IBM 37L1388 manual States Part

UNDER

NO

CIRCUMSTANCES

IS

IBM

LIABLE

FOR

ANY

OF

THE

FOLLOWING:

1)

THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS AGAINST YOU FOR DAMAGES

(OTHER

THAN

THOSE

UNDER

THE

FIRST

ITEM

LISTED

ABOVE);

2)

LOSS

OF,

OR

DAMAGE

TO,

YOUR

RECORDS

OR

DATA;

OR 3)

SPECIAL,

INCIDENTAL,

OR

INDIRECT

DAMAGES

OR

FOR

ANY

ECONOMIC

CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES

(INCLUDING

LOST

PROFITS

OR

SAVINGS),

EVEN

IF

IBM,

ITS

SUPPLIERS

OR

YOUR

RESELLER

IS

INFORMED

OF

THEIR

POSSIBILITY.

SOME

JURISDICTIONS

DO

NOT

ALLOW THE

EXCLUSION

OR

LIMITATION

OF

INCIDENTAL

OR

CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES,

SO

THE

ABOVE

LIMITATION

OR

EXCLUSION

MAY

NOT

APPLY

TO

YOU.

IBM

Statement

of

Warranty

Worldwide

except

Canada,

Puerto

Rico,

Turkey,

United

States

(Part

1

-

General

Terms)

This

Statement

of

Warranty

includes

Part

1

-

General

Terms

and

Part

2

-

Country-unique

Terms.

The

terms

of

Part

2

may

replace

or

modify

those of Part 1.

The warranties provided by IBM

in this

Statement

of

Warranty

apply

only

to

Machines you

purchase

for

your

use,

and

not

for

resale,

from

IBM

or

your

reseller.

The term “Machine” means an IBM

machine,

its

features,

conversions,

upgrades,

elements,

or

accessories,

or

any

combination

of

them. The

term

“Machine”

does

not

include

any

software

programs,

whether

pre-loaded

with

the

Machine,

installed

subsequently

or

otherwise.

Unless

IBM

specifies

otherwise,

the

following

warranties

apply

only

in

the

country

where

you

acquire

the

Machine.

Nothing

in

this

Statement

of

Warranty

affects

any

statutory

rights

of

consumers that cannot be waived

or

limited by

contract.

If

you have

any

questions,

contact

IBM

or

your

reseller.

Machine

-

40X-17X

Internal

IDE

CD-ROM

Drive

Warranty

Period*

-

One

Year

*Contact

your

place

of

purchase

for

warranty

service

information.

Some

IBM

Machines

are

eligible

for

On-site

warranty

service

depending

on

the

country

where

service

is

performed.

The

IBM

Warranty

for

Machines

IBM

warrants

that

each

Machine

1)

is free from defects in materials

and

workmanship

and

2)

conforms

to

IBM's

Official

Published

Specifications.

The

warranty

period

for

a

Machine

is

a

specified,

fixed

period

commencing

on

its

Date

of

Installation.

The

date on your sales receipt is

the

Date

of

Installation,

unless

IBM

or

your

reseller

informs

you

otherwise.

During

the

warranty

period

IBM

or

your

reseller,

if

approved

by

IBM

to

provide

warranty

service,

will

provide

repair

and

exchange

service

for

the

Machine,

without

charge,

under

the

type

of

service

designated for

the

Machine

and

will

manage

and

install

engineering

changes

that

apply

to

the

Machine.

If

a

Machine

does

not

function

as

warranted

during

the

warranty

period,

and

IBM

or

your

reseller

are

unable

to

either

1)

make

it

do

so

or

2)

replace

it

with

one

that

is

at

least

functionally

equivalent,

you

may

return

it

to

your

place

of

purchase

and

your

money

will

be

refunded.

The

replacement

may

not

be

new,

but

will

be

in

good

working

order.

Extent

of

Warranty

The

warranty

does

not

cover

the

repair

or

exchange

of

a

Machine

resulting

from

misuse, accident,

modification,

unsuitable

physical

or

operating

environment,

improper

maintenance

by

you,

or

Part 3: Appendixes 3-19