Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty1. PMC-Sierra, Inc. (“PMC-Sierra”) warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be free fromdefects in material and workmanship for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase. Ifthe product should become defective within the warranty period, PMC-Sierra, at its option, willrepair or replace the product, or refund the purchaser's purchase price for the product, provided itis delivered at the purchaser's expense to an authorized PMC-Sierra service facility or to PMC-Sierra.2. Repair or replacement parts or products will be furnished on an exchange basis and will either benew or reconditioned and will be subject to original warranty term. All replaced parts or productsshall become the property of PMC-Sierra. This warranty shall not apply if the product has beendamaged by accident, misuse, abuse or as a result of unauthorized service or parts.3. Warranty service is available to the purchaser by delivering the product during the warranty periodto an authorized PMC-Sierra service facility or to PMC-Sierra and providing proof of purchase priceand date. The purchaser shall bear all shipping, packing, and insurance costs and all other costs,excluding labor and parts, necessary to effectuate repair, replacement or refund under this warranty.4. For more information on how to obtain warranty service, write or telephone:• Americas PMC-Sierra, Inc. at 1380 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA, +1 408 934-7274• EMEA PMC-Sierra, at Lise-Meitner-Strasse 7, 85737 Ismaning, Germany, +49 89 43665544• Asia Pacific PMC-Sierra, at PO Box 110, Peakhurst NSW 2210, Australia, +61 2 8212-5531• Japan PMC-Sierra, at Tokumasu-Building 4F, 5-5-5, Higashinakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0003,Japan, 03-3367-3970 (fax).5. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT WHICH HAS BEEN DAMAGED AS ARESULT OF ACCIDENT, MISUSE, ABUSE, OR AS A RESULT OF UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE OR PARTS.6. THIS WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MIGHTOTHERWISE ARISE RESPECT TO THIS PRODUCT. IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OFMERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT SHALL (A)HAVE NO GREATER DURATION THAN 3 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE, (B) TERMINATEAUTOMATICALLY AT THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD AND (C) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAWBE EXCLUDED. IN THE EVENT THIS PRODUCT BECOMES DEFECTIVE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD,THE PURCHASER'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS PROVIDEDABOVE. INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OFDATA, ARISING FROM BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ARE NOT THE RESPONSIBILITYOF PMC-SIERRA AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED BOTH FORPROPERTY DAMAGE, AND TO THE EXTENT NOT UNCONSCIONABLE, FOR PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGE.7. WITHIN THE US, SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL ORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS, AND SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOWLIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OREXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.8. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTSWHICH VARY DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU RESIDE.9. FOR AUSTRALIA RESIDENTS, IF THE PRODUCT SHOULD BECOME DEFECTIVE WITHIN THE WARRANTYPERIOD, PMC-SIERRA, AT ITS OPTION, WILL REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PRODUCT, OR REFUND THEPURCHASER'S PURCHASE FOR THE PRODUCT, PROVIDED IT IS DELIVERED AT THE PURCHASER'SEXPENSE BACK TO THE PLACE OF PURCHASE AFTER PMC-SIERRA TECHNICAL SUPPORT HAS ISSUEDAN INCIDENT NUMBER. IN ADDITION TO THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH HEREIN, OUR GOODS COMEWITH GUARANTEES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER LAW. YOUARE ENTITLED TO A REPLACEMENT OR REFUND FOR A MAJOR FAILURE AND FOR COMPENSATIONFOR ANY OTHER REASONABLY FORESEEABLE LOSS OR DAMAGE. YOU ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO HAVETHE GOODS REPAIRED OR REPLACED IF THE GOODS FAIL TO BE OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY AND THEFAILURE DOES NOT AMOUNT TO A MAJOR FAILURE.9Proprietary and Confidential to PMC-Sierra, Inc.Document No.: CDP-00277-01-A Rev. A, Issue:Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide