| ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. 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 OR MALFUNCTION 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 OPEN, REPAIR, OR MODIFY THE PRODUCT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND  | 
  | THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING, OTHER HAZARDS, OR ACTS OF  | 
  | GOD. | 
  | Dead- or   | 
  | materials or workmanship within the first   | 
  | after the date of purchase, and this is verified by 3Com, it will be considered dead- or   | 
  | (DOA) and a replacement shall be provided by advance replacement. The replacement product will normally be  | 
  | shipped not later than three (3) business days after 3Com’s verification of the DOA product, but may be  | 
  | delayed due to export or import procedures. The shipment of advance replacement products is subject to local  | 
  | legal requirements and may not be available in all locations. When an advance replacement is provided and  | 
  | Customer fails to return the original product to 3Com within fifteen (15) days after shipment of the  | 
  | replacement, 3Com will charge Customer for the replacement product, at list price.  | 
  | Advance Replacement is provided for ninety (90) days, after which time it may be available for a specified fee.  | 
  | 3Com will make commercially reasonable efforts to ship the replacement product not later than five (5)  | 
  | business days after receiving the request for advance replacement, but may be delayed due to product avail-  | 
  | ability or export or import procedures. The shipment of advance replacement products is subject to local legal  | 
  | requirements and may not be available in all locations. When an advance replacement is provided and Custo-  | 
  | mer fails to return the original product to 3Com within fifteen (15) days after shipment of the replacement,  | 
  | 3Com will charge Customer for the replacement, at list price. This advance replacement is different from the  | 
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  | INCLUDED SERVICES: | 
  | Telephone Support, with coverage for basic troubleshooting only, will be provided for ninety (90) days from  | 
  | the date of purchase, on a commercially reasonable efforts basis. Please refer to the Technical Support  | 
  | appendix in the Getting Started Guide for telephone numbers.  | 
  | 3Com’s Web and Bulletin Board Services provide 3Knowledgebase, bug tracking, documentation, release  | 
  | notes, and some software maintenance releases at no charge.  | 
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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 3COM'S OPTION. TO THE FULL EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND  | 
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  | 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,  | 
  | SATISFACTORY QUALITY, CORRESPONDENCE WITH DESCRIPTION, AND   | 
  | ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. 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 OR MALFUNCTION 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 OPEN, REPAIR OR MODIFY THE PRODUCT, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND  | 
  | THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR BY ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING, POWER CUTS OR OUTAGES, OTHER  | 
  | HAZARDS, OR ACTS OF GOD.  | 
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  | CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE OR  | 
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  | 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 REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.  | 
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