Appendix 71
What do I do if I need warranty service?
Before the warranty exp ires, please cal l us at the releva nt number liste d in the follow ing table. Plea se also have you r Dell
Service Tag or order number available.
What will Dell do?
During the 90 days of the 90-day limited warranty and the first year of all other limited warranties: During the 90 days
of the 90-day limited warranty and the first year of all other limited warranties, we will repair any Dell-branded hardware
products returned to us that prove to be defective in materials or workmanship. If we are not able to repair the product,
we will replace it with a comparable product that is new or refurbished.
When you contact us, we will issue a Return Material Authorization Number for you to include with your return. You
must return the products to us in their original or equivalent packaging, prepay shipping charges, and insure the
shipment or accept the risk if the product is lost or damaged in shipment. We will return the repaired or replacement
products to you. We wil l pay to s hip the repaired or repla ced prod ucts to y ou if yo u use an a ddress i n Canad a. Other wise,
we will ship the product to you freight collect.
If we determine that the problem is not covered under this warranty, we will notify you and inform you of service
alternatives that are available to you on a fee basis.
NOTE: Before you ship the product(s) to us, make sure to back up the data on the hard drive(s) and any other storage
device(s) in the product(s). Remove any confidential, proprietary, or personal information and removable media such
as floppy disks, CDs, or PC Cards. We are not responsible for any of your confidential, proprietary, or personal
information; lost or corrupted data; or damaged or lost removable media.
During the remaining years following the first year of all limited warranties: We will replace any defective part with
new or refurbished parts, if we agree that it needs to be replaced. When you contact us, we will require a valid credit card
number at the time you request a replacement part, but we will not charge you for the replacement part as long as you
return the original part to us within 30 days after we ship the replacement part to you. If we do not receive the original
part within 30 days, we will charge to your credit card the then-current standard price for that part.
Web Support support.dell.com/ContactUs/ContactUsHome
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Individual Home Consumers; Home Office and Small Business
Customers:
Canada Only
Technical Support and Customer Service 1-800-847-4096
Medium, Large, and Global Commercial Customers;
Government, Education, and Healthcare Customers; and Value-
Added Resellers (VARs):
Technical Support 1-800-387-5757
Customer Service 1-800-326-9463
Government or Education Customers, or Individual Home
Consumers who purchased through an Employee Purchase
Program:
Technical Support 1-800-387-5757
Customer Service 1-800-326-9463 (Extension 8221 for Individual
Consumers)
Dell-Branded Memory 1-888-363-5150