HP Hardware Support Onsite Service provides high-quality remote assistance and onsite support for your covered hardware, helping you to improve product uptime. You have the flexibility to choose between different service-level options featuring different response times and coverage windows, as well as between several coverage periods to address your specific service needs.
- Remote problem diagnosis and support
- Onsite hardware support
- Materials included
- Service-level options with different coverage windows and response times
- Help improve system uptime. Convenient onsite support. Reliable response times
Coverage
HP Hardware Support Onsite Service provides coverage for HP or Compaq branded hardware products and all HP-supplied internal components (such as HP Jetdirect cards, memory, and CD-ROMs), as well as attached HP or Compaq branded accessories purchased together with the main product, such as mouse, keyboard, docking station, and external monitors of 22'' or less. For some servers and storage products, CPUs, disks, and other major internal and external components will be covered if support has been configured accordingly and they are listed in the contract's equipment list (if applicable). For HP Care Pack Services with ''desktop/workstation/thin client/notebook-only'' coverage, external monitors and docking stations will not be covered under the service. Coverage for eligible multivendor systems includes all standard vendor-supplied internal components and the external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Consumable items including, but not limited to, batteries and Tablet PC pens, maintenance kits, and other supplies, as well as user maintenance and non-HP devices, are not covered by this service.
Service Features
Once the Customer has placed a service request via a designated HP support telephone number, HP will work with the Customer during the coverage window to isolate the hardware problem and to remotely troubleshoot, remedy, and resolve the problem with the Customer. Prior to any onsite assistance, HP may initiate and perform remote diagnostics using electronic remote support tools (where available) to access covered products, or HP may use other means available to facilitate remote problem resolution. Where necessary, onsite assistance will be provided by an authorized HP representative. Regardless of the Customer's coverage window, problems with covered hardware can be reported to the HP Solution Center via telephone or electronically, as locally available, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. HP will acknowledge the receipt of the service request and notify the local HP field office at the next coverage window. HP retains the right to determine the final resolution of all reported problems. Onsite response times or call-to-repair times, as applicable, for service requests submitted electronically or outside of the coverage window may vary. For technical hardware issues that cannot, in HP's judgment, be resolved remotely, an HP authorized representative will provide onsite technical support on covered hardware products to return them to operating condition. For certain printers, PCs, ProLiant servers, Intel Pentium- and Xeon processor-based servers, and networking and storage products, HP may, at its sole discretion, elect to replace such products in lieu of repairing them. Replacement products are new or functionally equivalent to new in performance. Replaced products become the property of HP. In addition, HP may install available engineering improvements to help the Customer ensure proper operation of the hardware products and maintain compatibility with HP-supplied hardware replacement parts. At its sole discretion, HP may install any firmware updates that, in the opinion of HP, are required to return the covered product to operating condition or to maintain supportability by HP. HP will provide HP-supported parts and materials necessary to maintain the covered hardware product in operating condition, including parts and materials for available and recommended engineering improvements. Replacement parts are new or functionally equivalent to new in performance. Replaced parts become the property of HP.
Shelf life
At the discretion of HP, service will be provided using a combination of remote diagnosis and support, services delivered onsite, and other service delivery methods. Other service delivery methods may include the delivery via a courier of customer-replaceable parts such as a keyboard, a mouse, other parts classified as Customer Self Repair parts, or an entire replacement product. HP will determine the appropriate delivery method required to provide effective and timely Customer support. An onsite response time will not apply if the service can be delivered using remote diagnosis, remote support, or other service delivery methods described above. Activities such as, but not limited to, the following are excluded from this service: Backup, recovery and support of the operating system, other software, and data Operational testing of applications, or additional tests requested or required by the Customer Troubleshooting for interconnectivity or compatibility problems Support for network-related problems Services required due to failure of the Customer to incorporate any system fix, repair, patch, or modification provided to the Customer by HP Services required due to failure of the Customer to take avoidance action previously advised by HP Exclusions to the accidental damage protection service feature option Services required due to failure of the Customer to take avoidance action previously advised by HP Exclusions to the accidental damage protection service feature option Accidental damage protection does not cover the following: Damage caused by failure to provide manufacturer's recommended maintenance or operating specifications Damage due to war or nuclear incident, terrorism, unauthorized attempts to repair the product, use of damaged or defective media Data loss or corruption; business interruptions; obsolescence; cosmetic damage; rust; change in color, texture, or finish; wear and tear; gradual deterioration Error in design, construction, product programming, or instructions to the product Fraud, theft, unexplained or mysterious disappearance, misuse, abuse, or willful act Alteration or modification of the product in any way
Optional Service Features - Accidental damage protection
For eligible products, specific service levels may be offered with accidental damage protection. Where accidental damage protection applies, the Customer receives protection against accidental damage to the covered hardware product as part of this service. Accidental damage is defined as physical damage to a product caused by or resulting from a fortuitous incident. Covered perils include non-intentional liquid spills in or on the unit, drops, falls, and electrical surge. This includes damaged or broken liquid crystal displays (LCDs), or broken parts. Accidental damage protection does not cover theft, loss, damage caused by a vehicle accident or act of God, normal wear, consumables, intentional acts of damage, or other exclusions, as detailed in the ''Service limitations'' section. Major parts replacement is subject to certain limitations as detailed in the ''Service limitations'' section.
