NEW "FLashRd - FlashROM Disk for ATi Graphic Cards"

**PIRATA!** · 11-21-2004, 04:23 PM

Is with great preasure that I announce my new FLashRd ver.3.0 updated at the special edition version of FlashROM ver.2.37 modded by W1zzard.

""FLashRd is a boot disk that contains all the neaded files for flashing ATi graphic cards simply and complitely secure!!""

The big functionality is located in the different kind of flashing available. Infact with FLashRd it's possible to flash an ATi graphic card in a few seconds with the capability to restore previous bios without the use of the screen.
Yeah, thatis right!!! FLashRd proposes two kind of different way of flashing: one method is Automatic and the other one is Manual.
The Automatic method can be executed without the use of the screen because it's FLashRd that makes all the job. Only one single key of the keyboard is needed!! This kind of flashig is most of times used for restoring bad flashes.
The Manual method lets us run flash and backup operations, but with the assistance and semplicity of FLashRd.
It's also available an Help guide even under DOS mode that will show all the great functions of FLashRd.
Of course there is also the capability to use FlashROM manually with prompt commands.

Reassuming... many reasons for trying it!!

FLashRd ver.3.0 it's available only in English language.

To know whats new in this new release you can check the ReadMe linked down here or derectly download and try it:

NEW FLashRd ver.3.0 ReadMe -- DOWNLOAD FLashRd ver.3.0 (445 KB) (right button -> Save Target As...)
Created by SteveSimons - EnJoy! :-) -- SteveSimons Projects

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NEW ==>> If you are in trouble, with a bad flash and the graphic card still good and not burned that does not want to flash through DOS with my utility (or even with other floppy or programs like ATIFlash), you can try to flash it through Windows using Ati WinFlash, thing that resulted being a valid try that often it succeeds in the attempt.

How to get to the Desktop?? Simple... using VGABIOS, a simple utility that, if loaded through DOS and in the correct way, it can boot the graphic card using a "temporary" bios, valid until next system restart.

To do this it's nececcasy a particular Microsoft boot disk that boots up the system automatically and right after having loaded the temporary bios on the graphic card, without any user interaction.

This is what to do:

1) Follow the instructions on the Microsoft web site regarding thecreation of a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP
(it's preferred to follow the "Create a Boot Floppy Disk WITHOUT a Windows XP-Based Computer" method because it's the most neutral and secure method because it creates the floppy using a Microsoft utility an external from your WindowsXP in use)

2) Download VGABIOS Loader ver. 1.10 (2 KB) & ATIWinFlash ver. 1.0.5 (220 KB) (right button -> Save Target As...)

3) Create a file named "autoexec.bat" and write in it ONLY the following command line: VGABIOS.EXE -foriginal.bin
(this file must be copied on to the floppy with VGABIOS.EXE and the bios that you want to load temporary on the graphic card)

4) Use the original bios of the graphic card with wich the card was born to guarantee most compatibility.
(the bios must be named "original.bin", according to the command line of the autoexec, and copied on to the floppy)

At the end you must have a Microsoft floppy with on only these files:

- boot.ini
- NTDETECT.COM
- Setupldr.bin
- VGABIOS.EXE
- autoexec.bat
- original.bin

Try to boot your computer with this floppy WITHOUT the autoexec and using a functioning graphic card to see if the boot disk boots correctly in to the system.

Done this you can try to boot the system with the complete floppy and maybe get to the Desktop.

NOTE: If you don't get to the Desktop, it maybe be that your graphic card it's gone because only a good card can work. It's not possible to get to the Desktop if there are hardware damages of the graphic card.
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Some of the most known modding, tweaking and overclock softwares for ATi graphic cards, like RadEdit, ATiTool, RadLinker & RadClocker and RivaTooner, can be found linked in the Software section of my old website:
-------->>>> GCMods : Graphic Card Mods

You can find these and alot other utilities for graphic cards on Softpedia - Download Video Tweak

These are some links from where you can download bioses for ATi graphic cards and find interesting infos regarding flashing:

- NUOVO "FLashRd - FlashROM Disk for ATi Graphic Cards" (my original Italian thread

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- NEW "FLashRd - FlashROM Disk for ATi Graphic Cards" (this thread

**megahurtz-oc** · 11-21-2004, 04:30 PM

sweet biscuits thanx man. hey someone make this a sticky........

