User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EA48FX/BJ

[. . . ] 3 Use Help on your PC to get help with your hardware and software. Click Start, and then click Help and Support. 4 For help online, go to the Customer Care Center Web site at: http://www. hp. com/cposupport/loc/regional. html Contacting SONY If your product fails during the Limited Warranty Period and the suggestions in the product documentation do not solve the problem, you can receive support by doing the following: · · Locate your nearest SONY Support location via the Web at: http://www. hp. com/support Contact your authorized SONY dealer or authorized service provider, and be sure to have the following information available before you call SONY: · · · · · · Product serial number, model name, and model number Applicable error messages Add-on options Operating system Third-party hardware or software Detailed questions 5 If you think you have a hardware issue, before calling SONY, run the PC Doctor diagnostic tool that is preinstalled on your PC. Click Start, select All Programs, select PC Help & Tools, and then click PC-Doctor. [. . . ] Software technical support for Freeware provided with SONY Hardware Products is provided by the Freeware vendor. Please refer to the Freeware operating system or other Freeware application support statement included with your SONY Hardware Product. b. You may copy the Software Product into the local memory or storage device of the SONY Product. You may make archival or back-up copies of the Software Product, provided the copy contains all of the original Software Product's proprietary notices and that it is used only for back-up purposes. SONY and its suppliers reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in this EULA. Notwithstanding the terms and conditions of this EULA, all or any portion of the Software Product which constitutes non-proprietary SONY software or software provided under public license by third parties ("Freeware"), is licensed to you subject to the terms and conditions of the software license agreement accompanying such Freeware whether in the form of a discrete agreement, shrink wrap license or electronic license terms accepted at time of download. Use of the Freeware by you shall be governed entirely by the terms and conditions of such license. Any software recovery solution provided with/for your SONY Product, whether in the form of a hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery solution (e. g. floppy disk, CD or DVD) or an equivalent solution delivered in any other form, may only be used for restoring the hard disk of the SONY Product with/for which the recovery solution was originally purchased. The use of any Microsoft operating system software contained in such recovery solution shall be governed by the Microsoft License Agreement. To use a Software Product identified as an upgrade, you must first be licensed for the original Software Product identified by SONY as eligible for the upgrade. All intellectual property rights in the Software Product and user documentation are owned by SONY or its suppliers and are protected by law, including but not limited to United States copyright, trade secret, and trademark law, as well as other applicable laws and international treaty provisions. You shall not remove any product identification, copyright notices or proprietary restrictions from the Software Product. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software Product, except and only to the extent that the right to do so is mandated under applicable law notwithstanding this limitation or it is expressly provided for in this EULA. This EULA is effective unless terminated or rejected. This EULA will also terminate upon conditions set forth elsewhere in this EULA or if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this EULA. You agree that SONY and its affiliates may collect and use technical information you provide in relation to support services related to the Software Product. SONY agrees not to use this information in a form that personally identifies you except to the extent necessary to provide such services. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SONY AND ITS SUPPLIERS PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT "AS IS" AND WITH ALL FAULTS, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EITHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, DUTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND OF LACK OF VIRUSES ALL WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT. Some states/jurisdictions do not allow exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on the duration of implied warranties, so the above disclaimer may not apply to you in its entirety. Notwithstanding any damages that you might incur, the entire liability of SONY and any of its suppliers under any provision of this EULA and your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the greater of the amount actually paid by you separately for the Software Product or U. S. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION, FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, FOR PERSONAL INJURY, FOR LOSS OF PRIVACY ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS EULA, EVEN IF SONY OR ANY SUPPLIER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF THE REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. [. . . ] Changing the voltage select switch to the incorrect position can damage your PC and void any implied warranty. WARNING: To reduce the possibility of an electric shock from the telephone network, plug your computer into the AC outlet before connecting it to the telephone line. Also, disconnect the telephone line before unplugging your computer from the AC power outlet. WARNING: Always disconnect the modem cord from the telephone system before installing or removing your computer cover. [. . . ]