i'm in the same boat as you zalbard...
the new bios improved things dramatically for me...
all i need now is an unlocked version... i wonder if wizard could unlock it...
The BIOS actually works with 5850 as well AFAIK.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...&postcount=659
So it would benefit 5850 users greatly as well!
Come on guys, someone unlock it! Please!!!![]()
Last edited by zalbard; 12-25-2009 at 02:01 PM.
Meh, no one?
i tried to install the bios that you guys provided here, flashed and when booted to windows it didn't recognized as an ati card.
Reflashed to my original bios, and everything went back ok. I went to techpowerup, and downloaded the latest xfx 5870 bios dated 16-11-2009.
Flashed and everything went ok, except for one thing, my anti-virus stopped working, and so did all the cpu-z, gpu-z, hwmonitor and all those programs.
Do you guys have a clue? Help please, otherwise i will format the hard drive.
I used the normal bios, and from what i could see the games were running fine, but i still don't understand why certain applications couldn't run.
I even flashed with the XFX 5870 version of the latest bios downloaded from techpowerup!
Weird, everything works for me. Corrupted download?
I just hope you uninstalled drivers -> flashed -> reinstalled drivers, in that order.
LOL i forgot to uninstall driversI will do that!
Edit: finally i could restore the system, then uninstalled the drivers as zalbard told me to do, flashed again this time to latest "ati" official bios and not the latest xfx bios. Installed drivers and everything is working just fine.
Thank you once more zalbard![]()
Last edited by NanoBullet; 12-23-2009 at 02:55 PM.
This bios cure my Displayport flicker completely.
i7 920 @ 3.8
Asus P6T deluxe
6 gig Corsair Ram
XFX 5870
Win7 64bit
Sammie T260 monitor
Water cooled (CPU only)
flashing a BIOS on a $400 GPU isn't the most normal way to go about fixing something, did they ever say what it was for? Seems like EyeInfinity would be an easy driver fix, why did it require a new BIOS?
I know guys over on Guru3D that killed cards flashing BIOS because of faults in the BIOS or the flash software, it's just not the safest thing to do.
Last edited by LedHed; 12-24-2009 at 05:54 PM.
CPU: Intel i5-3570K @ 4.2ghz (1.064V)
GPU: SLI ASUS GTX 660 Ti DCII 2GB @ 1215/7012
LCD: BenQ XL2420TE (144Hz)
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme6
Sound: SoundBlaster ZXR + Yamaha RX-V863 (LPCM) + Polk Audio Monitor Series II Speakers
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series DDR3 2133 4x4GB
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB + 1TB Seagate Barracuda +1TB WD Black Caviar
PSU: Corsair HX 750W 80+ Silver (62A)
UPS: Cyberpower CP1200AVR (720W)
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Cooling: Corsair 650D + TT Water2.0 Pro + 2x Silverstone FM121
unlocked version?
2600k @ 5ghz / z68 Pro / 8gb Ripjaws X / GTX 580 SLi
2x Inferno raid 0 / WD 1TB Black / Thermaltake 1200w
Dell 3008 WFP / Dual Loop WC MM UFO
I've flashed videocards at least 30+ times. Nothing ever went wrong, and even if it did, it's very easy to reflash a good bios using a pci videocard, or flashing blind.I know it's not a normal way to fix stuff, but I know most companies wouldn't ever bring out a fix at all. I rather like the fact ATI is looking after it's costumers.
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