help , xfx HD 4550.

ogasennin · Jan 4, 2012, 03:46 PM

Hi everyone

my graphic Card , is an xfx HD 4550 600M 1GB DDR2 HDMI DVI VGA PCI-e
unfortunately i used a wrong flash to flash it "Sapphire.HD4670"
Now my graphic card didn't work,i hope some one give me a solution to revive it again.

trickson · Jan 4, 2012, 04:13 PM

Warning!!!!!
Don't flash from a floppy disk!!!!
Don't flash when your system is running fine!!!!
Don't flash if you don't know what you are doing!!!!

FreedomEclipse · Jan 4, 2012, 04:15 PM

unforunately we dont have any bios's for 1GB 4550s in our database.

If you havent backed up the original or know where to get one, then the only choice you have would be to contact XFX support and they will probably ask you to send the card to them as they WONT email you with the correct bios

I didnt find any bios's for that card when i done a google search for it. so you could be out of luck.

at least you learn that its always good practise to back up the OLD bios before flashing it with another one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickson

Warning!!!!!
Don't flash from a floppy disk!!!!
Don't flash when your system is running fine!!!!
Don't flash if you don't know what you are doing!!!!

And how exactly does this help the situation??

trickson · Jan 4, 2012, 04:20 PM

Well if people would READ the Warning first then this would not be an issue . First off and secondly just like you stated there is no BIOS in the data base for that card , Third SHOULD ALWAYS BACK UP BEFORE YOU DO THIS !!!! Fourth . WHY are people willing to RISK killing there card for a few more FPS ??? It is just bloody stupid IMHO .

And just how did your post HELP ?? I mean really could you find the BIOS he needed ? I could not . So well no one can !

ogasennin · Jan 4, 2012, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

unforunately we dont have any bios's for 1GB 4550s in our database.

If you havent backed up the original or know where to get one, then the only choice you have would be to contact XFX support and they will probably ask you to send the card to them as they WONT email you with the correct bios

I didnt find any bios's for that card when i done a google search for it. so you could be out of luck.

at least you learn that its always good practise to back up the OLD bios before flashing it with another one.

And how exactly does this help the situation??

Fortunately i backed up my bios file before flashing. i have the original one. but i didn't know how to flash it anew...

trickson · Jan 4, 2012, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ogasennin

Fortunately i backed up my bios file before flashing. i have the original one. but i didn't know how to flash it anew...

Just like you did the first failed one I would imagine .

FreedomEclipse · Jan 4, 2012, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickson

Well if people would READ the Warning first then this would not be an issue . First off and secondly just like you stated there is no BIOS in the data base for that card , Third SHOULD ALWAYS BACK UP BEFORE YOU DO THIS !!!! Fourth . WHY are people willing to RISK killing there card for a few more FPS ??? It is just bloody stupid IMHO .

And just how did your post HELP ?? I mean really could you find the BIOS he needed ? I could not . So well no one can !

I pointed him in the direction of XFX support and also asked if he has the original bios which he has - so im gonna tell him what to do next rather then just be an immature little troll.

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickson

Just like you did the first failed one I would imagine .

Grow up moar please

Either post something useful or dont post at all. anymore BS and I'll be reporting because you are being counter productive and thats not what TPU is about.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ogasennin

Fortunately i backed up my bios file before flashing. i have the original one. but i didn't know how to flash it anew...

Everything is posted and explained here in our ATi Flash guide

All you need to do is follow the steps from making a bootable usb drive then jump to the ATi: DOS part. but make sure you read "Recovering from a bad flash" located underneath the DOS section.

seems a bit complicated i know, but its actually very straight forward. all you really need is a spare PCI or PCI-E graphics card you can use to flash the borked one.

Im here if you have anymore questions

ogasennin · Jan 4, 2012, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickson

Just like you did the first failed one I would imagine .

Yes is my first experience with flashing graphic card

ogasennin · Jan 4, 2012, 05:50 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

I pointed him in the direction of XFX support and also asked if he has the original bios which he has - so im gonna tell him what to do next rather then just be an immature little troll.

