Limited Warranty 8-53Com HomeConnect Cable Modem TMIHardware 3Com warrants to the end user ("Customer") that this hardware productwill be free from defects in workmanship and materials, under normaluse and service, for the following length of time from the date ofpurchase from 3Com or its authorized reseller:5 years3Com's sole obligation under this express warranty shall be, at 3Com'soption and expense, to repair the defective product or part, deliver toCustomer an equivalent product or part to replace the defective item, orif neither of the two foregoing options is reasonably available, 3Commay, in its sole discretion, refund to Customer the purchase price paid forthe defective product. All products that are replaced will become theproperty 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 itwill perform in substantial conformance to its program specifications, fora period of ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from 3Com or itsauthorized reseller. 3Com warrants the media containing softwareagainst failure during the warranty period. No updates are provided.3Com's sole obligation under this express warranty shall be, at 3Com'soption and expense, to refund the purchase price paid by Customer forany defective software product, or to replace any defective media withsoftware which substantially conforms to applicable 3Com publishedspecifications. Customer assumes responsibility for the selection of theappropriate applications program and associated reference materials.3Com makes no warranty or representation that its software productswill meet Customer's requirements or work in combination with anyhardware or applications software products provided by third parties, thatthe operation of the software products will be uninterrupted or error free,or that all defects in the software products will be corrected. For any thirdparty products listed in the 3Com software product documentation orspecifications as being compatible, 3Com will make reasonable efforts toprovide compatibility, except where the non-compatibility is caused by a"bug" or defect in the third party's product or from use of the softwareproduct not in accordance with 3Com's published specifications or usermanual.