PowerColor HD 6950 unlock

SecurityCop · Dec 10, 2012, 11:12 PM

Hey guys, brand new here, but I tried unlocking my PowerColor HD 6950 to the 6970 as listed through the tutorial. I used ATIFlash, and the Bios rewrote just fine, but when I rebooted my computer, the card and drivers were still listed as the exact same. I don't know if there is something I am doing wrong if you guys can let me know, but I'll post all of the info about the card I have, as I'm not quite sure what is needed from it to identify if it is unlockable or not.

Serial Number: PG1104010195
(Random Number) G063000-0389P0015309AA-28 K3
Model: AX6950 2GBD5-2DH

I'll also post a screen shot from GPU-Z when I power my desktop back on, but if anyone has info right now that can help, that would be fantastic =)

EDIT: Here's SS http://imgur.com/ybDaD

And just so you know how I did it, I made sure the switch was set to position 1, I then opened ATIWinFlash, saved a backup of my BIOS, and then used the stock Sapphire 6970 BIOS to upgrade. ATIWinflash told me everything was succesful, so to reboot. I did, then when it logged back on, it had the same info on GPU-Z. From there, I tried using the batch file that was included with the ZIP I downloaded from the unlocking article. Same issue

brandonwh64 · Dec 10, 2012, 11:32 PM

If it flashes successfully and still shows the old shaders then I am afraid its not unlockable.

SecurityCop · Dec 10, 2012, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandonwh64

If it flashes successfully and still shows the old shaders then I am afraid its not unlockable.

Alright well thank you, that stinks though )=

GreiverBlade · Dec 11, 2012, 01:24 PM

well you still have the core/mem value of a 6970 and thats: is not so bad

(not to self: i should try to flash my club3d or mod the original bios with RBE)

brandonwh64 · Dec 11, 2012, 01:31 PM

Yea as some would say, it only gains at most 5% in the end. just OC and get the same performance.

SecurityCop · Dec 11, 2012, 05:13 PM

Overclocking the card actually causes my drivers to crash for some reason. Only when I go to actually run a game, so I'm thinking it might be my power supply but I'm not 100% sure

Jack1n · Dec 11, 2012, 05:43 PM

I saw a post somewhere about a person unlocking that specific card with this:
http://www.techpowerup.com/rbe/

SecurityCop · Dec 11, 2012, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack1n

I saw a post somewhere about a person unlocking that specific card with this:
http://www.techpowerup.com/rbe/

Hm, seems interesting, but also seems like it might take a bit of time to get to know this program before I'm comfortable modifying my cards BIOS, unless someone has a quick guide on how to easily unlock this card using RBE (if it is possible)

I appreciate all of the help by the way guys =)

EDIT: Started looking into my BIOS, apparently they're already set to have the 6970 shaders unlocked. Any possibility that all I have to do is install 6970 drivers and it would use all of the shaders, or am I just being stupid?

Jack1n · Dec 11, 2012, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecurityCop

Hm, seems interesting, but also seems like it might take a bit of time to get to know this program before I'm comfortable modifying my cards BIOS, unless someone has a quick guide on how to easily unlock this card using RBE (if it is possible)

I appreciate all of the help by the way guys =)

EDIT: Started looking into my BIOS, apparently they're already set to have the 6970 shaders unlocked. Any possibility that all I have to do is install 6970 drivers and it would use all of the shaders, or am I just being stupid?

I believe the 6970/50 share drivers.

GreiverBlade · Dec 12, 2012, 06:44 AM

well driver are the same for all AMD cards i dont recall specificall drivers for them.

InnocentCriminal · Dec 12, 2012, 07:06 AM

When I unlocked my card I needed to remove the Catalysts in order for the card to be correctly detected. I suggest uninstalling the drivers completely and then reinstalling the latest beta set.

Dec 10, 2012, 11:12 PM	#1
SecurityCop Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 4 (0.02/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	PowerColor HD 6950 unlock Hey guys, brand new here, but I tried unlocking my PowerColor HD 6950 to the 6970 as listed through the tutorial. I used ATIFlash, and the Bios rewrote just fine, but when I rebooted my computer, the card and drivers were still listed as the exact same. I don't know if there is something I am doing wrong if you guys can let me know, but I'll post all of the info about the card I have, as I'm not quite sure what is needed from it to identify if it is unlockable or not. Serial Number: PG1104010195 (Random Number) G063000-0389P0015309AA-28 K3 Model: AX6950 2GBD5-2DH I'll also post a screen shot from GPU-Z when I power my desktop back on, but if anyone has info right now that can help, that would be fantastic =) EDIT: Here's SS http://imgur.com/ybDaD And just so you know how I did it, I made sure the switch was set to position 1, I then opened ATIWinFlash, saved a backup of my BIOS, and then used the stock Sapphire 6970 BIOS to upgrade. ATIWinflash told me everything was succesful, so to reboot. I did, then when it logged back on, it had the same info on GPU-Z. From there, I tried using the batch file that was included with the ZIP I downloaded from the unlocking article. Same issue Last edited by SecurityCop; Dec 10, 2012 at 11:19 PM. Reason: Screenshot and info

Dec 10, 2012, 11:32 PM	#2
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,568 (10.01/day) Thanks: 2,148 Thanked 5,342 Times in 3,697 Posts System Specs	If it flashes successfully and still shows the old shaders then I am afraid its not unlockable. __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB Unlocked = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

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Dec 11, 2012, 01:31 PM	#5
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,568 (10.01/day) Thanks: 2,148 Thanked 5,342 Times in 3,697 Posts System Specs	Yea as some would say, it only gains at most 5% in the end. just OC and get the same performance. __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB Unlocked = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

Dec 11, 2012, 01:24 PM	#4
GreiverBlade Join Date: May 2012 Location: Switzerland Posts: 68 (0.18/day) Thanks: 55 Thanked 54 Times in 37 Posts System Specs	well you still have the core/mem value of a 6970 and thats: is not so bad (not to self: i should try to flash my club3d or mod the original bios with RBE)

Dec 11, 2012, 05:13 PM	#6
SecurityCop Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 4 (0.02/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Overclocking the card actually causes my drivers to crash for some reason. Only when I go to actually run a game, so I'm thinking it might be my power supply but I'm not 100% sure

Dec 11, 2012, 05:43 PM	#7
Jack1n Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Israel Posts: 616 (2.71/day) Thanks: 32 Thanked 128 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	I saw a post somewhere about a person unlocking that specific card with this: http://www.techpowerup.com/rbe/ __________________

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Dec 12, 2012, 06:44 AM	#10
GreiverBlade Join Date: May 2012 Location: Switzerland Posts: 68 (0.18/day) Thanks: 55 Thanked 54 Times in 37 Posts System Specs	well driver are the same for all AMD cards i dont recall specificall drivers for them.

Dec 12, 2012, 07:06 AM	#11
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