Nice one mate im not at home till tomorrow but i will have a go with this bios
as soon as i get back, And thanks again mate !! You've been a great help, :D ...
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Nice one mate im not at home till tomorrow but i will have a go with this bios
as soon as i get back, And thanks again mate !! You've been a great help, :D ...
unfortunately i blew a hard drive and havent had time to test the bios out but
i will get around to it asap, :D I promice . Just as soon as maxtor rma my drive, :D .
Has anyone got any ideas how long an advanced rma takes off maxtor ? Ireland to Uk ? ...
Im going to test your theory's. I just got a ati 9800 pro and hour ago that has a true 360 core. and shows as a 9800 pro. It a REAL ATI card not the sapphire.
And also i have my Other 9800 pro that has a 350 core. Lets see if this does make a difference.
It didnt do squat when i did it on a 9800 pro that in my vapo.
yeah i have too many cards.!!!
Anyone seen a XT Bios for a True ATI card 9800 pro with a 360 core and Hynix 2.8 memory
Tedinde: There is a BIOS for ATI RADEON 9800PRO with R360 core + Hynix 2.8 memory (like my Saphire Atlantis 9809PRO has).
I'm using the Club3D 9800XT BIOS for a long time and it works best for me. I think it is the only one on the net which supports Hynix memory. But i think you can use some BIOS with Samsung or other memory too.
Sobol, can you help me to find my mistake? I tried to transform my original Sapphire Atlantis 9800Pro BIOS to a 9800XT but if i flash it, graphics card is shown as 9800Pro in windows.
That's my original non edited BIOS:
http://dekal.kalytta.com/sonstiges/ORIGINAL.rom
And this one is my edited with a mistake in it:
http://dekal.kalytta.com/sonstiges/Edit.rom
What's wrong there??
My plan is to use my own ATI 9800Pro BIOS instead of the edited Club3D one. Can anyone help me find out whats wrong with my self edited BIOS file please?
i got a GeCube 9800pro 128mb with hynix 2.8ns memoryies that i can run at 440/780 so i want to flash it to an 9800XT can i use the Club3d 9800xt 128mb hynix memories?
and yes i have a r360
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Originally posted by sobol
Okey modding done. Ive changed names and ids in bios. Also ive changed core/mem speed to 411/365.
About your bios, it had structure ( positions of values ) exacly same as XT bios but walues was from PRO/NP.
Greetz
Sorry i took so long but been busy and then testing things out etc, :D .
Have to report it's working sound as a pound mate ! More or less exactly same results in
3dMark2001SE and 3dMark2003 And Aquamark scores are a little higher but i think thats
just down to the latest format etc.
Good job mate you've done me a BIG favour there ! If you ever need anything and i can help you
with it just ask mate and i'll jump at a chance to return the favour, :D ...
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Yes, for sure you can do that.Quote:
Originally posted by Snowman89
i got a GeCube 9800pro 128mb with hynix 2.8ns memoryies that i can run at 440/780 so i want to flash it to an 9800XT can i use the Club3d 9800xt 128mb hynix memories?
and yes i have a r360
okey thank you, do you know if it is secure to flash the bios from windows using WINFLASH?Quote:
Originally posted by Dekal
Yes, for sure you can do that.
Yes, at least for me it is secure. I just have tested it twice to flash BIOS with my system with WinFlash.v1.0.0.17 and it suceeded twice.Quote:
Originally posted by Snowman89
okey thank you, do you know if it is secure to flash the bios from windows using WINFLASH?
okey but how do i save the current bios in winflash?Quote:
Originally posted by Dekal
Yes, at least for me it is secure. I just have tested it twice to flash BIOS with my system with WinFlash.v1.0.0.17 and it suceeded twice.
when i press save i ust get like a .exe file on my desktop, should it be like that?
should i not get a .rom file?
Just make a new name and save it to disk. The important thing is the code in that file, not its filename. I advice you to name the file as ORIGINAL.BIN so that you know it is your original saved graphics BIOS ROM file.Quote:
Originally posted by Snowman89
okey but how do i save the current bios in winflash?
when i press save i ust get like a .exe file on my desktop, should it be like that?
should i not get a .rom file?
What's the worst thing could happened when flashing vid card BIOS...I have one here BBA Radeon 9800PRO 128 Samsung 2A memory...Is there 100% guaranteed it will work
I don' t want to kill my card...at least for now :D...kinda broke now :D
FYI I used Vantec Iceberg4 for the cooling...it only do 390/365 max vwithout artifact (I'm using ATITOOL)...
FIrst of all I think the Vantec is worse then the original because there're 2 resistor ( I think) blocking its way, so it doesn't have full contact with the core...but if not using ATITOOL its still work fine on 3Dmark2001SE on 401/370...never tried above that..
The worst thing is that your video card won't show you anything if you turn on your computer. But this isn't bad as long as you know how to flash blind, or have an old pci graphics adapter. That are my worst flashing experiences that i have challanged. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Massive
What's the worst thing could happened when flashing vid card BIOS...
I read your post again and must warn you about that. If core hasn't full contact, then it is far more dangerous that you destroy your video card then flashing it! It's very important that you cool down the core. I advice you to recheck it. Maybe you can buy a new cooler like the Artic Cooling Silencer. That cooler isn't expensive and cools down very good.Quote:
Originally posted by Massive
FYI I used Vantec Iceberg4 for the cooling...it only do 390/365 max vwithout artifact (I'm using ATITOOL)...
