Dell Inspiron 8500 Owner's Manual page 172

172 Appendix
What do I do if I need warranty service?
Before the warranty expires, please call us at the relevant number listed in the following table.
Please also have your Dell Service Tag or order number available.
Individual Home Consumers:
Technical Support
Customer Service
Individual Home Consumers who purchased
through an Employee Purchase Program:
Technical Support and Customer Service
Home and Small Business Commercial
Customers:
Technical Support and Customer Service
Medium, Large, or Global Commercial
Customers, Healthcare Customers, and
Value-Added Resellers (VARs):
Technical Support and Customer Service
Government and Education Customers:
Technical Support and Customer Service
Dell-Branded Memory
What will Dell do?
During the 90 days of the 90-day limited warranty and the first year of all other limited
warranties: During the 90 days of the 90-day limited warranty and the first year of all other
limited warranties, we will repair any Dell-branded hardware products returned to us that prove
to be defective in materials or workmanship. If we are not able to repair the product, we will
replace it with a comparable product that is new or refurbished.
When you contact us, we will issue a Return Material Authorization Number for you to include
with your return. You must return the products to us in their original or equivalent packaging,
prepay shipping charges, and insure the shipment or accept the risk if the product is lost or
damaged in shipment. We will return the repaired or replacement products to you. We will pay
to ship the repaired or replaced products to you if you use an address in the United States
(excluding Puerto Rico and U.S. possessions and territories). Otherwise, we will ship the
product to you freight collect.
If we determine that the product is not covered under this warranty, we will notify you and
inform you of service alternatives that are available to you on a fee basis.
NOTE:
Before you ship the product(s) to us, make sure to back up the data on the hard
drive(s) and any other storage device(s) in the product(s). Remove any confidential, proprietary,
or personal information and removable media such as floppy disks, CDs, or PC Cards. We are
not responsible for any of your confidential, proprietary, or personal information; lost or
corrupted data; or damaged or lost removable media.
U.S. Only
1-800-624-9896
1-800-624-9897
1-800-822-8965
1-800-456-3355
1-800-822-8965
1-800-234-1490
1-888-363-5150