3Com Corporation LIMITED WARRANTY
+5 Limited Warranty
The duration of the warranty for the SuperStack II Hub 1000 SX is five (5) years, with the exception of the product’s fans and power supplies, which are warranted for the first year only. Advance hardware replacement will be provided for one (1) year from your date of purchase, in accordance with 3Com’s standard terms and conditions. An extension of the advance replacement coverage is available through the purchase of a service agreement. To qualify for the five year warranty and one year of advance hardware replacement, you must submit your warranty registration card to 3Com. If you do not submit your warranty registration card, the products will be covered by 3Com’s standard one year warranty.
HARDWARE | 3Com warrants its hardware products to be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under | |
| normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase from 3Com or its | |
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| Network interface cards | Lifetime |
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| Other hardware products (unless otherwise specified in the warranty statement above) | 1 year |
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| Spare parts and spares kits | 90 days |
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| If a product does not operate as warranted above during the applicable warranty period, 3Com shall, at its | |
| option and expense, repair the defective product or part, deliver to Customer an equivalent product or part | |
| to replace the defective item, or refund to Customer the purchase price paid for the defective product. | |
| All products that are replaced will become the property of 3Com. Replacement products may be new or | |
| reconditioned. Any replaced or repaired product or part has a ninety (90) day warranty or the remainder | |
| of the initial warranty period, whichever is longer. |
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| 3Com shall not be responsible for any software, firmware, information, or memory data of Customer | |
| contained in, stored on, or integrated with any products returned to 3Com for repair, whether under | |
| warranty or not. |
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SOFTWARE | 3Com warrants that the software programs licensed from it will perform in substantial conformance to the | |
| program specifications therefor for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from 3Com or | |
| its Authorized Reseller. 3Com warrants the media containing software against failure during the warranty | |
| period. No updates are provided. The sole obligation of 3Com with respect to this express warranty shall | |
| be (at the discretion of 3Com) to refund the purchase price paid by Customer for any defective software | |
| products, or to replace any defective media with software which substantially conforms to applicable 3Com |
published specifications. Customer assumes responsibility for the selection of the appropriate applications program and associated reference materials. 3Com makes no warranty or representation that its software products will work in combination with any hardware or applications software products provided by third parties, that the operation of the software products will be uninterrupted or error free, or that all defects in the software products will be corrected. For any
STANDARD WARRANTY SERVICE
Standard warranty service for hardware products may be obtained by delivering the defective product, accompanied by a copy of the dated proof of purchase, to the 3Com Corporate Service Center or to an Authorized 3Com Service Center during the applicable warranty period. Standard warranty service for software products may be obtained by telephoning the 3Com Corporate Service Center or an Authorized 3Com Service Center, within the warranty period. Products returned to the 3Com Corporate Service Center must be preauthorized by 3Com with a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number marked on the outside of the package, and sent prepaid, insured, and packaged appropriately for safe shipment. The repaired or replaced item will be shipped to Customer, at the expense of 3Com, not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the defective product by 3Com.
WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE | IF A 3COM PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY FOR |
| BREACH OF THAT WARRANTY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE |
| PAID, AT THE OPTION OF 3COM. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES |
| AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, TERMS, OR CONDITIONS, |
| EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING |
| WARRANTIES, TERMS, OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND |
| SATISFACTORY QUALITY. 3COM NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY OTHER PERSON TO ASSUME |
| FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, OR USE OF |
| ITS PRODUCTS. |
| 3COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATION DISCLOSE THAT |
| THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT DOES NOT EXIST OR WAS CAUSED BY CUSTOMER’S OR ANY THIRD |
| PERSON’S MISUSE, NEGLECT, IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING, UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR |
| OR MODIFY, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT, FIRE, |
| LIGHTNING, OR OTHER HAZARD. |