if you purchase an ibm machine in a middle eastern or african country, you may obtain warranty service for that machine from the ibm entity within the country of purchase, if that ibm entity provides warranty service in that country, or from an
ibm reseller, approved by ibm to perform warranty service on that machine in that country. warranty service in africa is available within 50 kilometers of an ibm authorized service provider. you are responsible for transportation costs for machines located outside 50 kilometers of an ibm authorized service provider.
governing law:
the applicable laws that govern, interpret and enforce rights, duties, and obligations of each of us arising from, or relating in any manner to, the subject matter of this statement, without regard to conflict of laws principles, as well as country-unique terms and competent court for this statement are those of the country in which the warranty service is being provided, except that in 1) albania, bosnia-herzegovina, bulgaria, croatia, hungary, former yugoslav republic of macedonia, romania, slovakia, slovenia, armenia, azerbaijan, belarus, georgia, kazakhstan, kyrgyzstan, moldova, russia, tajikistan, turkmenistan, ukraine, and uzbekistan, the laws of austria apply;
2) estonia, latvia, and lithuania, the laws of finland apply; 3) algeria, benin, burkina faso, cameroon, cape verde, central african republic, chad, congo, djibouti, democratic republic of congo, equatorial guinea, france, gabon, gambia, guinea, guinea-bissau, ivory coast, lebanon, mali, mauritania, morocco, niger, senegal, togo, and tunisia, this agreement will be construed and the legal relations between the parties will be determined in accordance with the french laws and all disputes arising out of this agreement or related to its violation or execution, including summary proceedings, will be settled exclusively by the commercial court of paris; 4) angola, bahrain, botswana, burundi, egypt, eritrea, ethiopia, ghana, jordan, kenya, kuwait, liberia, malawi, malta, mozambique, nigeria, oman, pakistan, qatar, rwanda, sao tome, saudi arabia, sierra leone, somalia, tanzania, uganda, united arab emirates, united kingdom, west bank/gaza, yemen, zambia, and zimbabwe, this agreement will be governed by english law and disputes relating to it will be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the english courts; and 5) in greece, israel, italy, portugal, and spain any legal claim arising out of this statement will be brought before, and finally settled by, the competent court of athens, tel aviv, milan, lisbon, and madrid, respectively.
the following terms apply to the country specified:
austria and germany
the ibm warranty for machines: the following replaces the first sentence of the first paragraph of this section: the warranty for an ibm machine covers the functionality of the machine for its normal use and the machine's conformity to its specifications.
the following paragraphs are added to this section:
the minimum warranty period for machines is six months. in case ibm or your reseller is unable to repair an ibm machine, you can alternatively ask for a partial refund
as far as justified by the reduced value of the unrepaired machine or ask for a
cancellation of the respective agreement for such machine and get your money refunded.
extent of warranty: the second paragraph does not apply.
warranty service: the following is added to this section: during the warranty period, transportation for delivery of the failing machine to ibm will be at ibm's expense.
limitation of liability: the following paragraph is added to this section: the limitations and exclusions specified in the statement of limited warranty will not apply to damages caused by ibm with fraud or gross negligence and for express warranty.
the following sentence is added to the end of item 2: ibm's liability under this item is limited to the violation of essential contractual terms in cases of ordinary negligence.
egypt
limitation of liability: the following replaces item 2 in this section: as to any other actual direct damages, ibm's liability will be limited to the total amount you paid for the machine that is the subject of the claim. for purposes of this item, the term ymachinez includes machine code and licensed internal code.
applicability of suppliers and resellers (unchanged).
france
limitation of liability: the following replaces the second sentence of the first paragraph of this section:in such instances, regardless of the basis on which you are entitled to claim damages from ibm, ibm is liable for no more than: (items 1 and 2 unchanged).
ireland
extent of warranty: the following is added to this section: except as expressly provided in these terms and conditions, all statutory conditions, including all warranties implied, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing all warranties implied by the sale of goods act 1893 or the sale of goods and supply of services act 1980 are hereby excluded.
limitation of liability: the following replaces items one and two of the first paragraph of this section:1. death or personal injury or physical damage to your real property solely caused by ibm's negligence; and 2. the amount of any other actual direct damages, up to 125 percent of the charges (if recurring, the 12 months' charges apply) for the machine that is the subject of the claim or which otherwise gives rise to the claim.
