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LIMITED WARRANTY
If you are a consumer under the Australian Consumer Law, this warranty does not apply
to you. Please visit http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-009862.htm to view
the limited warranty which is applicable to Australian consumers.
Intel warrants to the purchaser of the Product (de fi ned herein as the boxed Intel® pro-
cessor and the accompanying thermal solution) in its original sealed packaging (“Original
Purchaser”) and to the purchaser of a computer system built by an Original Purchaser
containing the Product (“Original System Customer”) as follows: if the Product is properly
used and installed, it will be free from defects in material and workmanship, and will
substantially conform to Intel’s publicly available speci fi cations for a period of three (3)
years beginning on the date the Product was purchased in its original sealed packaging
in the case of an Original Purchaser, and for a period of three (3) years beginning on the
date of purchase of a computer system containing the Product for an Original System
Customer. If the Product, which is the subject of this Limited Warranty, fails to conform
to the above warranty during the warranty period, Intel, at its option, will:
REPAIR the Product by means of hardware and/or software; OR
REPLACE the Product with another product; OR, if Intel is unable to repair or
replace the Product,
REFUND the then-current value of the Product at the time a claim for warranty
service is made to Intel under this Limited Warranty.
THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT MAY EXIST UNDER
APPLICABLE STATE, NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL OR LOCAL LAW, APPLY ONLY TO YOU AS THE
ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THE PRODUCT OR COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES THE
PRODUCT AND LASTS ONLY FOR AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE TO OWN THE PRODUCT.
WARRANTY COVERAGE TERMINATES IF THE ORIGINAL SYSTEM CUSTOMER SELLS OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERS THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES THE PRODUCT.
WARNING: Altering clock frequency and/or voltage may: (i) reduce system stability and
useful life of the system and processor; (ii) cause the processor and other system com-
ponents to fail; (iii) cause reductions in system performance; (iv) cause additional heat
or other damage; and (v) affect system data integrity. Intel has not tested, and does
not warranty, the operation of the processor beyond its speci fi cations. Intel assumes no
responsibility that the processor, including if used with altered clock frequencies and/or
voltages, will be fi t for any particular purpose.
EXTENT OF LIMITED WARRANTY
Intel does not warrant that the Product will be free from design defects or errors known
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