Part 2:

 

Appendixes

 

 

The

following

appendixes

contain

help

 

and

service

information,

the

product

warranties,

and

notices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix

 

A.

Help

and

 

service

 

information

 

 

 

 

 

This

section

 

contains

information

on

 

how

to

 

obtain

online

and

 

telephone

technical

 

 

support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online

technical

support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online

technical

 

support

is

available

 

during

the

 

life

of

your

product.

Online

assistance

can

be

obtained

through

the

Personal

 

Computing

 

Support

Web

site

 

and the

IBM

 

 

Automated

Fax

 

System.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Online

technical

support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IBM

Personal

Computing Support

Web

Site

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IBM

Automated

 

Fax

System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-800-426-3395 (U.S. and Canada)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During

the warranty

period,

assistance for

replacement

or

exchange

of

defective

 

 

components

is

 

available.

In

addition,

 

if

your

IBM

option

is

installed in

an

IBM

computer,

you

 

might

be

entitled

to

 

service

 

at

your

location.

Your

technical support

representative

 

can

help

you

determine

 

the

best

alternative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone

technical

support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketing, installation, and configuration support

through

the

HelpCenter

will

 

be

 

 

withdrawn

or

 

made

available

for

a

fee,

at

 

IBM’s

 

discretion,

90

days

after

the option

has

been

withdrawn

from

marketing.

Additional

support

offerings,

including

 

 

 

 

 

step-by-step

installation assistance,

are

available

for

a

nominal

fee.

 

 

 

 

To assist

the technical support representative, have

available

 

as

much

of

the

following

information

as

 

possible:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.Option name

2.Option number

3.

Proof

of

purchase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Computer

manufacturer,

model, serial

number (if

IBM),

and manual

5.

Exact

 

wording

of

the

error

message

(if

any)

 

6.

Description

of

the

problem

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Hardware

and

software

configuration

information

for your

system

If

possible,

be

at

your

computer.

Your

technical

support

representative might want to

walk

you

through

the

problem

during

the

 

call.

 

 

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