Grow up moar please

Either post something useful or dont post at all. anymore BS and I'll be reporting because you are being counter productive and thats not what TPU is about.

Everything is posted and explained here in our ATi Flash guide

All you need to do is follow the steps from making a bootable usb drive then jump to the ATi: DOS part. but make sure you read "Recovering from a bad flash" located underneath the DOS section.

seems a bit complicated i know, but its actually very straight forward. all you really need is a spare PCI or PCI-E graphics card you can use to flash the borked one.

Im here if you have anymore questions

I followed all the instructions step by step but, my PC shows me that's messages :

My graphic Card.

Bios Message when I plug-in my Card.

Making a bootable USB stick didn't Work.

FreedomEclipse · Jan 4, 2012, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ogasennin

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I followed all the instructions step by step but, my PC shows me that's messages :

My graphic Card.

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/at...1&d=1325702841

Bios Message when I plug-in my Card.
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/at...1&d=1325702888

Making a bootable USB stick didn't Work.
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/at...1&d=1325702953

did you use a second graphics card??

ogasennin · Jan 4, 2012, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

did you use a second graphics card??

Yes AN integrated One .

FreedomEclipse · Jan 4, 2012, 06:21 PM

Go into your bios and set it to boot from VGA and not PCI-E

as for the bootable USB, try it again. but make sure you copy the DOS startup files from the link in the guide over to the USB. Ive made one quite a few times and it has always worked.

ogasennin · Jan 4, 2012, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

Go into your bios and set it to boot from VGA and not PCI-E

as for the bootable USB, try it again. but make sure you copy the DOS startup files from the link in the guide over to the USB. Ive made one quite a few times and it has always worked.

It Seem's that it wouldn't work fine with me

This this the bootable USB files,& i couldn't boot from:

By the way, i create a bootable USB, with the win98boot. and it work.. even if an error appear:
Load error : No DPMI memory.

FreedomEclipse · Jan 4, 2012, 07:41 PM

ok, on thing at a time... did you manage to boot into DOS mode?? Also make sure you have the lastest version of atiflash

ogasennin · Jan 4, 2012, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

ok, on thing at a time... did you manage to boot into DOS mode?? Also make sure you have the lastest version of atiflash

No my motherbord, is Dell optiplex GX620, When i add the card in PCIe slot. it automatically disables the integrated video controller .

FreedomEclipse · Jan 4, 2012, 08:11 PM

do you have an old PCI graphics card lying around?

If you dont then you will need to try and find one. or ask a friend to borrow his pc for a bit so you can flash the card.

the fact that your system is a Dell GX620 makes the whole process a lot harder as the bios is a load of crap. and theres no easy way out of it

ogasennin · Jan 4, 2012, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

do you have an old PCI graphics card lying around?

If you dont then you will need to try and find one. or ask a friend to borrow his pc for a bit so you can flash the card.

the fact that your system is a Dell GX620 makes the whole process a lot harder as the bios is a load of crap. and theres no easy way out of it

Think you for help i appreciate that..., tomorrow, i'll try with Another motherboard "HP manufacture", then I will tell you the result..

FreedomEclipse · Jan 4, 2012, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ogasennin

Think you for help i appreciate that..., tomorrow, i'll try with Another motherboard "HP manufacture", then I will tell you the result..

THAT might not help either as the bios's might be locked down in the same way as the DELL one depending how old it is but good luck and i hope it works

ogasennin · Jan 4, 2012, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

THAT might not help either as the bios's might be locked down in the same way as the DELL one depending how old it is but good luck and i hope it works

I Hope too, if it didn't work, I will continue to seek for other motherboard.

MaxAwesome · Jan 5, 2012, 05:52 PM

OMG!

You CAN'T simply flash a GPU to ANY GPU you want.

You can't flash a low end HD 4550 to a mid range HD 4670.

They are very different chips. That's why they are from different segments! HD 45xx vs HD 46xx.

The only few cards that can be flashed to higher models MUST be and ARE always from the same product range.

