User Manual

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.
EtherLink PCI Network Interface Cards
HARDWARE
3Com warrants to the end user (“Customer”) that this hardware product to 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
Spare Parts and Spares Kits 90 days
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.
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