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- 3Com Corporation
- EtherDisk Diskette for the EtherLink III Adapters
- Technical Support
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- 3Com offers worldwide product support 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
- through automated on-line systems.
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- CardBoard Bulletin Board Service (BBS)
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- You can obtain software drivers, updates, patches, and fixes on
- CardBoard, 3Com's menu-driven bulletin board service. CardBoard also
- provides product information and diagnostic programs. For access, call
- the CardBoard telephone number nearest you and set up your modem as
- follows:
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- France (33) (1) 69 86 69 54
- Up to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
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- Germany (49) 89 62732 188/189
- Up to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
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- Italy (39) (2) 27 30 06 80
- Up to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
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- U.K. (44) (44) 2 278278
- Up to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
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- U.S. (1) (408) 980-8204
- Up to 14400 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
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- For information on additional international CardBoard access numbers,
- contact your local 3Com office. A list of international sales offices
- appears later in this document.
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- 3ComFacts (CardFacts and NetFacts)
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- This automated fax service sends printed installation diagrams,
- configuration drawings, troubleshooting instructions, and technical
- articles to your fax machine anywhere in the world. To access 3ComFacts,
- use a touch-tone telephone and dial (1) (408) 727-7021. (In Europe, dial
- (44) 4 42 278279) Cardfacts document 9999 provides a list of adapter
- product documents. NetFacts document 8888 provides a list of system
- product documents. Contact your local 3Com office for a local FAX access
- number.
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- Ask3Com
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- This on-line service is located on CompuServe and contains extensive
- technical and marketing information about all 3Com products. To use
- Ask3Com, you must have a CompuServe account. Call (1) (800) 848-8990 to
- obtain your local CompuServe dial-in phone number and open an account.
- After you have logged in to CompuServe, type "GO THREECOM" and press
- [Enter] to see the Ask3Com main menu.
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- Novell Technical Support
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- For information on technical support for Novell's products:
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- - Call 1-800-NETWARE (Novell's main phone number is 801-429-7000)
- - Refer to NETWIRE on CompuServe
- - Contact your local Novell network supplier or authorized service
- center.
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- Microsoft Technical Support
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- For information on technical support for Microsoft's products:
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- - Call 1-206-454-2030
- - Contact your local Microsoft network supplier or authorized service
- center.
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- IBM
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- For information on technical support for IBM's products, contact your
- local IBM network supplier or authorized service center.
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- Support from Your Network Supplier
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- If additional assistance is required, contact your network supplier.
- Many suppliers are authorized 3Com service partners that are qualified to
- provide a variety of services, including network planning, installation,
- hardware maintenance, application training, and support services.
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- U.S. and Canada
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- Call the following number to locate your local 3Com sales office:
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- U.S. (1) (800) NET-3Com
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- The 3Com sales office will refer you to the nearest 3Com authorized
- service partner.
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- Outside the U.S. and Canada
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- To locate a 3Com authorized service partner near you, contact your local
- 3Com sales office.
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- Australia (61) 2 959 3020
- Belgium/Netherlands (31) 2503 22120
- France (33) 1 69 86 68 00
- Germany (49) 89 627320
- Hong Kong (852) 868-9111
- Italy (39) 2 2730 2041
- Japan (81) 3 3243 9234
- Nordic (46) 8 703 4870
- Singapore (65) 321 8929
- Taiwan (886) 2 577 4352
- U.K. (44) 6 28 89 7000
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- When you contact a 3Com authorized service partner for assistance, have
- the following information ready:
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- - Diagnostic error messages
- - A list of system hardware and software, including revision levels
- - Detail on recent configuration changes, if applicable.
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- 3Com's service partner will determine what action needs to be taken to
- resolve the problem. 3Com service partners can verify hardware failures
- and advise you when it is more cost-effective to replace, rather than
- repair, a product.
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- Returning Products for Repair
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- A product sent directly to 3Com for repair must first be assigned a
- Return Materials Authorization number (RMA). A product sent to 3Com
- without an RMA number will be returned to the sender unopened, at the
- sender's expense.
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- When you call for an RMA number, be prepared to provide the product name,
- serial number, and diagnostic error messages. Payment, shipping
- instructions, and turnaround time will be confirmed when the RMA number
- is assigned.
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- To obtain an RMA number, call or fax:
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- Europe Phone (44) 442 278125
- Fax (44) 442 236824
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- U.S. Phone (800) 876-3266, press option 2
- Fax (408) 764-7290
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- NOTE: RMA forms (except Europe) are available on CardFacts.
- Dial (408) 727-7021.
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- Outside Europe Phone (408) 492-1790
- and the U.S. Fax (408) 764-7290
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