How long does this limited hardware warranty last?

d.Failure to follow the product instructions or failure to perform preventive maintenance

e.Problems caused by using accessories, parts, or components not supplied 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.

APPENDIX C: WARRANTY AND SUPPORT INFORMATION

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.

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