ATI won't send me a new fan!

I think it is absolutely ridiculous to send my 9700pro back to ATI just for
a fan
replacement. I went through the whole RMA process and asked for just the
fan
to be sent because it takes 2 minutes to replace. Ati tech support replied

Regarding a replacement fan:
Unfortunately we do not stock replacement fans for our customers to perform
their own repairs. You would have to send the whole card in to be repaired.

Has anyone ever been able to get a new fan without sending the card back?


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Rob

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 18:00:54 -0600, "Rob G"
<> wrote:

> I think it is absolutely ridiculous to send my 9700pro back to ATI just for
>a fan
>replacement. I went through the whole RMA process and asked for just the
>fan
>to be sent because it takes 2 minutes to replace. Ati tech support replied
>
>Regarding a replacement fan:
>Unfortunately we do not stock replacement fans for our customers to perform
>their own repairs. You would have to send the whole card in to be repaired.
>
> Has anyone ever been able to get a new fan without sending the card back?

You might want to check out an alternate solution...works better
anyway and about $22! Artic cooler for 9700
http://www.svc.com/arcovgasilsu.html

Hi Rob, Where do u live?
I have a spare from my 9700pro going. Replaced with Zalman.


Spence


<Heywood> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 18:00:54 -0600, "Rob G"
> <> wrote:
>
> > I think it is absolutely ridiculous to send my 9700pro back to ATI just
for
> >a fan
> >replacement. I went through the whole RMA process and asked for just the
> >fan
> >to be sent because it takes 2 minutes to replace. Ati tech support
replied
> >
> >Regarding a replacement fan:
> >Unfortunately we do not stock replacement fans for our customers to
perform
> >their own repairs. You would have to send the whole card in to be
repaired.
> >
> > Has anyone ever been able to get a new fan without sending the card
back?
>
> You might want to check out an alternate solution...works better
> anyway and about $22! Artic cooler for 9700
> http://www.svc.com/arcovgasilsu.html