warranty period shall commence on the purchase date appearing on your
purchase receipt from an authorized distributor or authorized reseller. Proof of
purchase shall be required to be eligible for this warranty and to establish the
commencement date of this warranty. Warranty service will not be provided
unless the Product is returned to an authorized distributor, authorized reseller
or regional WD return center where the Product was first shipped by WD. WD
may at its discretion make extended warranties available for purchase. WD
shall have no liability for any Product returned if WD determines that the
Product was (i) not purchased from an authorized distributor or authorized
reseller, (ii) not used in accordance with WD specifications and instructions,
(iii) not used for its intended function, or (iv) stolen from WD, or that the
asserted defect a) is not present, b) cannot reasonably be rectified because of
damage occurring before WD receives the Product, or c) is attributable to
misuse, improper installation, alteration (including removing or obliterating
labels and opening or removing external enclosures, including the mounting
frame, unless the product is on the list of limited user-serviceable products and
the specific alteration is within the scope of the applicable instructions, as
found at
), accident or mishandling while in the
possession of someone other than WD.
PRODUCTS ARE COMPLEX AND FRAGILE ITEMS THAT MAY OCCASSIONALY
FAIL DUE TO (A) EXTERNAL CAUSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
MISHANDLING, EXPOSURE TO HEAT, COLD, AND HUMIDITY, AND POWER
FAILURES, OR (B) INTERNAL FAULTS . SUCH FAILURES CAN RESULT IN THE
LOSS, CORRUPTION, DELETION ALTERATION OF DATA. NOTE THAT YOU
SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSS, CORRUPTION, DELETION OR
ALTERATION OF DATA HOWSOEVER CAUSED, AND FOR BACKING UPAND
PROTECTING DATA AGAINST LOSS, CORRUPTION, DELETION OR
ALTERATION. YOU AGREE TO CONTINUALLY BACK UP ALL DATA ON THE
PRODUCT, AND TO COMPLETE A BACKUP PRIOR TO SEEKING ANY
GENERAL SERVICE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM WD.
In Australia, if the Product is not of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal,
domestic or household use or consumption, provided it is fair and reasonable
to do so, WD limits its liability to replacement of the Product or supply of
equivalent or better Product.
This warranty shall extend to repaired or replaced Products for the balance of
the applicable period of the original warranty or ninety (90) days from the
date of shipment of a repaired or replaced Product, whichever is longer. This
warranty is WD’s sole manufacturer’s warranty and is applicable only to
Products sold as new.
GNU General Public License (“GPL”)
Firmware incorporated into this product may include third party copyrighted
software licensed under the GPL or Lesser General Public License (“LGPL”)
(collectively, “GPL Software”) and not Western Digital’s End User License
Agreement. In accordance with the GPL, if applicable: 1) the source code for
the GPL Software may be downloaded at no charge from
or obtained on CD for a nominal charge from
or by calling Customer Support within three years of
the date of purchase; 2) you may re-use, re-distribute, and modify the GPL
Software; 3) with respect solely to the GPL Software, no warranty is provided,
to the extent permitted by applicable law; and 4) a copy of the GPL is included
Compliance and Warranty Information
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