Personal Computer User Manual
•EngineeringChangemanagement-Theremightbechangesthatarerequiredafteraproducthas
beensold.LenovooryourresellerwillmakeselectedEngineeringChanges(ECs)thatapplytoyour
hardwareavailable.
Theseitemsarenotcoveredbythewarranty:
•ReplacementoruseofpartsnotmanufacturedfororbyLenovoornon-warrantedLenovoparts
•Identicationofsoftwareproblemsources
•CongurationofBIOSaspartofaninstallationorupgrade
•Changes,modications,orupgradestodevicedrivers
•Installationandmaintenanceofnetworkoperatingsystems(NOS)
•Installationandmaintenanceofapplicationprograms
RefertotheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomeswithyourcomputerforinformationabout
yourwarrantytypeandduration.Youmustretainyourproofofpurchasetoobtainwarrantyservice.
ForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneorrefertotheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcomes
withyourcomputer.
Note:Phonenumbersaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Ifthenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot
provided,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.
Ifpossible,beatyourcomputerwhenyoucall.Havethefollowinginformationavailable:
•Machinetypeandmodel
•Serialnumbersofyourhardwareproducts
•Descriptionoftheproblem
•Exactwordingofanyerrormessages
•Hardwareandsoftwarecongurationinformation
Usingotherservices
Ifyoutravelwithyourcomputerorrelocateittoacountrywhereyourdesktopornotebookcomputer
machinetypeissold,yourcomputermightbeeligibleforInternationalWarrantyService,whichautomatically
entitlesyoutoobtainwarrantyservicethroughoutthewarrantyperiod.Servicewillbeperformedbyservice
providersauthorizedtoperformwarrantyservice.
Servicemethodsandproceduresvarybycountry,andsomeservicesmightnotbeavailableinallcountries.
InternationalWarrantyServiceisdeliveredthroughthemethodofservice(suchasdepot,carry-in,or
on-siteservice)thatisprovidedintheservicingcountry.Servicecentersincertaincountriesmightnotbe
abletoserviceallmodelsofaparticularmachinetype.Insomecountries,feesandrestrictionsmight
applyatthetimeofservice.
TodeterminewhetheryourcomputeriseligibleforInternationalWarrantyServiceandtoviewalistofthe
countrieswhereserviceisavailable,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/support,clickWarranty,andfollow
theinstructionsonthescreen.
FortechnicalassistancewiththeinstallationoforquestionsrelatedtoServicePacksforyour
preinstalledMicrosoftWindowsproduct,refertotheMicrosoftProductSupportServicesWebsiteat
http://support.microsoft.com/directoryoryoucancontacttheCustomerSupportCenter.Somefeesmight
apply.
Purchasingadditionalservices
Duringandafterthewarrantyperiod,youcanpurchaseadditionalservices,suchassupportforhardware,
operatingsystems,andapplicationprograms;networksetupandcongurationservices;upgradedor
extendedhardwarerepairservices;andcustominstallationservices.Serviceavailabilityandservicename
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