces a prod-
uct, its warranty term is not extended.
Coverage During Years Two and Three
During the second and third years of this limited war-
ranty, Dell will provide, on an exchange basis and subject 
to Dell’s Exchange Policy in effect on the date of the 
exchange, replacement parts for the Dell hardware prod-
uct(s) covered under this limited warranty when a part 
requires replacement. You must report each instance of 
hardware failure to Dell’s Customer Technical Support in 
advance to obtain Dell’s concurrence that a part should 
be replaced and to have Dell ship the replacement part. 
Dell will ship parts and prepay the shipping costs if you 
use an address in the continental U.S. or Canada, where 
applicable. Shipments to other locations will be made 
freight collect. Dell will include a prepaid shipping con-
tainer with each replacement part for your use in 
returning the replaced part to Dell. Replacement parts are 
new or reconditioned. Dell may provide replacement 
parts made by various manufacturers when supplying 
parts to you. The warranty term for a replacement part is 
the remainder of the limited warranty term.
You will pay Dell for replacement parts if the replaced 
part is not returned to Dell. The process for returning 
replaced parts, and your obligation to pay for replace-
ment parts if you do not return the replaced parts to Dell, 
will be in accordance with Dell’s Exchange Policy in 
effect on the date of the exchange.
You accept full responsibility for your software and data. 
Dell is not required to advise or remind you of appropri-
ate backup and other procedures.
General
DELL MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES 
BEYOND THOSE STATED IN THIS WARRANTY 
STATEMENT. DELL DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WAR-
RANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING 
WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES 
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME STATES (OR JURIS-
DICTIONS) DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON 
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THIS LIMITATION 
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
DELL’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS 
AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE IS LIMITED TO 
REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AS SET FORTH IN 
THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT. THESE WARRAN-
TIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND 
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH 
VARY FROM STATE TO STATE (OR 
JURISDICTION).
DELL DOES NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY BEYOND 
THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS WARRANTY 
STATEMENT OR LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR 
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITH-
OUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITY FOR 
PRODUCTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE FOR USE OR 
FOR LOST DATA OR SOFTWARE.
SOME STATES (OR JURISDICTIONS) DO NOT 
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF 
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, 
SO THE PRECEDING EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION 
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
These provisions apply to Dell’s limited three-year 
warranty only. For provisions of any service contract 
covering your system, refer to the separate service 
contract that you will receive.
If Dell elects to exchange a system or component, the 
exchange will be made in accordance with Dell’s 
Exchange Policy in effect on the date of the exchange.
NOTE: If you chose one of the available warranty and 
service options in place of the standard limited three-
year warranty described in the preceding text, the option 
you chose will be listed on your invoice.
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