Kingston Technology KNS1600 manual Limited Warranty Statement, Duration of Warranty

18 Appendix F Product Warranties and Notices

Appendix F Product Warranties and Notices

Limited Warranty Statement

KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ("Kingston") warrants that this product is free from defects in material and workmanship. Subject to the conditions and limitations set forth below, Kingston will, at its option, either repair or replace any part of this product which proves defective by reason of improper workmanship or materials. Repair parts or replacement products will be provided by Kingston on an exchange basis, and will either be new or refurbished to be functionally equivalent to new.

This warranty does not cover any damage to this product that results from accident, abuse, misuse, natural or personal disaster, or any unauthorized disassembly, repair or modification.

Duration of Warranty

Lifetime Warranty: The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for life: memory modules and expansion boards, networking adapters, networking hubs without cooling fans (excluding the power supply), and microprocessor upgrade products.

Seven Year Warranty: The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for a

period of seven years from the date of original retail purchase: all core storage enclosures (including the power supply), cables, terminators, and related accessories. Under certain agreements where core products are slightly modified (e.g. paint, handle, etc.) by Kingston at the customer’s request, the product will be covered for a period of seven years for repair only. Storage products that are custom designed and /or incorporate component-level modification by Kingston in order to meet specific customer requests, will be negotiated with the applicable customer on a per case basis.

Five Year Warranty: The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for a

period of five years from the date of original retail purchase: the power supply in networking hubs without cooling fans; Flash memory cards (e.g. CompactFlash, ATA Flash, and Linear Flash); solid state PC Card (PCMCIA) adapters, PC Card Readers and all other Kingston products (other than those products covered by a three-year, two-year, or one-year warranty, as provided below).

Three Year Warranty: The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for a

period of three years from the date of original retail purchase: networking hubs with cooling fans (including the power supply).

Two Year Warranty: The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for a

period of two years from the date of original retail purchase: Solid State Floppy Disk Cards (SSFDC), and Winchester hard disk drives in a 2.5 inch, 3.5 inch or 5.25 inch form factor.

One Year Warranty: The following Kingston products are covered by this warranty for a

period of one year from the date of original retail purchase: Winchester hard disk drives in a 1.8 inch form factor, optical storage products, and magnetic tape storage products.

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