I have a Lenovo Ideapad 520 less than a year old, bought directly off their web site on sale last April. It's failed, no power up. Trying to get a warranty service on it but unfortunately I can't find a serial number on the mfer anywhere. Usually it's on a sticker or placard on the bottom, I have another Lenovo lappy that's like that but this one got nothing. Just a Windows hologram-sticker and a FCC wireless module sticker. Perhaps it fell off. Usually they're on a small placard that's hard to remove accidentally, tho.
Their online system has no record of my order, all I have at this point is a credit card statement showing the date of purchase and payment. Their support department says that's no good, without a serial number I've got nothing. Might it be somewhere inside? Looks like it's supposed to be an 8 digit serial.
Uneasy feeling that the one I bought perhaps simply never had one. On sale...