
Title: C79EGMST CreationDate: 02/10/98 09:24:42
Product Warranties
International Business Machines CorporationArmonk, New York 10504
| Statement | of | Limited | Warranty | 
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| The | warranties | provided by | IBM in | this | Statement | of | Limited | Warranty apply | only | to | Machines | 
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| use, and not for resale, from IBM or an IBM authorized reseller. The | term | “Machine” | means | 
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| conversions, upgrades, elements, or accessories, or any combination of them. Machines are subject | to | these | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| purchased in the United States or Puerto Rico, or | Canada, | and | located | in | the | country | of | 
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| contact | IBM or your reseller. | 
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 | One Year | 
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| *Elements and accessories are warranted for three | months. Contact | your | place | of | purchase | 
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| Production | 
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| Each | Machine | is manufactured from new parts, or new | and serviceable used parts (which perform like new | 
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 | the | Machine may not be new | and | 
 | may have | been | previously | installed. Regardless | of | the | Machine's | p | |||||||||||||||||||||
| IBM's | warranty | terms | apply. | 
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| The | IBM | 
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| IBM warrants that each Machine 1) is free from defects in materials and workmanship and 2) conforms | to | 
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| Specifications. IBM calculates the expiration of the | warranty period from the Machine's | Date | of Installat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| receipt is | the Date of Installation, unless IBM or | your reseller informs you otherwise. | 
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| During | the | warranty period, IBM or your reseller will | provide | warranty | service | under | the | type | of | servi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Machine and will manage and install engineering changes | that | apply | to the | Machine. IBM | or | your | reseller will | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| service. | 
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| For a feature, conversion, or upgrade, IBM or your | reseller may require that the Machine on which it | 
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| designated, | Machine | and | 2) | at an  | level | compatible | with | 
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| Some | of | these | transactions | (called | transactions) | may | include | additional | parts | andt | 
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| are | provided | on | an | exchange basis. All | removed | parts | become | the | property | of | IBM | and | 
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Replacement parts assume the remaining warranty of the parts they replace.
| If | a Machine does not function as warranted | during the warranty period, IBM or | your reseller will | repa | ||||||||
| Machine that | is | at least | functionally | equivalent) | without charge. If IBM or your | resellerto is unable | to d | |||||
| your | place | of | purchase | and your money | will | be | refunded. | 
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| If | you transfer a Machine to another | user, | warranty service is available to that userYoufor the remaind | |||||||||
| should | give | your proof | of | purchase | and | this | Statement to that user. | 
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| Warranty | Service | 
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| To | obtain | warranty | service | for the Machine, | you | should | contact | your | reseller or | call IBM. In the United | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | . In | Canada, | call | . You | may | be | required | to present | proof of | purchase. | 
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| Depending on the Machine, the service | may be 1) a “Repair” service at your location (called  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| reseller's service locations (called  | 
 | or | 2) | an | “Exchange” | service, | either  | 
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| When a | type | of | service | involves | the | exchange | of | a | Machine | or | part, | the | item | IBM | or | your | reseller | re | |||||||||||||
| and the replacement becomes yours. The replacement may not be new, but will be | in | good | working | order | an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| functionally | 
 | equivalent | to | the | item | replaced. | 
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| It | is | your | responsibility | to: | 
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| 1. obtain | 
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| 2. where | applicable, | before | service | is provided | — | 
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 | a) follow | the | problem | determination, | problem analysis, and service request | procedures | that | IBM | or your | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | b) secure | all | programs, | data, | and | funds contained in a Machine, | 
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 | c) inform | 
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Appendix B. Product Warranties and 171Notices