applicability of suppliers and resellers (unchanged).
the following paragraph is added at the end of this section: ibm's entire liability and your sole remedy, whether in contract or in tort, in respect of any default shall be limited to damages.
italy
limitation of liability: the following replaces the second sentence in the first paragraph:in each such instance unless otherwise provided by mandatory law, ibm is liable for no more than: 1. (unchanged) 2. as to any other actual damage arising in all situations involving nonperformance by ibm pursuant to, or in any way related to the subject matter of this statement of warranty, ibm's liability, will be limited to the total amount you paid for the machine that is the subject of the claim.
applicability of suppliers and resellers (unchanged).
the following replaces the third paragraph of this section: unless otherwise provided by mandatory law, ibm and your reseller are not liable for any of the following:
(items 1 and 2 unchanged) 3) indirect damages, even if ibm or your reseller is informed of their possibility.
south africa, namibia, botswana, lesotho and swaziland
limitation of liability: the following is added to this section: ibm's entire liability to you for actual damages arising in all situations involving nonperformance by ibm in respect of the subject matter of this statement of warranty will be limited to the charge paid by you for the individual machine that is the subject of your claim from ibm.
limitation of liability: the following replaces items 1 and 2 of the first paragraph of this section:
1. death or personal injury or physical damage to your real property solely caused by ibm's negligence;
2. the amount of any other actual direct damages or loss, up to 125 percent of the charges (if recurring, the 12 months' charges apply) for the machine that is the subject of the claim or which otherwise gives rise to the claim;
the following item is added to this paragraph: 3. breach of ibm's obligations implied by section 12 of the sale of goods act 1979 or section 2 of the supply of goods and services act 1982.
applicability of suppliers and resellers (unchanged).
the following is added to the end of this section: ibm's entire liability and your sole remedy, whether in contract or in tort, in respect of any default shall be limited to damages. this publication was developed for products and services offered in the u.s.a.
ibm may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. consult your local ibm representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. any reference to an ibm product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that ibm product, program, or service may be used. any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any ibm intellectual property right may be used instead. however, it is the user's responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any non-ibm product, program, or service.
ibm may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter described in this document. the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents. you can send license inquiries, in writing, to:
ibm director of licensing
ibm corporation
north castle drive
armonk, ny 10504-1785
u.s.a.
the following paragraph does not apply to the united kingdom or any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law:
international business machines corporation provides this publication yas isz without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions, therefore, this statement may not apply to you.
this information could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication. ibm may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this publication at any time without notice.
ibm may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. any references in this publication to non-ibm web sites are provided for convenience only and do not in any manner serve as an endorsement of those web sites. the materials at those web sites are not part of the materials for this ibm product, and use of those web sites is at your own risk. any performance data contained herein was determined in a controlled environment. therefore, the result obtained in other operating environments may vary significantly. some measurements may have been made on development-level systems and there is no guarantee that these measurements will be the same on generally available systems. furthermore, some measurements may have been estimated through extrapolation. actual results may vary. users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment.
processing date data
this ibm hardware product and ibm software products that might be packaged with it have been designed, when used in accordance with their associated documentation, to process date data correctly within and between the 20th and 21st centuries, provided all other products (for example, software, hardware, and firmware) used with these products properly exchange accurate date data with them.
ibm cannot take responsibility for the date data processing capabilities of non-ibm products, even if those products are preinstalled or otherwise distributed by ibm. you should contact the vendors responsible for those products directly to determine the capabilities of their products and update them if needed. this ibm hardware product cannot prevent errors that might occur if software, upgrades, or peripheral devices you use or exchange data with do not process date data correctly.
the foregoing is a year 2000 readiness disclosure.
trademarks
the following terms are trademarks of the ibm corporation in the united states or other countries or both:
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microsoft, windows, and windows nt are registered trademarks of microsoft corporation in the united states, other countries, or both.
other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
electronic emissions notices
optical travel mouse ultraport module from ibm
federal communications commission (fcc) statement
this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. these limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
this equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. however, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. if this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
1 reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2 increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3 connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
4 consult an ibm authorized dealer or service representative for help.
properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet fcc emission limits. proper cables and connectors are available from ibm authorized dealers. ibm is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
responsible party:
international business machines corporation
new orchard road
armonk, ny 10504
telephone: 1-919-543-2193
industry canada class b emission compliance statement
this class b digital apparatus complies with canadian ices-003.
avis de conformite a la reglementation d'industrie canada
cet appareil numerique de la classe b est conforme a la norme nmb-003 du canada.
deutsche emv-direktive (electromagnetische vertralichkeit)
zulassungbescheinigunglaut dem deutschen gesetz uber die elektromagnetische vertraglichkeit von geraten (emvg) vom 30. august 1995 (bzw. der emc eg richtlinie 89/336):
dieses gerat ist berechtigt in ubereinstimmungmit dem deutschen emvg das
eg-konformitagtszeichen - ce - zu fuhren. verantwortlich fur die konformitatserklarung nach paragraph 5 des emvg ist die:
ibm deutschland informationssysteme gmbh, 70548 stuttgart.
informationen in hinsicht emvg paragraph 3 abs. (2) 2:
das gerat erfullt die schutzanforderungen nach en 50082-1 und en 55022 klasse b.
en 50082-1 hinweis:
ywird dieses gerat in einer industriellen umgebung betrieben (wie in en 50082-2 festgetlegt), dann kann es dabei eventuell gestrt werden. in solch einem fa11 ist der abstand bzw. die abschirmungzu der industriellen strquelle zu vergrbeta;ern.z
anmerkung:
um die einhaltung des emvg sicherzustellen sind die gerate, wie in den ibm handbuchern angegeben, zu installieren und zu betreiben.
european union - emission directive
this product is in conformity with the protection requirements of eu council directive 89/366/ecc on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility.
ibm can not accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non-recommended modification of the product, including the fitting of non-ibm option cards.
this product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for class b information technology equipment according to european standard en 55022. the limits for class b equipment were derived for typical residential environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication devices.
union europeenne - directive conformite electromagnetique
ce produit est conforme aux exigences de protection de la directive 89/336/eec du conseil de l'ue sur le rapprochement des lois des états membres en matière de compatibilité électromagnétique.
ibm ne peut accepter aucune responsabilité pour le manquement aux exigences de protection résultant d'une modification non recommandée du produit, y compris l'installation de cartes autres que les cartes ibm.
ce produit a été testé et il satisfait les conditions de l'équipement informatique de classe b en vertu de standard européen en 55022. les conditions pour l'équipement de classe b ont été définies en fonction d'un contexte résidentiel ordinaire afin de fournir une protection raisonnable contre l'interférence d'appareils de communication autorisés.
unione europea - directiva emc (conformidad électromagnética)
este producto satisface los requisitos de protección del consejo de la ue, directiva 89/336/cee en lo que a la legislatura de los estados miembros sobre compatibilidad electromagnética se refiere.
ibm no puede aceptar responsabilidad alguna si este producto deja de satisfacer dichos requisitos de protección como resultado de una modificación no recomendada del producto, incluyendo el ajuste de tarjetas de opción que no sean ibm.
este producto ha sido probado y satisface los límites para equipos informáticos clase b de conformidad con el estándar europeo en 55022. los límites para los equipos de clase b se han establecido para entornos residenciales típicos a fin de proporcionar una protección razonable contra las interferencias con dispositivos de comunicación licenciados.
union europea - normativa emc
questo prodotto è conforme alle normative di protezione ai sensi della direttiva del consiglio dell'unione europea 89/336/cee sull'armonizzazione legislativa degli stati membri in materia di compatibilità elettromagnetica.
ibm non accetta responsabilità alcuna per la mancata conformità alle normative di protezione dovuta a modifiche non consigliate al prodotto, compresa l'installazione di schede e componenti di marca diversa da ibm.
le prove effettuate sul presente prodotto hanno accertato che esso rientra nei limiti stabiliti per le le apparecchiature di informatica classe b ai sensi del norma europea en 55022. i limiti delle apparecchiature della classe b sono stati stabiliti al fine di fornire ragionevole protezione da interferenze mediante dispositivi di comunicazione in concessione in ambienti residenziali tipici.
