1. LIMITED WARRANTY - Supermicro Computer, Inc. (“Supermicro”) warrants its products, if properly used and installed, to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of time detailed below from the date of Supermicro’s invoice. A further 90-day warranty grace period is granted upon the respective expiration of the labor, parts warranty terms, and cross shipment service period specified herein. This limited warranty apply only to the original purchasers of Supermicro’s products who are distributors of Supermicro (“Distributor”).

Super Server products*: Supermicro provides a three-year warranty for labor and one-year warranty for parts. This limited warranty includes cross shipment service covering a period of 1 year from Supermicro invoice date.

Other server products: Special warranty terms shall apply and will be indicated in each specific product purchase orders’ corresponding invoices.  

Motherboard, Chassis, Power supplies and Super Barebone products: Supermicro provides a three-year warranty for labor and one-year warranty for parts. This limited warranty includes cross shipment service covering a period of 30 days from Supermicro invoice date.

Upon expiration of the one-year parts warranty, the remaining 2-year labor warranty covers general technical support including, but not limited to, general RMA requests, phone support, one-way shipping and handling, but do not include labor specifically associated with the repair or replacement of out-of-warranty parts for which additional service charges will apply.

If returned products are: a) within the warranty period, b) accompanied by the proper Return Materials Authorization (“RMA”) and c) defective as determined by Supermicro; Supermicro will, at its option: 1) repair the defective product within 10 working days, 2) replace the defective product with a refurbished product or 3) issue a credit to the Distributor for the current value of the product. For purposes of this Limited Warranty, “refurbished” means a product or part that has been returned to its original specifications. Supermicro has no obligation to repair or replace parts beyond the one-year warranty period; however, Supermicro may repair or replace provided that 1) Distributor pays for the cost of obtaining the part(s) and 2) the part(s) are available for purchase.

2. WARRANTY VOID CONDITIONS - This limited warranty does not cover any failure(s) or defect(s) caused by misuse, accident, abnormal or unusually heavy use, improper packaging or handling, neglect, abuse, alteration, improper installation, unauthorized repair or modification, improper testing or causes external to the product such as, but not limited to, excessive heat or humidity, power failures, power surges or acts of God.  This limited warranty will be void if evidence is seen of screw holes created by Distributor, burned-out chips, more than four wires are broken, or evidence of repair work performed by a party other than Supermicro.  This limited warranty does not cover expendable components, any software supplied by Supermicro, any experimental or developmental products, compatibility issues with other hardware and software products introduced after the time of purchase, or products or accessories not manufactured by Supermicro.  Under no circumstances will Supermicro be responsible for other costs associated with product replacement or repair, such as labor, installation or other costs incurred by the Distributor.

3. PRODUCT RETURNS - In the event that a product needs to be returned to Supermicro for warranty service, the Distributor must first obtain a RMA number from Supermicro.  The RMA number must be clearly printed on the outside of the box in which the product is returned. Supermicro will not accept any shipment without an RMA number.

After processing an RMA request, Supermicro reserves the right to request the total cost of the replacement products or the actual products itself if Supermicro later determines it to have sustained damage through actions of the Distributor.

4. RMA REQUIREMENTS – The Distributor must supply the following information to Supermicro to obtain an RMA number: invoice date, invoice number, product model name, serial number and reason for return.  RMA number will become void if the product it covers is not received by Supermicro within 30 days after the RMA number is issued. When returning a product for RMA, Distributor must ship with freight prepaid, include in the box a copy of the original invoice and a detailed note describing the problem. Distributor must also make sure the RMA number is clearly marked on the outside of the box.  All RMAs must be returned in the products’ original packaging.

5. RETURN FOR CREDIT – Products may be returned for credit within 30 days from Supermicro’s invoice date. Credit will only be issued if returned products are in brand new condition. Supermicro will charge a restocking fee of an amount no less than 15% of the original purchase price for any returned product that is non-defective or arrives with an incomplete package. Supermicro will allow a 10-day period for shipment of a returned product to reach Supermicro.

6. DOA CONDITIONS –Distributor must notify Supermicro of all DOA (“Dead On Arrival”) products within 120 days from the invoice date for cross shipment service with the exception of Super Server products. Cross shipment service period for DOA Super Server products is as set forth in Section 1 above.

7. REPLACEMENT CONDITIONS – All product replacements are subject to quantity available in Supermicro stock. If Supermicro does not have stock to replace the returned products, Supermicro shall have at least 30 days to manufacture and replace the returned products.

8. OUT-OF-WARRANTY SERVICE – Upon expiration of the aforementioned limited warranties, Supermicro may provide additional services up to 2 years from the date of expiration subject to additional charges.  Supermicro shall have the option to replace defective products with refurbished or functionally equivalent products in the event that Supermicro determines, in its sole discretion, that a repair is impracticable. Distributor shall pay for all shipping, service, parts, and other charges associated with out-of-warranty services.

9. CANCELLATIONS – A cancelled order will be subject to a cancellation charge of an amount of 15% of the total order amount.

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY – Except as specified in this warranty, Supermicro disclaims all other warranties, express or implied including, but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. To the extent an implied warranty cannot be excluded, such warranty is limited in duration to the express warranty period. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, the above limitations may not apply.

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY – Supermicro’s liability under this, or any other warranty, implied or express, is limited to repair, replacement or refund. In no event will Supermicro be liable for direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages however caused and regardless of the theory of liability including, but not limited to, lost profits, downtime, goodwill, damage to or replacement of equipment and property, and any costs of recovering, reprogramming, or reproducing any document or data stored in or used with a system containing this product. Some states or jurisdictions do not allow limitation or exclusion of consequential or incidental damages thus the above limitation may not apply.