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i got Visiontek hd6950 2gb and i tryed to flash it as everyone else did but unfortunatly i failed!! there was no erorrs while flashing just when i rebot pc there was no signal from gpu any more!! now i wanted to flash it back using integrated gpu on motherboard but when 6950 is in slot i dont get signal from integrated gpu either!! do i need to have pci-e card to flash it back or what??
 

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i got Visiontek hd6950 2gb and i tryed to flash it as everyone else did but unfortunatly i failed!! there was no erorrs while flashing just when i rebot pc there was no signal from gpu any more!! now i wanted to flash it back using integrated gpu on motherboard but when 6950 is in slot i dont get signal from integrated gpu either!! do i need to have pci-e card to flash it back or what??

You will need either a PCI or if your board has extra PCIex slots, a PCIex card.

Put bad flash card in second slot then the spare card in first slot.
 
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thank you for fast reply!! i tought so but it nice to be sure!! :)now im going to get my second card...
 
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ok i have one more question since i started to shit around with bios-es....,when i get secnd card runing i can try other 6970 bios before i flash it back to orig bios file??or is a smart thing to do and get orig bios on it??
 
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can i use nvidia as spare card??and is ther a chance to break that card too??
 
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is a smart thing to do and get orig bios on it?? THIS

nb: If you get a chance; fill in your system spec's in UserCP, will help members of TPU assist you

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ok i fill my pc spec!! and managed to boot pc from igpu...but i totaly have no luck puting card working...,i try several flashing modes and some of them finish it but doesnt realy fix it!some flashing mods dont work at all!! last one i try i with hardware unlock and hp usbflash tool and it said it susces but when i start pc here is what i get on gpu-z
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Hi

Uninstall the AMD catalyst driver shutdown and reboot your PC and take another GPU-Z screen once you have done this.

did you use the original bios?

nb: this may help

atb

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If your card has a BIOS switch you can use that to hot-flash the BIOS. That's how i revived my card. Boot with the other profile, flip the switch while it's running and flash it. Reboot and it should work. You can find guides online for this as well and follow them to the letter so you won't mess the other BIOS as well. If you have a card with single BIOS, you have to use some other gfx card to boot the system with it.
 
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not orig bios

Hi

Uninstall the AMD catalyst driver shutdown and reboot your PC and take another GPU-Z screen once you have done this.

did you use the original bios?

nb: this may help

atb

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i did big mistake when i first flash card and didnt save my orig bios!!! but i downloaded one on this site visiontek hd 6950 2gb!! that is my card ...but stil cant manage to get that one to work either.i uninstall drivers reboot pc and now i have this on gpu-z
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If your card has a BIOS switch you can use that to hot-flash the BIOS. That's how i revived my card. Boot with the other profile, flip the switch while it's running and flash it. Reboot and it should work. You can find guides online for this as well and follow them to the letter so you won't mess the other BIOS as well. If you have a card with single BIOS, you have to use some other gfx card to boot the system with it.
i dont think would be woried so much if my card have bios switch.. any help apriciated..
 
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why you think i cant flash properly?? i allways think its halfway done!!i think i will make screen shots of my next flash try!! and post it here
 
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i done one more flash using bootable usb!! here is what now gpu-z read!
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/12/03/31/d9d.png
i didnt install any driver yet,but from my expirience when i do install it and reboot pc it freeze at point where should be welcome screen.then i hard reset and start it up using last known good config,and that is it...,is my card realy dead or is this fixable??
 
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i done one more flash using bootable usb!! here is what now gpu-z read!
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/12/03/31/d9d.png
i didnt install any driver yet,but from my expirience when i do install it and reboot pc it freeze at point where should be welcome screen.then i hard reset and start it up using last known good config,and that is it...,is my card realy dead or is this fixable??

Hi

have a look at the links I posted

fingers crossed you may be able to save your vga card

If it is a reference design?!

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Hi

have a look at the links I posted

fingers crossed you may be able to save your vga card

If it is a reference design?!

atb

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i think its non reference but just to be sure how can i tell??
 
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To get a signal from an integrated GPU you have to change motherboard BIOS setting so that onboard GPU is initialized first. It comes under various names, but it's usually under Integrated or PCIe. Also don't forget to "rewire" the monitor to GPU and not to your PCIe graphic card ;)
Though in some rare cases system will refuse to boot with a "broken" graphic card regardless of what you set in the motherbord BIOS. When that happens, there isn't much you can do because even with another PCI card, you won't be able to boot a system to re-flash your PCIe gfx card...
 
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To get a signal from an integrated GPU you have to change motherboard BIOS setting so that onboard GPU is initialized first. It comes under various names, but it's usually under Integrated or PCIe. Also don't forget to "rewire" the monitor to GPU and not to your PCIe graphic card ;)
Though in some rare cases system will refuse to boot with a "broken" graphic card regardless of what you set in the motherbord BIOS. When that happens, there isn't much you can do because even with another PCI card, you won't be able to boot a system to re-flash your PCIe gfx card...

thank you for reply..,but i already figured out how to boot to integrated gpu...,i already try few flashing option for my hd6950 but all failed!! now im searching for visiontek hd 6950 2gb original bios...,i got no clue is one in techpowerup vga bios colection original!can someone confirm that??i will try few other bioses but dont know either to try 6970 bios or 6950 one..,anyway best flashing option for me is with bootable usb.. i have all files rdy on it, just put diferent bioses to try out!! will inform you guys later on ...
 
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oh big good thank you so much!!! :) my card is ALIVE and if anyone else have same problem here is the link for making usb flash tool and just keep flashing your card with diferent bioses .!! ive done mine with xfx 2gb one!!thank u guys for suport too :)
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oh big good thank you so much!!! :) my card is ALIVE and if anyone else have same problem here is the link for making usb flash tool and just keep flashing your card with diferent bioses .!! ive done mine with xfx 2gb one!!thank u guys for suport too :)
cheers...
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=335318

Hi

That is great news, thank you for the feedback

nb: well done give yourself a pat on the back

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