1-28 Dell Latitude LS Family Portable Computers System InformationDELL CONFIDENTIAL - Preliminary Copy - Do Not Distribute 6/27/00You accept full responsibility for your software and data. Dell is not required to adviseor remind you of appropriate backup and other procedures.General ProvisionsDELL MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS BEYOND THOSESTATED IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT. DELL DISCLAIMS ALL OTHERWARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUTLIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITYAND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME STATES (OR JURISDICTIONS)DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, SOTHIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.DELL’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR MALFUNCTIONS AND DEFECTS IN HARDWARE ISLIMITED TO REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AS SET FORTH IN THIS LIMITED WAR-RANTY STATEMENT. THESE WARRANTIES GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS,AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE(OR JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION).DELL DOES NOT ACCEPT LIABILITY BEYOND THE REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THISLIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT OR LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSE-QUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITY FORPRODUCTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE FOR USE OR FOR LOST DATA OR SOFTWARE.SOME STATES (OR JURISDICTIONS) DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITA-TION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE PRECEDINGEXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.These provisions apply to Dell’s three-year limited warranty only. For provisions of anyservice contract covering your system, refer to your invoice or the separate servicecontract that you will receive.If Dell elects to exchange a system or component, the exchange will be made inaccordance with Dell’s Exchange Policy in effect on the date of the exchange. In anyinstance in which Dell issues a Return Material Authorization Number, Dell mustreceive the product(s) for repair prior to the expiration of the warranty period in orderfor the repair(s) to be covered by the limited warranty.NOTE: If you chose one of the available warranty and service options in place of thestandard three-year limited warranty described in the preceding text, the option youchose will be listed on your invoice.One-Year End-User Manufacturer Guarantee (LatinAmerica and the Caribbean Only)GuaranteeDell warrants to the end user in accordance with the following provisions that itsbranded hardware products, purchased by the end user from a Dell company or anauthorized Dell distributor in Latin America or the Caribbean, will be free from defectsin materials, workmanship, and design affecting normal use, for a period of one year9438U.book Page 28 Tuesday, June 27, 2000 3:46 PM