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Ifyoususpectasoftwareproblem,seethedocumentationthatcomeswiththeoperatingsystemorsoftware
program,includingreadmelesandonlinehelp.
Mostcomputerscomewithasetofdiagnosticprogramsthathelpyouidentifyhardwareproblems.For
instructionsonusingthediagnosticprograms,see“Diagnosticprograms”onpage107.
Youcanalsogetthelat esttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevicedriversandupdatesfromLenovo
SupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
CallingforserviceDuringthewarrantyperiod,youcangethelpandinformationbytelephonethroughtheCustomerSupport
Center.
Thefollowingservicesareavailableduringthewarrantyperiod:
•Problemdetermination-T rainedservicepersonnelareavailabletoassistyouwithdet ermininga
hardwareproblemanddecidingwhatactionisnecessarytoxtheproblem.
•Hardwarerepair-Ifthepr oblemiscausedbyhardwareunderwarranty,trainedservicepersonnelare
availabletoprovidetheapplicablelevelofservice.
•EngineeringChangemanagement-Theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproducthas
beensold.LenovooryourresellerwillmakeselectedEngineeringChanges(ECs)thatapplytoyour
hardwareavailable.
Theseitemsarenotcoveredbythewarranty:
•Replacementoruseofpartsnotmanufactur edfororbyL enovoornon-warrantedLenovoparts
•Identicationofsoftwar eproblemsources
•CongurationofBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade
•Changes,modications,orupgradestodevicedrivers
•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)
•Installationandmaint enanceofapplicationprograms
Refert otheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputerforinformationabout
yourwarrantytypeandduration.Y oumustretainyourproofofpurchasetoobtainwarrantyservice.
ForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneorrefertotheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomes
withyourcomputer.
Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot
provided,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.
Ifpossible,beatyourcomputerwhenyoucall.Havethefollowinginformationavailable:
•Machinetypeandmodel
•Serialnumbersofyourhardwareproducts
•Descriptionoftheproblem
•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages
•Hardwareandsoftwarecongurationinformation
UsingotherservicesIfyoutravelwithyourcomputerorrelocateittoacountrywhereyourdesktopornot ebookcomputer
machinetypeissold,yourcomputermightbeeligibleforInternationalWarrantyService,whichautomatically
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