If you are planning to leave Rensselaer before the end of your lease or use agreement as explained below and on the form you submitted, you must return the laptop computer. You can also check your laptop record in SIS for your specific details.

If you have any questions, please contact Pat Valiquette at (518) 276-3838 or by
e-mail to make arrangements for your specific situation.

• Purchased laptops - Laptops that are purchased through the Mobile Computing Program are not returnable.
• Lease-to-own laptops - The lease cannot be cancelled. However, students who are participating in the "Two Year Lease to Own" Program are required to return the laptop, if they are not enrolled at Rensselaer during the two-year lease period.
• Others - Students who received their laptop in any other way from Rensselaer are required to return the laptop, if they are not enrolled at Rensselaer during the two years immediately following the receipt of the laptop.

The laptop must be returned in working order, with no physical damage. You will be charged for any repairs we find that are not covered under the manufacturer's warranty.

1. Save your data. Transfer any data you might want to save.

2. Remove any BIOS-related passwords you have created.

3. Locate all the parts. The laptop includes the laptop and any peripherals that were distributed as part of the Mobile Computing Program. If any parts are missing, you will be billed a $25 handling fee in addition to a $25 charge for each missing part.

In addition to the machine itself, you must also return everything you received with the laptop including the following where applicable:

Battery
CD/CD-RW/DVD drive
AC adapter and power cord
Ethernet card
Ethernet cable

Backpack
Security cable with key or combination

4. Return the laptop

Please bring the laptop to the Help Desk in the VCC during adminstrative hours, or if you are no longer on campus,
return the laptop to

Mobile Computing Program
Help Desk - Main Floor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th Street
Troy, New York 12180-3590

Please send questions to MOBILE-L@rpi.edu.

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