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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:
Internetworking products
One year
Network adapters
Lifetime
Ethernet stackable hubs and
Unmanaged Ethernet fixed port repeaters
Lifetime*
(One year if not registered)
*
Power supply and fans in these stackable
hubs and unmanaged repeaters
One year
Other hardware products
O
ne year
Spare parts and spares kits
90 days
If a product does not operate as warranted 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.
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 pursuant to any warranty.
SOFTWARE:
3Com warrants that the software licensed from it will
perform in substantial conformance to the specifications therefor for a
period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from 3Com or its
Authorized Reseller. 3Com warrants the magnetic media containing
software against failure during the warranty period. 3Com's sole
obligation hereunder shall be (at 3Com's discretion) to refund the
purchase price paid by Customer for any defective software products,
or to replace any defective media. 3Com makes no warranty 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.
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 3Com's 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
3Com's Corporate Service Center or an Authorized 3Com Service Center, within
the warranty period. Products returned to 3Com's Corporate Service Center must
be pre-authorized 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 3Com's expense, not later than thirty (30) days after receipt by
3Com.
WARRANTIES EXCLUSIVE:
IF A 3COM PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS
WARRANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER’S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR,
REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID, AT 3COM’S OPTION.
THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU
OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY
OPERATION OF LAW, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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 ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND THE RANGE OF THE INTENDED USE, OR
BY ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING, OR OTHER HAZARD.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
IN NO EVENT, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) SHALL 3COM BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR
FOR LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF BUSINESS, 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
Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or the limitation of
incidental or consequential damages for consumer products, so the above
limitations and exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific
legal rights which may vary from state to state.
GOVERNING LAW:
This Limited Warranty shall be governed by the laws of the
state of California.
3Com Corporation
5400 Bayfront Plaza
Santa Clara, CA 95052-8145
(408) 764-5000
1/1/94
FCC STATEMENT:
This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference
to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
■
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
■
Increase the separation between the equipment and the
receiver.
■
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
■
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
CSA STATEMENT:
This
C
lass B
digital apparatus meets all
requirements of the Canadian I
nterference-
Ca
using
Eq
uipment
Regulat
ions.
Cet appareil numérique
de la classe B respecte toutes les
exigences d
u Règlem
ent sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.
The user may find the following booklet prepared by the
Federal Communications Commission helpful:
‘
How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems’
This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing
Office, Washington, DC 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.
In order to meet FCC emissions limits, this equipment must be
used only with cables which comply with IEEE 802.3.
EMC S
TATEMENTS
L
IMITED
L
IFETIME
W
ARRANTY
