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From: Matt Murray <mattm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 20, 2005 4:22:40 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fw: Dell battery overheating issue

This was from UConn. A lot of Dell laptops on campus.

I hope you will have a great Holiday Season, and a wonderful New Year!

Matt Murray

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----- Original Message -----
From: Guerin, Penny
To: UCONN_OFFICIAL_ANNOUNCEMENTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 1:54 PM
Subject: Dell battery overheating issue

Please post ASAP:

Dell Computer has announced an issue with certain Dell laptop batteries that causes them to overheat, posing a potential risk of fire. It only pertains to certain laptop models using certain battery models. If customers wish to find out if they have batteries that would be included in this recall they can go to https:// www.dellbatteryprogram.com/Default.aspx <https:// www.dellbatteryprogram.com/> . There are instructions on how to identify their batteries and a list of models that are affected by this issue. It also provides a mechanism for customers to submit replacement requests.

Dell will be contacting customers for whom it has reliable customer information via email and letter .

Additional information will be posted on the Purchasing website as it becomes available.


Penny Guerin
Assistant Director, Purchasing
University of Connecticut
3 North Hillside Road Unit 6076
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-6076
(860) 486-2621
(860) 486-5051 fax
The Moving Finger writes; and having writ,
Moves on; nor all your Piety nor Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.
    Omar Khayyam: Rubáiyát. Stanza lxxi.


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