Optional Service Features - Defective media retention
For eligible products, this service feature option allows the Customer to retain defective hard disk drive components that the Customer does not want to relinquish due to sensitive data contained within the disk (''Disk Drive'') covered under this service. All Disk Drives on a covered system must participate in the defective media retention. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this document or the HP Single Order Terms for Support, HP waives the right to take possession and title of a defective Disk Drive covered by the defective media retention service feature option in the event a replacement product is delivered by HP to the Customer. The Customer will retain all defective Disk Drives supported by HP under the HP support agreement.
Optional Service Features - Desktop/Workstation/ Thin client/Notebook- only coverage
For eligible PC products, the Customer may choose desktop/workstation/thin client/notebook-only coverage. HP Care Pack services with this coverage do not extend the specified service level to the external monitor or docking station.
Optional Service Features - Page allowance
Some printer products may be available with a maximum page allowance. Page count for any given printer is defined as the number of standard pages (printed or plain) that have passed through such printerâs print engine, as recorded on the test page. Different paper sizes and print options may be associated with different standard page equivalent values in order to calculate the page count. For printers that require HP installation, the contract term begins on the date of installation of such printers at the Customer site. Where page allowances apply, the support coverage ends when either the end of the contract term has been reached or the page count has exceeded the maximum page allowance, whichever occurs first. Should the Customer exceed the maximum page allowance before the end of the contract term, any further services provided during the contract term will be billed at HPâs then-current time and materials rate, unless another Care Pack has been purchased by the time the services are provided.
Service Level Options - Next-day response, standard business hours (9x5
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Service is available during the coverage window, 9 hours per day, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday excluding HP holidays.An HP authorized representative will arrive at the Customer's site during the coverage window to begin hardware maintenance service the next coverage day after the service request has been logged. Service requests received outside the coverage window will be logged the next coverage day and serviced within the following coverage day.
Service Limitations
At the discretion of HP, service will be provided using a combination of remote diagnosis and support, services delivered onsite, and other service delivery methods. Other service delivery methods may include the delivery via a courier of customer-replaceable parts such as a keyboard, a mouse, other parts classified as Customer Self Repair parts, or an entire replacement product. HP will determine the appropriate delivery method required to provide effective and timely Customer support. An onsite response time will not apply if the service can be delivered using remote diagnosis, remote support, or other service delivery methods described above. Activities such as, but not limited to, the following are excluded from this service: Backup, recovery and support of the operating system, other software, and data Operational testing of applications, or additional tests requested or required by the Customer Troubleshooting for interconnectivity or compatibility problems Support for network-related problems Services required due to failure of the Customer to incorporate any system fix, repair, patch, or modification provided to the Customer by HP Services required due to failure of the Customer to take avoidance action previously advised by HP Exclusions to the accidental damage protection service feature option Services required due to failure of the Customer to take avoidance action previously advised by HP Exclusions to the accidental damage protection service feature option Accidental damage protection does not cover the following: Damage caused by failure to provide manufacturer's recommended maintenance or operating specifications Damage due to war or nuclear incident, terrorism, unauthorized attempts to repair the product, use of damaged or defective media Data loss or corruption; business interruptions; obsolescence; cosmetic damage; rust; change in color, texture, or finish; wear and tear; gradual deterioration Error in design, construction, product programming, or instructions to the product Fraud, theft, unexplained or mysterious disappearance, misuse, abuse, or willful act Alteration or modification of the product in any way
Customer Responsibilities
If applicable, the Customer must register the covered hardware and HP Care Pack immediately, using the registration instructions within each package or e-mail document or as otherwise directed by HP. At the sole discretion of HP, service levels with an onsite response time of 4 hours may require installation of remote connectivity tools and equipment. If remote support is available and required on the covered product, the Customer must provide and allow HP remote access in order to receive an onsite response time of 4 hours. The Customer will be required, upon HP request, to support HP's remote problem resolution efforts. The Customer will: Provide all information necessary for HP to deliver timely and professional remote support and to enable HP to determine the level of support eligibility Start self-tests and install and run other diagnostic tools and programs Install customer-installable firmware updates and patches Perform other reasonable activities to help HP identify or resolve problems, as requested by HP The Customer is responsible for installing, in a timely manner, critical customer-installable firmware updates, as well as Customer Self Repair parts and replacement products delivered to the Customer. In cases where Customer Self Repair parts are shipped to resolve a problem, the Customer is responsible for returning the defective part within a time period designated by HP. In the event HP does not receive the defective part within the designated time period or if the part is physically damaged upon receipt, the Customer will be required to pay a fee for the defective part, as determined by HP. The Customer is responsible for registering to use HP's electronic facility in order to gain access to restricted product information and to receive proactive notification or other services available to the Customer. With defective media retention service option, it is the Customer's responsibility to: Retain physical control of Disk Drives at all times during support delivery by HP; HP is not responsible for data contained on Disk Drives Ensure that any Customer sensitive data on the retained Disk Drive is destroyed or remains secure Have an authorized representative present to retain defective Disk Drives, accept replacement Disk Drives, provide HP with identification information for each Disk Drive retained hereunder, and upon HP request, execute a document provided by HP acknowledging the retention of the Disk Drives Destroy the retained Disk Drive and/or ensure that the Disk Drive is not put into use again Dispose of all retained Disk Drives in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations
