days after the date of purchase, and this is verified by 3C om, it will be considered dead- or
defective-on-arr ival (DOA) and a r eplacement shal l be provided by ad vance replaceme nt. The replacem ent
product will normally be shipped not later than three (3) business days after 3Com’s verification of the D OA
product, but may be delayed due to export or import procedures. When an advance replacement is provided
and Customer fails to return the original product to 3C om within fifteen (15) days after shipment of the
replacement, 3Com will charge Customer for the replace ment product, at list price.
3Com shall not be responsible for any software, firmwa re, information, or memory data of Customer
contained in, stored on, or integrated with any products r eturned to 3Com for repair, whether under
warranty or not.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES:
Telephone Support. This SuperStack II® product comes with telephone technical support for ninety (90) days.
The ninety (90) day period begins on the date of Custome r's product purchase.
The telephone technical support is available from 3C om from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time, Monday throu gh
Friday, excluding local holidays. Telephone technical support is limited to the 3Com products designated
above and may include assistance with installation, pr oduct specific configuration, and identification of
equipment problems. Please refer to the Technical Suppo rt appendix in the User Guide for telephone
numbers.
Response to requests for telephone technical support w ill be in the form of a return call from a 3Com
representative by close of business the following bu siness day.
To qualify for this 90 days of telephone technical su pport, you must register on the 3Com Web site at
http://support.3Com.com/index.htm, and provide your da te of purchase, product number, and serial
number. 3Com reserves the right to modify or cancel thi s telephone support offering at any time, without
advance notice. This offer is not available where proh ibited or restricted by law.
WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE IF A 3COM PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WA RRANTED ABOVE, CUST OMER'S SOLE REMEDY FO R
BREACH OF THAT WARRANTY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT , OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE
PAID, AT 3COM'S OP TION. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE FOREGO ING WARRANTIES A ND
REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OT HER WARRANTIES, TERM S, OR CONDITIONS,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING
WARRANTIES, TERMS , OR CONDITIONS OF M ERCHANTABILITY , FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE ,
SATISFACTORY QUALITY, CORRESPONDENCE WIT H DESCRIPTION, AND N ON-INFRINGEMENT, ALL O F
WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY DI SCLAIMED. 3COM NEIT HER ASSUMES NOR AUTH ORIZES ANY OTHER P ERSON TO
ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHE R LIABILITY IN CONN ECTION WITH THE SAL E, 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 OR MALFUNCTION I N THE PRODUCT DOE S NOT EXIST OR WA S CAUSED BY
CUSTOMER'S OR ANY THIRD PERSON'S MISUSE, NEGLECT, IMPROPER INSTALLATION OR TESTING,
UNAUTHORIZED ATTEMPTS TO OPEN, REPAIR OR MODI FY THE PRODUCT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND
THE RANGE OF THE INTEND ED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT , FIRE, LIGHTNING, OT HER HAZARDS, OR ACTS OF
GOD.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, 3COM ALSO EXCLUDES FOR ITSELF AND ITS SUPPLIERS ANY
LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), FOR INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIREC T, SPECIAL, OR PUNI TIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR FOR LOSS O F REVENUE OR
PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR DATA, OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT
OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, USE, PERFORMANCE, FAILURE, OR
INTERRUPTION OF ITS PRODUCTS, EVEN IF 3COM OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND LIMITS ITS LIABILITY TO REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE
PURCHASE PRICE PAID, AT 3COM'S OPTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES WILL NOT BE
AFFECTED IF ANY RE MEDY PROVIDED HER EIN SHALL FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PU RPOSE.
DISCLAIMER Some countries, states, or provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of impl ied warranties or the
limitation of incidental or consequential damages for c ertain products supplied to consumers, or the
limitation of liability for personal injury, so the above limitations and exclusions may be limited in t heir
application to you. When the implied warranties are not allowed to be excluded in their entirety, they will be
limited to the duration of the applicable written warranty. This warranty gives you specifi c legal rights which
may vary depending on local law.
GOVERNING LAW This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of Cal ifornia, U.S.A. excluding its conflicts of
laws principles and excluding the United Nations Con vention on Contracts for the International Sale of
Goods.
3Com Corporation
5400 Bayfront Plaza
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 326-5000
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