does your overclocking utility flsh bios?

phantom punisher · May 30, 2002, 08:30 PM

my card dropped dead today and i was wondering if your overclocking utility had the ability to change the clk speed in the bio of the card? i messed with your driver last night(no overclocking) and now shes gone. no one else seems to be having any problems so im wondering if in my meddling with your oc utillity if i fryed my card unknowingly
os: windows .net
ati: radeon 64 vivo ddr
drivers :XK1.0.71a

raptora12 · May 30, 2002, 09:52 PM

I have a radeon 8500 and when i did overclock it the highest without extra cooling was 285/285mhz and it would not last over 5 min. without graghical glichics.

phantom punisher · May 30, 2002, 11:49 PM

no overclocking. buti played with the clocking utility. im no newbie to overclocking(watercooled dual p3 800@1030) so i wondering if it flashed the bios by accident. witch would be the only way i would be able to get artifacting in the boot screen as i did before it died

raptora12 · May 31, 2002, 05:38 AM

out of interest which overclocking tool fired cozmic rays

phantom punisher · May 31, 2002, 06:26 AM

the ones supplyed by this site with the driver. thats why im posting here. id like to go back and take a look at that oc utility but im posting from a g4 4200 now. can someone post a screen shot of the program in action. i dont remember hiting any buttons to activate the overclock but as i am the only one to have troubles, i bet i did, and a screen shot make jog my memorie

raptora12 · May 31, 2002, 06:39 AM

omega or cyborg would know better than anyone.honestly.

Arikel · May 31, 2002, 10:00 AM

The overclocker that comes with the Omega/Plutoniums resets your clock speed to defaults when you reboot. Unless you really jacked the thing up it seems unlikely that it would cook your card. Unfortunately I have no idea whether it flashes your bios, it seems unlikely though.

~~Crash Override~~ · May 31, 2002, 10:18 AM

You cant change the bios settings like that from inside windows itself I do not think

thats why you still have to have a dos boot disk to do bios flashes

in windows bios alteration wont occur until longhorn

its part of the specs

Jeff · May 31, 2002, 04:37 PM

That overclocker does nothing to the BIOS, the reason we include it is because it doesn't mess with regestry or have extra files in the Windows\System or System32 folder, and we liked that idea, I use it all the time, haven't had a problem.

Just used it this morning to overclock my Radeon 8500DV to 300/195!

Got 7674 3DMark2001 Points with it, not bad if you ask me...come on, ask me!

phantom punisher · May 31, 2002, 05:57 PM

im gonna have to say that i must of messed up and clocked it up by accident and killed her while i played cstrike for a bit. she was a good card RIP. thats my conclusion and im sticking to it!

Yeti · Jun 1, 2002, 12:07 AM

YO!

I've got beef... what do you mean clocked to default? (omegadrive)

I know that the radeonator clocks your card at 275/275 at boot (even though mine is a 250/275). So that sorta sucks... and i don't use it any more... also... if you have oh core 270 and mem 330... it WILL FUCKING AUTOMATICALLY RESET IT TO 330/330 EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE GODDAMN WINDOW.... So if i wann just adjust... oh ... lets say ogl lod bias... i have to also UNLOCK THE FCKING MEMORY LOCK... AND READJUST THE SPEEDS.!!!!! I HATE IT. just ranting... anyway... hope you werent using radeonator... good luck.

Omegadrive · Jun 1, 2002, 02:56 AM

What clock speeds did you used during your CS session?
There IS a posibility to fry the card if you go TOO high and start playing after it, since the card will be overcloked ALL the time until you reboot. That's why, as a safety measure is good to overclock and test with every 5Mhz increase, just to see if the card is stable enough.

Yeti, cloked to the default speed the BIOS has (the speed it had when you bought it, or the speed that you flashed to it), not the one radeonator and the likes do, unless you use them along with the overclocker...

Yeti · Jun 1, 2002, 04:17 AM

Hey, i was just sounding off... i didn't mean to offend you Omega. Personally... i gotta respect anyone who can put together a (good) working set of drivers. Good luck in the future... and i am looking forward to seeing the new 71's with the OGL patch.

May 30, 2002, 08:30 PM	#1
phantom punisher DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	does your overclocking utility flsh bios? my card dropped dead today and i was wondering if your overclocking utility had the ability to change the clk speed in the bio of the card? i messed with your driver last night(no overclocking) and now shes gone. no one else seems to be having any problems so im wondering if in my meddling with your oc utillity if i fryed my card unknowingly os: windows .net ati: radeon 64 vivo ddr drivers :XK1.0.71a

May 30, 2002, 09:52 PM	#2
raptora12 Mystic seeker Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 193 Rep Power: 0	uh how high did you overclock your card? I have a radeon 8500 and when i did overclock it the highest without extra cooling was 285/285mhz and it would not last over 5 min. without graghical glichics. __________________ msi 6330 Athlon T-bird 1000 mhz 768mb sdr hd 80 gig eide ata 100 7200rpm western digital hd 30 gig eide ata 100 5600rpm western digital Sound Blaster Audigy retail 8500 275/275 19" Mitsubishi Diamondtron

