
3Com Corporation LIMITED 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 Authorized Reseller: |
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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. |
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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, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE |
| DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR FOR LOSS OF 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 THE OPTION OF 3COM. 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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GOVERNING LAW | This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A. Some countries, states, or provinces do |
not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or the limitation of incidental or consequential damages for certain products supplied to consumers or the limitation of liability for personal injury, so the above limitations and exclusions may be limited in their application to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights which may vary depending on local law.
3Com Corporation, 5400 Bayfront Plaza, Santa Clara, CA
FCC CLASS A VERIFICATION STATEMENT
WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules, and the Canadian Department of Communications Equipment Standards entitled, “Digital Apparatus,”
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by 3Com could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.