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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, on April
20, 2006. HP announced a worldwide voluntary recall and replacement
program for batteries used in certain HP Notebook PCs. HP customers affected
by this program will be eligible to receive a replacement battery for
each verified, affected, recalled battery at no cost.
The computer industry has recently experienced battery recalls by other
computer manufacturers. However, HP believes that this current battery
recall is unrelated to any other announced battery recall.
HP and the battery manufacturer have identified a defect in batteries
assembled between January 1, 2005, and January 10, 2005. HP considers
the defect to pose a potential safety hazard to customers.
The affected batteries were distributed worldwide in the following HP
Notebook PCs:
NOTE: If your HP Notebook PC is NOT listed below, your battery
is NOT affected by this program. No further action is required.
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