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Limited Warranty and Support Guide • Warranty Statement • Safety Information • Support Information Before contacting the HP Customer Care Center, it’s important to have the following information handy. Please take a moment to write down your product information for future reference.
General Terms This HP Hardware Limited Warranty gives you, the customer, express limited warranty rights from Hewlett-Packard, the manufacturer. Please refer to HP’s Web site for an extensive description of your limited warranty entitlements. In addition, you may also have other legal rights under applicable local law or special written agreement with HP.
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This Limited Warranty applies only to HP-branded and Compaq-branded hardware products (collectively referred to in this Limited Warranty as “HP Hardware Products”) sold by or leased from Hewlett-Packard Company, its worldwide subsidiaries, affiliates, authorized resellers, or country/region distributors (collectively referred to in this Limited Warranty as “HP”) with this Limited Warranty.
choosing that is the same or equivalent to your HP Hardware Product in performance or (b) to give you a refund of your purchase price or lease payments (less interest) instead of a replacement. This is your exclusive remedy for defective products. Exclusions HP DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
Limitation of Liability IF YOUR HP HARDWARE PRODUCT FAILS TO WORK AS WARRANTED ABOVE, HP’S MAXIMUM LIABILITY UNDER THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF THE PRICE YOU HAVE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT OR THE COST OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF ANY HARDWARE COMPONENTS THAT MALFUNCTION IN CONDITIONS OF NORMAL USE.
practices. If your location is outside the customary service zone (typically 50km), response times may be longer or there may be additional charges. To locate the nearest HP authorized service provider, refer to the HP Web site at: http://www.hp.com/support HP may, at its sole discretion, determine if on-site warranty service is required. For example, in many cases, the defect can be fixed by the use of a Customer Self Repair (CSR) part that you are required to replace yourself based on instructions and documentation provided by HP.
to the provided instructions and documentation. If further assistance is required, call the HP Technical Support Center and a technician will assist you over the phone. In cases where the replacement part must be returned to HP, you must ship the defective part back to HP within a defined period of time, normally fifteen (15) days.
RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT), EVEN IF HP OR ANY SUPPLIER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF THE REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. Some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
• Contact your authorized HP dealer or Authorized Service Provider and be sure to have the following information available before you call HP: • Product serial number, model name, and model number • Applicable error messages • Add-on options • Operating system •...
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2 Use the Help and Support Center for help with hardware and software questions. Click Start, and then click Help and Support. The Help and Support Center provides useful troubleshooting information and includes the following: • E-mail support. • HP Real Time Chat with qualified support specialists. •...
All of our computers go through a comprehensive quality test to ensure the computer is working correctly before it leaves our factory. In addition, we have placed a security seal on your computer to indicate that it has not been tampered with since it left our factory. We know that expanding and upgrading are key benefits for all customers.
There are a few limitations and exclusions to this warranty (as well as some important details), which are described in the “Hardware Limited Warranty” section. Understanding Hard Disk Drive Space The hard disk drive on the Hewlett-Packard and Compaq computers with the Microsoft Windows ®...