b.ops not start with c.f. hd4870x2!!

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08-16-2008, 09:39 AM
Xello

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Originally Posted by LardArse

http://resources.vr-zone.com/Shamino/7A3F1G29.BIN

will u try g29 , sorry i just only have 1 card still waiting for another...

So will a fix for this definitely require a new bios?

Just that i'm still finding settings on G28 - will G29 be the same except for the 4870X2 fix?
08-16-2008, 10:22 AM
spl

nooooooooooooooooooo
i try g29 same problem:confused:
08-16-2008, 10:43 AM
tripgood

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Originally Posted by MusicIsMyLife

Ouch!

What clocks and vcore?

Running 4.275GHz @1.5 vcore on P5E3 Prem. (450x9.5 qx9650) I checked again and my UPS shows up to 955 watts when running 3DM06 on the next to last graphics test. Vantage averaged higher with extended periods of 935+. The card fans spin up real fast to let you know when you hit peak loads. This is an open test stand with a 3 fan rad. and 3 other fans plus a physx card. It was not easy to get cfx to run on this board. There is no display until after post is complete and you get to the windows sign in screen so bios are not available with this 2 card set-up. I hope to get my BlackOps running in cfx with the G29 bios that LardArse posted. I use a TT 1.2 kw psu for these boards and obviously it is needed. By the way, two of these cards run wicked with the games I've tried including Crysis.:D

I will post results of G29 on BlackOps later tonight.
08-16-2008, 01:05 PM
btdvox

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Originally Posted by tripgood

OK. received 2 new 4870x2's today and after several hours of testing, I found the exact same issue as spl above. I didn't try any other bios than G28 but I believe this could be a BlackOps bios problem because the same 2 cards run in crossfirex on my P5E3 Prem mobo using bios 0505 :shrug:. I used the drivers on the install disc that came with the cards. 8.8 beta did not work and the official 8.7 from guru3D did not work on my asus board. I tried all of these on BlackOps to no avail. Every attempt was stopped cold during post with the "AHCI Bios not installed!!" I disconnected all extra stuff on the board to make sure there was no power issues. 3DMark benching requires about 980 watts with 2 4870x2 and qx9650.
(2x1 gb, Vista 32bit).

Saaya,
Please bring this issue to the bios engineers.
Thanks!

..That seems like a bit over the top..Ive seen round 700 watts not overclocked- and qx9650 clocked to 4.0 round 900

I think enermax galaxy 1000W's would be enough.
08-16-2008, 06:36 PM
tripgood

I can confirm spl's findings. CrossfireX does not function with G29 bios on BlackOps. The board will not boot with the CF bridge attached or not. :(
08-16-2008, 09:26 PM
LardArse

Right, I'll wait for another to do CrossFX tests
08-17-2008, 01:23 AM
spl

Quote:

Originally Posted by tripgood

Running 4.275GHz @1.5 vcore on P5E3 Prem. (450x9.5 qx9650) I checked again and my UPS shows up to 955 watts when running 3DM06 on the next to last graphics test. Vantage averaged higher with extended periods of 935+. The card fans spin up real fast to let you know when you hit peak loads. This is an open test stand with a 3 fan rad. and 3 other fans plus a physx card. It was not easy to get cfx to run on this board. There is no display until after post is complete and you get to the windows sign in screen so bios are not available with this 2 card set-up. I hope to get my BlackOps running in cfx with the G29 bios that LardArse posted. I use a TT 1.2 kw psu for these boards and obviously it is needed. By the way, two of these cards run wicked with the games I've tried including Crysis.:D

I will post results of G29 on BlackOps later tonight.

but on p5e3 premium the c.f. with 4870x2 working?
08-17-2008, 02:22 AM
MusicIsMyLife

Quote:

Originally Posted by tripgood

Running 4.275GHz @1.5 vcore on P5E3 Prem. (450x9.5 qx9650)

Thanks for your info.

That means that 1kw won´t be enough for qx9650 @ 5.6 ghz @ 1.8 volt and 2x 4870x2.

We need a new psu.... :D
08-17-2008, 05:15 AM
tripgood

Quote:

Originally Posted by spl

but on p5e3 premium the c.f. with 4870x2 working?

It works on my p5e3 prem but not the way it should. Like I said it was difficult to get it started with several hard re-boots and using the keyboard with no display. There is NO display until the Vista password log-on screen so the bios are NOT accessable. I could not find a way to get into the bios with both cards attached but the system ran smoothly when in Windows.:shrug:
08-17-2008, 05:24 AM
tripgood

Quote:

Originally Posted by MusicIsMyLife

Thanks for your info.

That means that 1kw won´t be enough for qx9650 @ 5.6 ghz @ 1.8 volt and 2x 4870x2.

We need a new psu.... :D

That is your decision. I just reported what I saw on the watt meter on my UPS when running the benches on my Asus board. I will report power demand on BlackOps and cfx when I get it running.:up:
08-20-2008, 04:05 AM
spl

news???
08-20-2008, 11:11 AM
Xello

I read that other motherboards required a bios update to get these cards to run, specifically some DFI ones.

Good to know it's not an exclusive blackops problem, i guess.

So how about that bios guys :)
08-20-2008, 11:43 PM
LardArse

this worked good for me fixed the xfirex 4870 issue:
http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.ph...e=7A3F1G30.rar

pls let me know...
08-21-2008, 12:32 AM
MusicIsMyLife

Wow, thank you. :up:

Maybe we can try this at Games Convention next weekend. :D
08-21-2008, 02:15 AM
tripgood

I will test tonight.:up:
08-21-2008, 02:34 PM
tripgood

Yep. Works as advertised. Normal boot w/2 4870x2 in cfx. Thanks for the quick response!:up:

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