3com 520 User Manual

 

 

 

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

 

One 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.

 

 

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 magnetic media containing

 

software against failure during the warranty period. No updates are provided.

 

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 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 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 non-compatibility is caused by a “bug” or defect in the

 

third party's product.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

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