May 31, 2002, 05:38 AM	#4
raptora12 Mystic seeker Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 193 Rep Power: 0	then you are a newbie out of interest which overclocking tool fired cozmic rays __________________ msi 6330 Athlon T-bird 1000 mhz 768mb sdr hd 80 gig eide ata 100 7200rpm western digital hd 30 gig eide ata 100 5600rpm western digital Sound Blaster Audigy retail 8500 275/275 19" Mitsubishi Diamondtron

May 31, 2002, 06:39 AM	#6
raptora12 Mystic seeker Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 193 Rep Power: 0	I belive you should post in the omega/plutonium thread omega or cyborg would know better than anyone.honestly. __________________ msi 6330 Athlon T-bird 1000 mhz 768mb sdr hd 80 gig eide ata 100 7200rpm western digital hd 30 gig eide ata 100 5600rpm western digital Sound Blaster Audigy retail 8500 275/275 19" Mitsubishi Diamondtron

May 31, 2002, 04:37 PM	#9
Jeff Yarr... I be blind! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 74	That overclocker does nothing to the BIOS, the reason we include it is because it doesn't mess with regestry or have extra files in the Windows\System or System32 folder, and we liked that idea, I use it all the time, haven't had a problem. Just used it this morning to overclock my Radeon 8500DV to 300/195! Got 7674 3DMark2001 Points with it, not bad if you ask me...come on, ask me! __________________

May 30, 2002, 11:49 PM	Thread Starter #3
phantom punisher DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	no overclocking. buti played with the clocking utility. im no newbie to overclocking(watercooled dual p3 800@1030) so i wondering if it flashed the bios by accident. witch would be the only way i would be able to get artifacting in the boot screen as i did before it died

May 31, 2002, 06:26 AM	Thread Starter #5
phantom punisher DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	the ones supplyed by this site with the driver. thats why im posting here. id like to go back and take a look at that oc utility but im posting from a g4 4200 now. can someone post a screen shot of the program in action. i dont remember hiting any buttons to activate the overclock but as i am the only one to have troubles, i bet i did, and a screen shot make jog my memorie

May 31, 2002, 10:00 AM	#7
Arikel DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 225 Rep Power: 0	The overclocker that comes with the Omega/Plutoniums resets your clock speed to defaults when you reboot. Unless you really jacked the thing up it seems unlikely that it would cook your card. Unfortunately I have no idea whether it flashes your bios, it seems unlikely though.

May 31, 2002, 10:18 AM	#8
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	You cant change the bios settings like that from inside windows itself I do not think thats why you still have to have a dos boot disk to do bios flashes in windows bios alteration wont occur until longhorn its part of the specs

May 31, 2002, 05:57 PM	Thread Starter #10
phantom punisher DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	im gonna have to say that i must of messed up and clocked it up by accident and killed her while i played cstrike for a bit. she was a good card RIP. thats my conclusion and im sticking to it!

Jun 1, 2002, 12:07 AM	#11
Yeti DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 662 Rep Power: 0	YO! I've got beef... what do you mean clocked to default? (omegadrive) I know that the radeonator clocks your card at 275/275 at boot (even though mine is a 250/275). So that sorta sucks... and i don't use it any more... also... if you have oh core 270 and mem 330... it WILL FUCKING AUTOMATICALLY RESET IT TO 330/330 EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE GODDAMN WINDOW.... So if i wann just adjust... oh ... lets say ogl lod bias... i have to also UNLOCK THE FCKING MEMORY LOCK... AND READJUST THE SPEEDS.!!!!! I HATE IT. just ranting... anyway... hope you werent using radeonator... good luck. __________________ --Oh lord not again

Jun 1, 2002, 02:56 AM	#12
Omegadrive Drivers? What Drivers??? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,526 Rep Power: 73	What clock speeds did you used during your CS session? There IS a posibility to fry the card if you go TOO high and start playing after it, since the card will be overcloked ALL the time until you reboot. That's why, as a safety measure is good to overclock and test with every 5Mhz increase, just to see if the card is stable enough. Yeti, cloked to the default speed the BIOS has (the speed it had when you bought it, or the speed that you flashed to it), not the one radeonator and the likes do, unless you use them along with the overclocker... __________________ DRIVERHEAVEN ADMINISTRATOR <<E-MAIL>> <<PC SPECS>> GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Jun 1, 2002, 04:17 AM	#13
Yeti DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 662 Rep Power: 0	Hey, i was just sounding off... i didn't mean to offend you Omega. Personally... i gotta respect anyone who can put together a (good) working set of drivers. Good luck in the future... and i am looking forward to seeing the new 71's with the OGL patch. __________________ --Oh lord not again