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Chapter 4. Completing the installation This chapter provides information to help you register the computer, record important information, and back up the application programs. Recording important numbers Record information about the computer in the following table. You will need this information when you register the computer with IBM. Product name Machine type Model number Serial number Key serial number Key manufacturer Key phone number IBM IntelliStation M Pro 6218 Registering the computer Registering the computer helps IBM provide better service to you. When IBM receives the registration information, the information is placed into a central technical support database. If you need technical assistance, the technical-support representative will have information about the computer. In addition, comments about the computer are reviewed by a team dedicated to customer satisfaction and are taken into consideration in making improvements to IBM computers. Use one of the following procedures to register the computer in Windows: v From the Windows XP desktop, click Start → All Programs → IBM Registration and then follow the instructions. If you do not have access to the Internet, you can use the registration program that starts through the IBM Registration folder to print the registration information and provide IBM with a mailing address for future technical assistance. v Register the computer at http://www.ibm.com/pc/register. For Red Hat Linux, click the Register PC icon on the desktop to register the computer on the World Wide Web. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 25

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Chapter
4.
Completing
the
installation
This
chapter
provides
information
to
help
you
register
the
computer,
record
important
information,
and
back
up
the
application
programs.
Recording
important
numbers
Record
information
about
the
computer
in
the
following
table.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
the
computer
with
IBM.
Product
name
IBM
IntelliStation
M
Pro
Machine
type
6218
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
Key
serial
number
_____________________________________________
Key
manufacturer
_____________________________________________
Key
phone
number
_____________________________________________
Registering
the
computer
Registering
the
computer
helps
IBM
provide
better
service
to
you.
When
IBM
receives
the
registration
information,
the
information
is
placed
into
a
central
technical
support
database.
If
you
need
technical
assistance,
the
technical-support
representative
will
have
information
about
the
computer.
In
addition,
comments
about
the
computer
are
reviewed
by
a
team
dedicated
to
customer
satisfaction
and
are
taken
into
consideration
in
making
improvements
to
IBM
computers.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures
to
register
the
computer
in
Windows:
v
From
the
Windows
XP
desktop,
click
Start
All
Programs
IBM
Registration
and
then
follow
the
instructions.
If
you
do
not
have
access
to
the
Internet,
you
can
use
the
registration
program
that
starts
through
the
IBM
Registration
folder
to
print
the
registration
information
and
provide
IBM
with
a
mailing
address
for
future
technical
assistance.
v
Register
the
computer
at
For
Red
Hat
Linux,
click
the
Register
PC
icon
on
the
desktop
to
register
the
computer
on
the
World
Wide
Web.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
25