Gigabyte X800XTPE Bios weirdness

EfrainMan · Apr 19, 2005, 05:11 PM

Wassup. I recently read that the best OC'ing XTPE Bios is Powercolor's, so I decided to flash my Gigabyte X800XTPE with the Bios from techpowerup. But when I backed-up the Bios on the card, I noticed it was almost 10K bigger than any of the Bioses I found online. Furthermore, when I tried to flash, it said the Bios didn't match the model (I double-checked, of course). I would force flash or flash an empty Bios and then the new one, but I'm kinda worried about what those extra 10K might contain. I already searched these forums and online but couldn't find anything relevant. If anyone has some recommendations or information, I'd very much appreciate it. Thanks.

itchy5 · Apr 19, 2005, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by EfrainMan

Wassup. I recently read that the best OC'ing XTPE Bios is Powercolor's, so I decided to flash my Gigabyte X800XTPE with the Bios from techpowerup. But when I backed-up the Bios on the card, I noticed it was almost 10K bigger than any of the Bioses I found online. Furthermore, when I tried to flash, it said the Bios didn't match the model (I double-checked, of course). I would force flash or flash an empty Bios and then the new one, but I'm kinda worried about what those extra 10K might contain. I already searched these forums and online but couldn't find anything relevant. If anyone has some recommendations or information, I'd very much appreciate it. Thanks.

the bios may have been tampered with before you got it, i say find the same bios (the powercolor) on a different site and se it is still missing 10k

MiDKnYtE · Apr 20, 2005, 06:20 AM

search mvktech.net for the bios

EfrainMan · Apr 20, 2005, 04:48 PM

Well, I downloaded a several X800XTPE Bioses from many manufacturers (including ATi) from 3 different sites (including mvktech.net) and found all X800XTPE Bioses to be around 54-56KB in size. Only the Gigabyte X800XTPE has a 64K Bios. WTH?

Apr 19, 2005, 05:11 PM	#1
EfrainMan HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 199 Rep Power: 50 System Specs	Gigabyte X800XTPE Bios weirdness Wassup. I recently read that the best OC'ing XTPE Bios is Powercolor's, so I decided to flash my Gigabyte X800XTPE with the Bios from techpowerup. But when I backed-up the Bios on the card, I noticed it was almost 10K bigger than any of the Bioses I found online. Furthermore, when I tried to flash, it said the Bios didn't match the model (I double-checked, of course). I would force flash or flash an empty Bios and then the new one, but I'm kinda worried about what those extra 10K might contain. I already searched these forums and online but couldn't find anything relevant. If anyone has some recommendations or information, I'd very much appreciate it. Thanks. __________________ My modest video card history: S3 Virge, 3DLabs Permedia 2, 3dfx Voodoo3 2000, 3dfx Voodoo5 5500, GeForce 3 Ti500, GeForce 4 Ti4600, Radeon 9700 Pro, Radeon X800XT, Radeon X1900XT+Crossfire, GeForce 8800GTX, Radeon HD4870x2, Radeon HD5870, 2x Radeon HD6970, GeForce GTX 680

Apr 20, 2005, 04:48 PM	Thread Starter #4
EfrainMan HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 199 Rep Power: 50 System Specs	Well, I downloaded a several X800XTPE Bioses from many manufacturers (including ATi) from 3 different sites (including mvktech.net) and found all X800XTPE Bioses to be around 54-56KB in size. Only the Gigabyte X800XTPE has a 64K Bios. WTH? __________________ My modest video card history: S3 Virge, 3DLabs Permedia 2, 3dfx Voodoo3 2000, 3dfx Voodoo5 5500, GeForce 3 Ti500, GeForce 4 Ti4600, Radeon 9700 Pro, Radeon X800XT, Radeon X1900XT+Crossfire, GeForce 8800GTX, Radeon HD4870x2, Radeon HD5870, 2x Radeon HD6970, GeForce GTX 680

Apr 20, 2005, 06:20 AM	#3
MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	search mvktech.net for the bios