Before Reading this Manual

This section describes safety precautions and convention used in this manual. Be sure to read this.

For Safe Operation

This manual contains important information for using the ESPRIMO personal computer.

Read this manual thoroughly before using your PC. In particular, “Safety Precautions” in this manual must be read and understood.

Fujitsu, a participant in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Start Program, warrants that the computer meets the Energy Start specifications.

Using this Product for High-Safety Applications

This product is for office, personal, home, ordinary industry and other general use. It is not designed and manufactured for use in high-safety applications.

Do not use this product for such applications without taking measures to satisfy the high-safety requirements.

High-safety applications require extremely high level of safety, and involve serious hazards to life and health if the required safety is not assured. High-safety applications include the following.

Nuclear reaction control in nuclear facilities, automatic aviation control, air traffic control, mass- transportation control, life-supporting medical equipment, and missile launch control.

The computer includes limited-life devices (such as a CRT, an LCD, and a hard disk), and if they are used continuously for an extended period of time, it may become necessary to replace them earlier than expected. The components come with one-year warranty (warranty periods may vary depending on the type of contract).

Besides the useful life, the brightness of the LCD monitor decreases with the time for which it is used.

Backing Up the Data

The customer is responsible for maintaining the integrity of data (including the basic and application software) stored or installed on the product. We do not warrant the integrity of data stored or installed on the personal computer the customer sent for repair. Take appropriate measures such as making a backup.

We assume no responsibility for loss of data and any direct or incidental damage due to any cause other than those specified in the warranty.

This computer is designed for use within the country. If you are using it abroad, please do so at your own responsibility.

This equipment may be adversely affected by the momentary drop of the supplied voltage due to lightning. Use of an uninterrupted AC power supply is recommended for measures against the momentary drop of the supplied voltage.

(This message is based on the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association’s guidelines for measures against momentary voltage drop in PCs.)

Since this equipment contains special materials controlled by the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law. Authorization under the law may be required to export this equipment.

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