Radeon X1900 XTX bad flash, no adapter found can you help?

[sobol]

Hi, I've flashed my Radeon X1900 XTX with a Radeon X1950 PRO PCI Express BIOS.
After this computer refuse to boot up. When I turn it on I will hear laud noise from graphics card fans and there is no post beep.
For your info I've got original BIOS saved before I've started playing. When I use my SiS PCI graphics card and boot with it into DOS,
ATIFlash doesn't recognize any adapter, no adapter found. I've tried same on Windows XP with ATIFlash for Windows and with ashROM and don't see my ATI card.
Do you guys know any tool that could possibly flash my video card? Thanks in advance...

My error:
atiflash -p 0 -newbios ati.rom -f
adapter not found
Error 0FL01: ....

[sobol]

Hurray I can see my adapter
Any command of those will work:
atiflash -ai 0 -scansii
atiflash -ai 0 -amtel
atiflash -ai 0 -sst

Example:
atiflash -ai -sst
Adapter 0 (BN=01, DN=00, PCIID=72C1102, SSID=E190174B )

ASIC Family : RV5XX
FLASH TYPE : SiI 1930
Firmware Version : 0.0
Firmware Variant : 0

All of them showing that my eeprom chip is SiI 1930
and core is RV5xx

I can also flash the card with -scansii -atmel -sst but they all result in write errors.

Any I've seen some options on atiflash called -ssireset -ssiuprog, anyone experienced with them?

[DaMulta]

Why did u flash it with the pro bios?????


Wiz has a thread some where. You might have to unsoder something.

[DRDNA]

why PRO

[sobol]

Originally Posted by DRDNA

why PRO

I had my reasons. I wanted this card to be shown as 1950 series and I though it can't go wrong as 1950PRO has slower clocks then my X1900XTX. Also I was feeling quite safe with my PCI graphic card. I use to shuffle bios between Radeon 9500, 9700, 9800 PRO and XT

[Namslas90]

Here's one of the BAD BIOS threads, hope it helps ya, GPU is different but maybe the method of recovery will help;

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showth...Bad+BIOS+flash

[DaMulta]

Originally Posted by sobol

I had my reasons. I wanted this card to be shown as 1950 series and I though it can't go wrong as 1950PRO has slower clocks then my X1900XTX. Also I was feeling quite safe with my PCI graphic card. I use to shuffle bios between Radeon 9500, 9700, 9800 PRO and XT

But it's a different GPU chip.

[sobol]

Namslas90
Thank you for pointing this up, very use full.

Originally Posted by DaMulta

But it's a different GPU chip.

Forgot to do home work :/ and messed up. I blame my self too. But believe me, dead X1900XTX is enough punishment.

[sobol]

OK
I've managed to fix my problem ( flash back to original bios with pin reset method ). Unfortunately I've got another problem now, screen corruption.

Anyway if anyone need to fix own card, you can thanks to W1zzard:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=24507

[Frogger]

Originally Posted by sobol

OK
I've managed to fix my problem ( flash back to original bios with pin reset method ). Unfortunately I've got another problem now, screen corruption.

Anyway if anyone need to fix own card, you can thanks to W1zzard:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=24507

after read ing all you posts ...and now seeing your card is back but with corruption I would say taht the bios did not completely erase... try reflashing to the org. again OR do a search for w1zz's EMPTY bin method and read up on that
empty bin is at the bottom of http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ng/vidcard/100

[sobol]

Originally Posted by Frogger

after read ing all you posts ...and now seeing your card is back but with corruption I would say taht the bios did not completely erase... try reflashing to the org. again OR do a search for w1zz's EMPTY rom method and read up on that

Ok I will try to , thanks for this.
Also I wanted to mention that corruption is mainly seen in 2d mode, my Vista desktop is perfectly fine exempt for cursor. Also I've tried Fear game and it was all corrupted but EzQuake is perfectly fine.

About method it self I've used special type of tools "scissors for pulling out mother board bios" ( one that you get with DFI LanParty Nforce4 Ultra mobo.

[sobol]

Well the corruption is gone, just by it self with no flash at all. Probably after the card warmed up ( it wasn't used for couple days ).

Just in case I've performed suggested atiflash -p 0 -newbios orig.rom
to be sure that nothing left after 1950PRO.

Btw guys, anyone have idea now how to change the model of my card so it is detected as 1950 series ?

[Namslas90]

Here's a link to W1zards Guide to Video BIOS flashing thread;

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ing/vidcard/34

[sobol]

Originally Posted by Namslas90

Here's a link to W1zards Guide to Video BIOS flashing thread;

http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ing/vidcard/34

Sorry but I'm not finding there way how to turn X1900XTX into X1950ANY

[DaMulta]

Are you wanting to sell it as the x1950 or something?

[sobol]

Originally Posted by DaMulta

Are you wanting to sell it as the x1950 or something?

Jo DaMulta
Nope, friend of mine told me it is impossible and I like challenges so I've taken bet on that.
When I thought the card is gone I really regret it, but now I have will to win it. Especially that I can restore card from any bad flash =)

[DaMulta]

[sobol]

Originally Posted by DaMulta

Wouldn't that screw up my card again. I think X1950XTX use ddr4 or something. Or you think that if I lower clocks with RaBit it will be fine ?

[Namslas90]

this is what you posted...

Originally Posted by sobol

Hi, I've flashed my Radeon X1900 XTX with a Radeon X1950 PRO PCI Express BIOS.

Originally Posted by sobol

Wouldn't that screw up my card again. I think X1950XTX use ddr4 or something. Or you think that if I lower clocks with RaBit it will be fine ?

No, the X1900XTX does not have DDR4.

[DaMulta]

I edited that bios from a X1900XTX.

Don't know if it will change the ID.....

[DaMulta]

I think that is done in the driver, but I could be wrong.

[sobol]

I will try it later today.

[DaMulta]

Try this one....don't kill me if it doesnt work.

[sobol]

DaMulta
Thanks for your bios. It worked

I think I've just repeated your steps so here it is:

Moding done, its enough to use RaBit and edit Device ID: from 7249 to 7240 and changing Bios Description. Huh I won the bet
Thanks for all the help.

[DaMulta]

You should hit the thank you button