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3Com Corporation Limited Warranty
This warranty applies to customers located in the United States, Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland,
New Zealand, U.K., and other English language countries, and countries for which a translation into the local
language is not provided
3Com 10/100 LAN PC Cards
HARDWARE: 3Com warrants to the end user ("Customer") that this hardware product will be free from
defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for the following length of time from the
date of purchase from 3Com or its authorized reseller:
Lifetime
3Com’s sole obligation under this express warranty shall be, at 3Com’s option and expense, to repair the
defective product or part, deliver to Customer an equivalent product or part to replace the defective item, or if
neither of the two foregoing options is reasonably available, 3Com may, in its sole discretion, 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. 3Com warrants any replaced or
repaired product or part for ninety (90) days from shipment, or the remainder of the initial warranty period,
whichever is longer.
SOFTWARE: 3Com warrants to Customer that each software program licensed from it will perform in
substantial conformance to its program specifications, 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 under this express warranty shall be, at
3Com's option and expense, to refund the purchase price paid by Customer for any defective software product,
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 meet
Customer’s requirements or 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 non-compatibility is caused by a "bug" or defect in the third party's product or
from use of the software product not in accordance with 3Com’s published specifications or user manual.
THIS 3COM PRODUCT MAY INCLUDE OR BE BUNDLED WITH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE, THE USE OF WHICH IS
GOVERNED BY A SEPARATE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT. THIS 3COM WARRANTY DOES NOT APPLY TO
SUCH THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE. FOR THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY, PLEASE REFER TO THE END USER LICENSE
AGREEMENT GOVERNING THE USE OF SUCH SOFTWARE.
YEAR 2000 WARRANTY: In addition to the Hardware Warranty and Software Warranty stated above, 3Com
warrants that each product sold or licensed to Customer on and after January 1, 1998 that is date sensitive will
continue performing properly with regard to such date data on and after January 1, 2000, provided that all
other products used by Customer in connection or combination with the 3Com product, including hardware,
software, and firmware, accurately exchange date data with the 3Com product, with the exception of those
products identified at 3Com’s Web site, http://www.3com.com/products/yr2000.html, as not meeting this
standard. If it appears that any product that is stated to meet this standard does not perform properly with
regard to such date data on and after January 1, 2000, and Customer notifies 3Com before the later of April 1,
2000, or ninety (90) days after purchase of the product from 3Com or its authorized reseller, 3Com shall, at its
option and expense, provide a software update which would effect the proper performance of such product,
repair such product, deliver to Customer an equivalent product to replace such product, or if none of the
foregoing is feasible, refund to Customer the purchase price paid for such product.
Any software update or replaced or repaired product will carry a Year 2000 Warranty for ninety (90) days after
purchase or until April 1, 2000, whichever is later.
OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE:
Customer must contact a 3Com Corporate Service Center or an
Authorized 3Com Service Center within the applicable warranty period to obtain warranty service authorization.
Dated proof of purchase from 3Com or its authorized reseller may be required. Products returned to 3Com's
Corporate Service Center must be pre-authorized by 3Com with a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number
or User Service Order (USO) number marked on the outside of the package, and sent prepaid and packaged
appropriately for safe shipment, and it is recommended that they be insured or sent by a method that provides
for tracking of the package. Responsibility for loss or damage does not transfer to 3Com until the returned item
is received by 3Com. The repaired or replaced item will be shipped to Customer, at 3Com's expense, not later
than thirty (30) days after 3Com receives the defective product.
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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