Install new fan from the start on JGS516PE

This topic is not about warranty, it is about changing factory installed fan to comparable 3rd party fan.

 

There is nothing inspiring about the fact that replacing an easily serviceable part with one that matches or exceeds specifications of the original - according to your statement voids warranty.  This does not excuse the company from making schematics and pin layout information available as consumers have the right to repair and modify their products. 

 

Just so you know, blanket claims like - if you touch anything we void your warranty, can be brought in to question in small claims court or in arbitration, if change or modification made was reasonable and done in compliance with standards that manufacturer puts forth. The manufacturer has specifications for what performance fan should produce and it was replaced with one that met or exceeded those specifications and done so in compliance with standards they put forth, the claim can not be made that it would have performed any different from the original part.

I will gladly challenge them if they tried to pull this one out. However, I think like the majority of companies Netgear cares about their customers and will honor their warranty unless major negligence on the part of the customer is found. And negligence should void warranty without a dobt.

 

Which is why I am here looking for accurate information on how fan pins are laid out.