**PIRATA!** · 11-21-2004, 04:33 PM

I hope this could help someone.
It would be nice if it vould be stiky on top for all to see it.

**PIRATA!** · 11-24-2004, 04:33 PM

Thank you for the sticky thread.
Please try it and let me know how do you find it.

**Kalma** · 12-20-2004, 04:52 AM

How can i erase ati bios.
like nvidia -e

**T1Cybernetic** · 12-20-2004, 05:34 AM

Nice post mate, gonna give this this a long once over when i get some free time,

**PIRATA!** · 12-20-2004, 09:15 AM

Hell, for the FlashROM commands just type "flashrom /help" from the A:\ prompt to view them all.

Erasing the eeprom is not that necessary because forcing to flash a blank bios is even better.
This is why in the x800Pro to XT mod is used this method.

**Kalma** · 12-20-2004, 11:59 AM

No the Flashing -p -f wont help. I realy need to erase all.
How can i do that?

**Kalma** · 12-20-2004, 01:42 PM

If any1 got the Orginal Club3d radeon 9600pro bios HY5DU283222 AF-28 335A. Please send it to me. kalmacs@mbnet.fi

**PIRATA!** · 12-29-2004, 05:07 PM

Little updates done to the post.

**PIRATA!** · 05-16-2005, 03:46 PM

Other little updates done to the post.

I'll maybe release a new version of FlashRd.

Stay tooned.

**PIRATA!** · 05-31-2005, 05:39 AM

NEW FLashRd ver.3.0 released!

Take a look at the ReadMe linked in the first post to see whats new in this new release.

Cheers.

**PIRATA!** · 10-21-2005, 09:41 AM

New important updates under " NEW ==>> "

**Ugly n Grey** · 10-21-2005, 09:48 AM

BTW, thank you so much for this

**PIRATA!** · 10-21-2005, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Ugly n Grey

BTW, thank you so much for this

For what? For helping people?? For me it's a pleasure to help...

**Neno!** · 07-05-2006, 04:13 PM

Links are not working

**PIRATA!** · 07-06-2006, 05:20 AM

Originally Posted by Neno!

Links are not working

For my files use .... (right button -> Save Target As...) .....

**Neno!** · 07-07-2006, 09:36 AM

LOL; bro, I used that, and when you download that, you cant open any file LOL!!

**PIRATA!** · 07-08-2006, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by Neno!

LOL; bro, I used that, and when you download that, you cant open any file LOL!!

I have downloaded it now and the .zip file and all its content works all just fine.
You might have some problem with your download manager.
Try to download using IExplorer and its classic download method without any external download managers.

**[XC] leviathan18** · 07-08-2006, 08:19 AM

pirata there are some issues with the downloads even yours i tried and no go perhaps you can host the file somewhere like put file or something like that so we have access to the file

thanks for all the effort

**PIRATA!** · 07-08-2006, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by leviathan18

pirata there are some issues with the downloads even yours i tried and no go perhaps you can host the file somewhere like put file or something like that so we have access to the file

thanks for all the effort

Ok! Lets try last thing: try to access them directly from my site: http://stevesimons.makes.it/

Let me know.
Thank you all.

**cadaveca** · 07-08-2006, 05:49 PM

Downloads work great for me!

**PIRATA!** · 07-11-2006, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by cadaveca

Downloads work great for me!

But from the site linked above here or from the links in the first post??

**[XC] moddolicous** · 07-11-2006, 10:05 AM

The one above. Yesterday I used your program to backup my bios, mod it with rabit to 270/230 (from 250/200) and it worked fine. Thanks Pirata! (PS my card was a 9200).

**cadaveca** · 07-11-2006, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by PIRATA!

But from the site linked above here or from the links in the first post??

I used links in the first post.

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