Such as the HD 6950 and HD 6970. You could never, for example, flash and HD 6870 to an HD 6950.

ogasennin · Jan 5, 2012, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaxAwesome

OMG!

You CAN'T simply flash a GPU to ANY GPU you want.

You can't flash a low end HD 4550 to a mid range HD 4670.

They are very different chips. That's why they are from different segments! HD 45xx vs HD 46xx.

The only few cards that can be flashed to higher models MUST be and ARE always from the same product range.

Such as the HD 6950 and HD 6970. You could never, for example, flash and HD 6870 to an HD 6950.

http://cache.ohinternet.com/images/t...rdFacepalm.jpg

yeah MAN i know it well... It's an accident, thank you for advice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

THAT might not help either as the bios's might be locked down in the same way as the DELL one depending how old it is but good luck and i hope it works

The "HP Compaq dc7800, dc7600 Convertible Minitower" motherboard didn't work, it's the same as "Dell"

i must try Asus or Asrock, or something else...

FreedomEclipse · Jan 5, 2012, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ogasennin

The "HP Compaq dc7800, dc7600 Convertible Minitower" motherboard didn't work, it's the same as "Dell"

i must try Asus or Asrock, or something else...

I thought as much. youre gonna have to look for a friend who has a recent machine that ISNT built by OEMS like Dell, CompaQ, HP or ACER etc etc.

big OEMS like those usually tend to lock the bios down to stop less experienced users tampering and killing their PC. you might get lucky though. the odd batch has a fully unlocked bios just like any other non-oem system

ogasennin · Jan 5, 2012, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreedomEclipse

I thought as much. youre gonna have to look for a friend who has a recent machine that ISNT built by OEMS like Dell, CompaQ, HP or ACER etc etc.

big OEMS like those usually tend to lock the bios down to stop less experienced users tampering and killing their PC. you might get lucky though. the odd batch has a fully unlocked bios just like any other non-oem system

I wish I find someone help's me the way you do
-Arigatō gozaimasu-

JustaTinkerer · Jan 5, 2012, 08:08 PM

Depending on where you live I'm sure if you told us what part of the world your in somebody on the forums could help you, I mean if your in the central belt of Scotland I would be willing to help you out.
Though Im sure Arigatō gozaimasu is Turkish

Norton · Jan 5, 2012, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustaTinkerer

Depending on where you live I'm sure if you told us what part of the world your in somebody on the forums could help you, I mean if your in the central belt of Scotland I would be willing to help you out.
Though Im sure Arigatō gozaimasu is Turkish

Japanese

Too far away for me... If I needed a PCI card to get my system back running from a bad flash, I likely could find one at the local Staples or Wal-Mart- they're low end so cost is not significant

Not sure what is available in your area

Jan 4, 2012, 03:46 PM	#1
ogasennin Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Planet earth Posts: 21 (0.04/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	help , xfx HD 4550. Hi everyone my graphic Card , is an xfx HD 4550 600M 1GB DDR2 HDMI DVI VGA PCI-e unfortunately i used a wrong flash to flash it "Sapphire.HD4670" Now my graphic card didn't work,i hope some one give me a solution to revive it again. Last edited by ogasennin; Jan 4, 2012 at 03:56 PM.

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trickson OH, I have such a headache Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Planet Earth. Posts: 6,080 (1.97/day) Thanks: 1,805 Thanked 872 Times in 734 Posts System Specs	Well if people would READ the Warning first then this would not be an issue . First off and secondly just like you stated there is no BIOS in the data base for that card , Third SHOULD ALWAYS BACK UP BEFORE YOU DO THIS !!!! Fourth . WHY are people willing to RISK killing there card for a few more FPS ??? It is just bloody stupid IMHO . And just how did your post HELP ?? I mean really could you find the BIOS he needed ? I could not . So well no one can ! __________________ Asus P5Q pro turbo MB , Q9650 @ 4.0GHz water cooled , 8gb Hyper-X RAM @1066MHz , VisionTek HD5870 , Corsair TX850w PSU , Barracuda HDD SATA RAID0 1Tb , Windows 7 pro 64 bit . HeatWare

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