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Warranty and Return Policy Information Dell Computer Corporation ("Dell") manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industrystandard practices. For information about the Dell warranty for your system, see Appendix F, "Warranties and Return Policy." Other Documents You May Need Besides this User's Guide, the following documentation is included with your system: • The Getting Started sheet provides step-by-step instructions for setting up your computer system. • The Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide includes troubleshooting procedures and instructions for using the Dell Diagnostics to test your computer system. • Video card documentation from the card manufac- turer describes the video card and video drivers included with the system. Refer to this documentation for information about configuring and optimizing your video subsystem. You may also have one or more of the following documents. NOTE: Documentation updates are sometimes included with your system to describe changes to your system or software. Always read these updates before consulting any other documentation because the updates often contain the latest information. • Operating system documentation is included if you ordered your operating system software from Dell. This documentation describes how to install (if necessary), configure, and use your operating system software. • Documentation is included with any options you purchase separately from your system. This documentation includes information that you need to configure and install these options in your Dell computer. Installation instructions for the options are included in this User's Guide or in the system documentation. • Technical information files-sometimes called "readme" files-may be installed on your hard-disk drive to provide last-minute updates about technical changes to your system or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians. Notational Conventions The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Throughout this guide, there may be blocks of text printed in bold type within boxes or in italic type. These blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are used as follows: WARNING: A WARNING indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer system. Typographical Conventions The following list defines (where appropriate) specific elements of text and illustrates the typographical conventions used throughout this document as visual cues for those elements: • Keycaps, the labeling that appears on the keys on a keyboard, are enclosed in angle brackets. Example: • Key combinations are series of keys to be pressed simultaneously (unless otherwise indicated) to perform a single function. Example: x

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W
arranty and Return Policy
Information
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. For information about the Dell
warranty for your system, see Appendix F, “Warranties
and Return Policy.”
O
ther Documents You May Need
Besides this
User’s Guide
, the following documentation
is included with your system:
The
Getting Started
sheet provides step-by-step
instructions for setting up your computer system.
The
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide
includes troubleshooting procedures and instructions
for using the Dell Diagnostics
to test your computer
system.
Video card documentation from the card manufac-
turer describes the video card and video drivers
included with the system. Refer to this documenta-
tion for information about configuring and
optimizing your video subsystem.
You may also have one or more of the following
documents.
NOTE: Documentation updates are sometimes included
with your system to describe changes to your system or
software. Always read these updates
before
consulting
any other documentation because the updates often con-
tain the latest information.
Operating system documentation is included if you
ordered your operating system software from Dell.
This documentation describes how to install (if nec-
essary), configure, and use your operating system
software.
Documentation is included with any options you
purchase separately from your system. This docu-
mentation includes information that you need to
configure and install these options in your Dell com-
puter. Installation instructions for the options are
included in this
User’s Guide
or in the system
documentation.
Technical information files—sometimes called
“readme” files—may be installed on your hard-disk
drive to provide last-minute updates about technical
changes to your system or advanced technical refer-
ence material intended for experienced users or
technicians.
N
otational Conventions
The following subsections describe notational conven-
tions used in this document.
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
Throughout this guide, there may be blocks of text
printed in bold type within boxes or in italic type. These
blocks are warnings, cautions, and notes, and they are
used as follows:
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that
helps you make better use of your computer system.
Typographical Conventions
The following list defines (where appropriate) specific
elements of text and illustrates the typographical conven-
tions used throughout this document as visual cues for
those elements:
Keycaps
, the labeling that appears on the keys on a
keyboard, are enclosed in angle brackets.
Example: <Enter>
Key combinations
are series of keys to be pressed
simultaneously (unless otherwise indicated) to per-
form a single function.
Example: <Ctrl><Alt><Enter>
WARNING: A WARNING indicates the potential
for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the
problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either poten-
tial damage to hardware or loss of data and tells
you how to avoid the problem.