Limited Warranty77HARDWARE: 3Com Corporation warrants itshardware products to be free from defects inworkmanship and materials, under normal use andservice, for the following lengths of time from thedate of purchase from 3Com or its authorizedreseller:56K Faxmodem LifetimeNetwork Interface Cards LifetimeOther hardware products One year** unless otherwise specified aboveSpare parts and spares kits 90 daysIf a product does not operate as warranted aboveduring the applicable warranty period, 3Com shall,at its option and expense, repair the defectiveproduct or part, deliver to Customer an equivalentproduct or part to replace the defective item, orrefund to Customer the purchase price paid for thedefective product. All products that are replacedwill become the property of 3Com. Replacementproducts may be new or reconditioned. Anyreplaced or repaired product or part has a ninety(90) day warranty or the remainder of the initialwarranty period, whichever is longer.SOFTWARE: 3Com Corporation warrants thatthe software programs licensed from it willperform in substantial conformance to the programspecifications therefor for a period of ninety (90)days from the date of purchase from 3Com or itsauthorized reseller. 3Com warrants the mediacontaining software against failure during thewarranty period. No updates are provided. 3Com'ssole obligation with respect to this expresswarranty shall be (at 3Com's discretion) to refundthe purchase price paid by Customer for anydefective software products, or to replace anydefective media with software which substantiallyconforms to applicable 3Com publishedspecifications. Customer assumes responsibilityfor the selection of the appropriate applicationsprogram and associated reference materials. 3Commakes no warranty or representation that itssoftware products will meet Customer’srequirements or work in combination with anyhardware or applications software productsprovided by third parties, that the operation of thesoftware products will be uninterrupted or errorfree, or that all defects in the software products willbe corrected. For any third party products listed inthe 3Com software product documentation orspecifications as being compatible