Hardware warranties...

[MoggSquad]

My Intel processor and Gigabyte motherboard come with 3 year warranties.

I went to see if I can register my product on the sites and didnt come across any registration forms. If the products don't need registered, how do you prove you've had it only 2 years, vs 3 years. Is it the type of the thing, 3 years from date of manufacture?

 

[Scotch77]

If you file a warranty claim, if its within the 3 years from the date it was first marketed, then well you would have to be in warranty. If you are past this then you usually have to show a receipt/invoice of the purchase date.

 

[DanNeely]

First marketed date is the lowest common denominator in figuring out coverage without a receipt. The next step up is using the serial to look up the manufacturing date.


That said, saved receipts FTW!