3Com CoreBuilder 2500 Getting Started Manual page 109

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IMITED
The duration of the warranty for the CoreBuilder
H
ARDWARE
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:
Network adapters
Other hardware products (unless otherwise specified above)
Spare parts and spares kits
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.
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.
S
OFTWARE
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. 3Com's sole obligation with respect to this express
warranty 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 with
software which substantially conforms to 3Com's applicable 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 third-party products listed in the 3Com
software product documentation or specifications as being compatible, 3Com will
make reasonable efforts to provide compatibility, except where the noncompatibility
is caused by a "bug" or defect in the third party's product.
W
ARRANTY
™
2500 System is 1 year.
Lifetime
1 year
90 days
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TANDARD ARRANTY ERVICE
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
of the defective product by 3Com.
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ARRANTIES XCLUSIVE
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 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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IMITATION OF IABILITY
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 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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