Msi 290x lightning warranty after thermal paste change

hello
i have a MSI lightning 290x and recently changed the Thermal paste..is my card still in warranty?
i'm asking because of the sticker in one of the 4 screw.
Thank you in advance
ps i live in EU

Quote from: badboy2k on 11-May-15, 18:32:12
as long as you where careful and did not Physically damage the card your warranty will be fine (the sticker is mainly there to deter people from just taking the cooler off and damaging the card who have no idea what they are doing) but if you want official confirmation contact MSI >>How to contact MSI.<<
ok
thanks for the link

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Quote from: badboy2k on 11-May-15, 18:32:12
as long as you where careful and did not Physically damage the card your warranty will be fine (the sticker is mainly there to deter people from just taking the cooler off and damaging the card who have no idea what they are doing) but if you want official confirmation contact MSI >>How to contact MSI.<<
ok
thanks for the link

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Bios File: drive.google.com /file/d/0BxcYJ_vRgohQU28zUnNBcTYwZVk/edit?usp=sharing
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Create a bootable usb stick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0).
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Greetings from Greece.
S/N: 602-V307-04SB1403020417
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Use the attached.
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Create a bootable usb stick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0).
Then unpack the previously provided archive (307_04s.rar) and put the included file (TV307MH.101 or TV307MH.111) on that stick.
Rename TV307MH.101 / TV307MH.111 to 101.rom / 111.rom. Put the atiflash.exe also included in the archive on the USB stick too. Now boot from the stick.
Type atiflash -p -f -noaper 0 101.rom (or 111.rom) [ENTER] and let it flash the vbios.
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Use the attached UEFI vbios versions to fix the fan issue.
TV307MH.101 is normal vbios, TV307MH.111 is LN2
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Quote from: flobelix on 17-March-14, 02:24:40
Use the attached
Decompress the provided .rar archive with Winrar: http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
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Create a bootable usb stick (https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=165175.0).
Then unpack the previously provided archive (170_180.rar) and put the included file (TV278MH.170 or TV278MH.180) on that stick.
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As I've said in my first post requesting the new VBIOS that fixes the fan issues, I have recently gotten an MSI R9 290X Lightning.
I have had these problems since day 1, but I figured the new BIOS might help so I didn't mention them in my first post.
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2) Changed drivers. No change.
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