K7 Master S w/ exploded capacitors

Hi all,
 Thanks for your help in diagnosing the wonderful "exploding capacitor" problem.
My question is - how do I go about seeing if this board is still under warranty? I purchased it on eBay in September 2002, new, from an individual. I don't see anything on this site about warranty information, and I can't find anything in the manual.
If the board is out of warranty, how difficult is it to actually replace the capacitors? I have already ordered them, and I was wondering if it's worth trying to do it myself.
Thanks again,
Jeremy

Wonkanoby: I can't find anyone local to do it that will charge me less than a new MB! Anyways, this MB is from my second backup machine - it doesn't matter if it takes a month.
How do I go about contacting MSI about warranty work? I can't find any numbers/addresses on this site at all! Maybe I'm just stupefied by this heat wave...

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