ATI bios fashing question

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 15, 2004, 12:35 PM

If you falsh in the wrong bios can't you start with a pci card and flash back in ther correct one? or should i say forget it ise the rigth one and just o/c the settings?

becouse the is a 64mb vivo version that i have 183/184 but later the came out with an se version 200/200 i was wondering if i could flash in the se on the older card, the older cards firmware is 48k the newer cards firmware is 44k... hmmm trying to get more out of this old card

Minnyboy · Feb 15, 2004, 01:17 PM

I flashed my 9800pro with 9800XT 128MB bios & it didn't go too well.
If you know your command lines, you could possibly do it "in the dark", so to speak.

I used atiflash & just used the "-f" command to force the flash.
Yes, you can use a PCI vid card to reflash your AGP vid card.
As long as you use the command lines to flash the right card.
something like:
atiflash -f -p 0 old.bin
where 0 (number zero) is the cards port or something in that language.

Cheers,
Minnyboy

edit:
Just use the right one & OC your card imho.
I've pretty much left that bios flashing scene a while ago after I didn't really gain much if anything at all.

Some cards it will help but others are no good.

just my 2 cents...

FallOutBoyTonto · Feb 16, 2004, 09:09 PM

I read somewhere that prevention is the key! Set BIOS to check floppy to boot first. Backup your original vid BIOS. Make a boot disk with command to flash to your original vid BIOS. If something went wrong, just put in the disk, turn on the PC, wait a while, restart and you've got your old vid BIOS back.

Feb 15, 2004, 12:35 PM	#1
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	ATI bios fashing question If you falsh in the wrong bios can't you start with a pci card and flash back in ther correct one? or should i say forget it ise the rigth one and just o/c the settings? becouse the is a 64mb vivo version that i have 183/184 but later the came out with an se version 200/200 i was wondering if i could flash in the se on the older card, the older cards firmware is 48k the newer cards firmware is 44k... hmmm trying to get more out of this old card __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Feb 15, 2004 at 12:41 PM.

Feb 15, 2004, 01:17 PM	#2
Minnyboy DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	I flashed my 9800pro with 9800XT 128MB bios & it didn't go too well. If you know your command lines, you could possibly do it "in the dark", so to speak. I used atiflash & just used the "-f" command to force the flash. Yes, you can use a PCI vid card to reflash your AGP vid card. As long as you use the command lines to flash the right card. something like: atiflash -f -p 0 old.bin where 0 (number zero) is the cards port or something in that language. Cheers, Minnyboy edit: Just use the right one & OC your card imho. I've pretty much left that bios flashing scene a while ago after I didn't really gain much if anything at all. Some cards it will help but others are no good. just my 2 cents...

Feb 16, 2004, 09:09 PM	#3
FallOutBoyTonto DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nunavut - Canada Posts: 108 Rep Power: 0	I read somewhere that prevention is the key! Set BIOS to check floppy to boot first. Backup your original vid BIOS. Make a boot disk with command to flash to your original vid BIOS. If something went wrong, just put in the disk, turn on the PC, wait a while, restart and you've got your old vid BIOS back.