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^^arranties
If you purchased the Dell Latitude C/Dock Expansion
Station at the same time you purchased the Dell portable
computer designed to be used with the C/Dock Expan
sion Station, warranty information can be found in
Appendix D, “Warranties and Return Policy,” of the Ref
erence and Troubleshooting Guide that accompanied the
computer.
If you purchased the C/Dock Expansion Station sepa
rately, see the following subsections for warranty
information.
Limited One-Year Warranty
(U.S. and Canada Oniy)
Dell Computer Corporation (“Dell”) manufactures its
hardware products from parts and components that are
new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry-
standard practices. Dell warrants that the hardware
products it manufactures will be free from defects in
materials and workmanship. The warranty term is one
year beginning on the date of invoice, as further
described in the following text.
Damage due to shipping the products to you is covered
under this warranty. Otherwise, this warranty does not
cover damage due to external causes, including accident,
abuse, misuse, problems with electrical power, servicing
not authorized by Dell, usage not in accordance with
product instructions, failure to perform required preven
tive maintenance, and problems caused by use of parts
and components not supplied by Dell.
This warranty does not cover any items that are in one or
more of the following categories: software; external
devices (except as specifically noted); accessories or
parts added to a Dell system after the system is shipped
from Dell; accessories or parts added to a Dell system
through Dell’s system integration department; accesso
ries or parts that are not installed in the Dell factory; or
DellWare
SM
products. Monitors, keyboards, and mice that
are Dell-branded or that are included on Dell’s standard
price list are covered under this warranty; all other moni
tors, keyboards, and mice (including those sold through
the DellWare program) are not covered.
Dell will repair or replace products covered under this
limited warranty that are returned to Dell’s facility. To
request warranty service, you must call Dell’s Customer
Technical Support within the warranty period. Refer to
the chapter titled “Getting Help” in your Diagnostics and
Troubleshooting Guide or the section titled “Contacting
Dell” in your online System User S Guide to find the
appropriate telephone number for obtaining customer
assistance. If warranty service is required, Dell will issue
a Return Material Authorization Number. You must ship
the products back to Dell in their original or equivalent
packaging, prepay shipping charges, and insure the ship
ment or accept the risk of loss or damage during
shipment. Dell will ship the repaired or replacement
products to you (freight prepaid) if you use an address in
the continental U.S. or Canada, where applicable. Ship
ments to other locations will be made freight collect.
NOTE: Before you ship theproduct(s) to Dell, back up
the data on the hard-disk drive(s) and any other storage
device(s) in the product(s). Remove any removable
media, such as diskettes, CDs, or PC Cards.
Dell owns all parts removed from repaired products. Dell
uses new and reconditioned parts made by various manu
facturers in performing warranty repairs and building
replacement products. If Dell repairs or replaces a prod
uct, its warranty term is not extended.
DELL MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS BEYOND THOSE STATED IN THIS
WARRANTY STATEMENT. DELL DISCLAIMS ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND STATES
(OR JURISDICTIONS) DO NOT ALLOW LIMITA
TIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR
CONDITIONS, SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.
DELL’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS
AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE IS LIMITED TO
REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AS SET FORTH IN
THIS WARRANTY STATEMENT. THESE WARRAN
TIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND
YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH
VARY FROM STATE TO STATE (OR JURISDICTION
TO JURISDICTION).
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