FIrst of all I think the Vantec is worse then the original because there're 2 resistor ( I think) blocking its way, so it doesn't have full contact with the core...but if not using ATITOOL its still work fine on 3Dmark2001SE on 401/370...never tried above that..
Ok..you've got my interest here :) ....You mean there's NO WAY I could destroy my card permanantly if I only flash the BIOS??Quote:
Originally posted by Dekal
The worst thing is that your video card won't show you anything if you turn on your computer. But this isn't bad as long as you know how to flash blind, or have an old pci graphics adapter. That are my worst flashing experiences that i have challanged. :)
HOw is it this "Flash Blind" ?...
What do I need to flash it...is PCI card is a must?
Ok I try to change it again with default HSF...darn that Vantec...I thought it fully compatible with all Radeon 9800PRO...I looked at it again...and there's no way I could push it more hard since 2 very tiny resistor is on the way...gotta find a way to hardmod the vantec :mad: ...
I'm 99,99% sure you can't destroy your vid card permanantly with flashing. For example i have flashed a GeForce3 with a GeForce4 BIOS. After that, i had to flash blind because of display distortions. I have flashed a 3Dfx Voodoo 5 about 100times or even more to tweak BIOS with best memory timings/memory refresh cycles/pci wait state cycles/pci fifo treshholds and many many more.... and no damage to my vid cards. ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Massive
Ok..you've got my interest here :) ....You mean there's NO WAY I could destroy my card permanantly if I only flash the BIOS??
HOw is it this "Flash Blind" ?...
What do I need to flash it...is PCI card is a must?
If you have flashed your vid card and the display won't show you anything or show you distortions, you have to know blindly how to flash back your original BIOS. That's blind flash. For blind flash you have to prepare a floppy disk as a MS-DOS Boot Disk, add all files you need, like the original UNEDITED BIOS of you video card, the EDITED/Overclocked BIOS you want to flash and the flash tool for your video card. Then you have to know what command to use to save the original BIOS and what command to use to flash new BIOS. If you prefer it not to flash blind, you can use an old pci graphics adapter to see all you are doing during flash process. But first you have to set one BIOS setting that lets you boot from pci graphics adapter instead of the agp one.
If you know all that, then it is very easy.
Ok...I think I'll start flashing :)..I'll get my self a PCI vid card first...the PCI vid card doesn't have to be certain amount of memory or memory chip right?...does Riva TNT PCI 16mb is ok too?..Quote:
Originally posted by Dekal
I'm 99,99% sure you can't destroy your vid card permanantly with flashing. For example i have flashed a GeForce3 with a GeForce4 BIOS. After that, i had to flash blind because of display distortions. I have flashed a 3Dfx Voodoo 5 about 100times or even more to tweak BIOS with best memory timings/memory refresh cycles/pci wait state cycles/pci fifo treshholds and many many more.... and no damage to my vid cards. ;)
If you have flashed your vid card and the display won't show you anything or show you distortions, you have to know blindly how to flash back your original BIOS. That's blind flash. For blind flash you have to prepare a floppy disk as a MS-DOS Boot Disk, add all files you need, like the original UNEDITED BIOS of you video card, the EDITED/Overclocked BIOS you want to flash and the flash tool for your video card. Then you have to know what command to use to save the original BIOS and what command to use to flash new BIOS. If you prefer it not to flash blind, you can use an old pci graphics adapter to see all you are doing during flash process. But first you have to set one BIOS setting that lets you boot from pci graphics adapter instead of the agp one.
If you know all that, then it is very easy.
I see you rig using 9800PRO from sapphire...where can i get the overclocked BIOS of 9800PRO to XT...FYI...mine is BBA woth Samsung 2A...
Please link me to website for all tools needed for flashing...
First look into BIOS for the option "Init Display First" and set it to "PCI Slot" temporarily instead of "AGP". Then open this link to download "BIOS Flash Kit".
http://infoprosjoint.net/modules.php...download&cid=6
Read the Readme file that is in the Kit. For more BIOSes except the one in this Kit, see this link:
http://www.ocfaq.com/softmod/bios.php
or
http://koti.mbnet.fi/elixir/Radeon/
The BIOS in the Kit isn't very good because it is an ATI reference BIOS.
I would advice you use your original BIOS which i can transform to XT for you. You can PM it to me if you want. With the command "flashrom -s 0 original.bin" you save your original BIOS. But anyway, first save the original one to disk before flashing new one!
If you don't want it transformed by me, choose one that suites best for your video card at the sites i have linked to you or use the ATI reference.
If all goes wrong and your card doesn't like the BIOS you flashed, then plug in your PCI Adapter together with the AGP video adapter and flash back to original state.
But keep in mind, there is a minimum risk, that you damage your card inrepairable. (that are not my experiences, but the words of many people).
For more questions, PM me.
Good luck.
ppl sorry to put this thread up..but I have a Gecube 9800pro 128mb r360 Platinum CS CZ Edition with samsung mems..currently it has a hinyx bios but it is giving me lots of artifacts in 3dmark..wich bios do I flash?