About HD 4870 flashing confusion

BAGZZlash · Jun 30, 2008, 06:47 AM

Maybe you heard about problems flashing 4870 cards.

The problem is that the 4870's BIOS is 128 kB instead of 64 kB in file size. ATIFlash, WinFlash and GPU-Z 0.2.4 and earlier however read out the first 64 kB only. So, the file you get this way will be corrupted. Flashing such a file (modified using RBE or not) to the card will prevent the system form booting.
Before flashing a 4870 BIOS (or even before loading such a file into RBE), please double check if the file has the correct size of 128 kB. If so, I wish happy modding using RBE!

All 64 kB-sized 4870 BIOSes in the TPU database have been deleted. There are correct 128 kB-sized BIOSes there already if you need.

For further information, see this!

buggalugs · Jul 20, 2008, 07:35 AM

I just downloaded a bios for sapphire4870 from the database and its 64 kb. (20th July)

There are 2 sapphire 4870 bioses listed, one is 64 kb and the other one is 128 kb.

BAGZZlash · Jul 20, 2008, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buggalugs

I just downloaded a bios for sapphire4870 from the database and its 64 kb. (20th July)

There are 2 sapphire 4870 bioses listed, one is 64 kb and the other one is 128 kb.

Yeah, that's right. This one seems to be corrupted. Gotta tell W1zzard about that. Thank you!

buggalugs · Jul 20, 2008, 03:08 PM

Hi again, BAGZZlash, I flashed my bios successfully but while i was looking around i checked a few more of the 4870 bioses and there are a few more 64kb bioses there. The Gecube , Visiontek, Powercolor, one of the ATI bioses are all 64 kb. Can you tell W1zzard about those too. Thanks.

Maniac1960 · Jul 26, 2008, 10:17 PM

hi
hier is one oc bios frome the hd4870, 845gpu+1125mem clock.
the temp is lower as the original bios, ca 44°-65°

take a look on the pic`s

mfg

http://rapidshare.com/files/13269920...1125__1.263._f

buggalugs · Jul 27, 2008, 04:16 AM

Yeh because it changes the fan settings in the bios.

The Haunted · Aug 5, 2008, 09:01 PM

I flashed my 4870 with my modded asus top bios and after flashing in atiflash the vendor id and bios version info is blank, i reflashed to previous bios before rebooting to avoid a brick...
Is this normal for a rbe modded bios?

Gendu · Aug 24, 2008, 11:15 PM

just flashed my SAPPHIRE HD 4870 bios using atiwinflash, and using Asus 4870 top bios (128k version) said it completed, i rebooted and i get a black screen, no picture at all.

tried to recover using the advice on http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ng/vidcard/152

left the 4870 in the pci-e slot, and used a pci slot card to boot. i can boot from the pci card( old geforce FX 5500), being in dos and using the command "atiwinflash -i" to see the number of my adapter didnt do anything. any suggestions?

nafets · Aug 25, 2008, 12:31 AM

You need to use ATIFlash 3.60 in DOS, as ATIWinflash 2.0.1.2 is a Windows-only application...

Gendu · Aug 25, 2008, 12:35 AM

do i need to actually create a bootdisk and go into dos that way? or is using the dos command prompt from start/accessories not good enough?

Fastmix · Aug 25, 2008, 12:37 AM

Step 1: create a new folder in the root directory of your C drive (so you can easily navigate to it in DOS).

Step 2: copy all the ATI WinFlash files and the new BIOS to this new folder.

Step 3: open command prompt and navigate to your new folder.

Step 4: use the normal ATIFlash command: "atiwinflash -f -p 0 [insert bios name here].rom"

it should take a minute or two to flash. it will tell you to reboot. you'll have to reinstall your video driver. but everything worked for me after that.

WARNING: if you don't get a successful confirmation at the end of the flash, make sure you flash it again before you reboot. you will brick your card if you reboot before a successful flash.

An excellent bios is attached to my signature.

Gendu · Aug 25, 2008, 01:11 AM

when im booting from my pci card and not my pci-e hd 4870 which is a brick at this point, when i go into command prompt and type in "atiwinflash -f -p 0 4870.rom" (everything is in the right directories, im positive.) it doesnt do anything.

not sure what to do now.

Fastmix · Aug 25, 2008, 01:25 AM

Since you are booting with a pci, that one probably becomes 0 and the 4870 1.

Try typing "atiwinflash -i" see if it gives you a list of devices id.

Fastmix · Aug 25, 2008, 01:28 AM

Now if the 4870 is 1 type "atiwinflash -p 1 4870.bin/rom

Gendu · Aug 25, 2008, 12:07 PM

"atiwinflash -i" doesnt give a list of devices, it doesnt do anything for me. when i boot up it says one of my display adapters has been disabled because drivers do not match up. is there some way that i am supposed to re-enable the adapter?

this is what device manager shows for the card now.

nafets · Aug 25, 2008, 12:58 PM

Try booting into DOS and using ATIFlash...

Fastmix · Aug 25, 2008, 01:06 PM

So your card device id is 0, so try from dos atiflash -p 0 4870.bin

I don't understand, do you have a flashing problem...or a crossfire?

BAGZZlash · Aug 25, 2008, 02:33 PM

For god's sake, please read the tutorial, it explains the whole flashing process in detail.

Jun 30, 2008, 06:47 AM	#1
BAGZZlash RBE Author Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 583 (0.31/day) Thanks: 206 Thanked 361 Times in 148 Posts	About HD 4870 flashing confusion Maybe you heard about problems flashing 4870 cards. The problem is that the 4870's BIOS is 128 kB instead of 64 kB in file size. ATIFlash, WinFlash and GPU-Z 0.2.4 and earlier however read out the first 64 kB only. So, the file you get this way will be corrupted. Flashing such a file (modified using RBE or not) to the card will prevent the system form booting. Before flashing a 4870 BIOS (or even before loading such a file into RBE), please double check if the file has the correct size of 128 kB. If so, I wish happy modding using RBE! All 64 kB-sized 4870 BIOSes in the TPU database have been deleted. There are correct 128 kB-sized BIOSes there already if you need. For further information, see this! __________________ My program: TechPowerUp.com: RBE - Radeon BIOS editor Donate CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (Kentsfield G0) @ 3.000 MHz/1.3 V Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L RAM: 2 x 2.048 MB 6-6-6-18-2T dual channel (Kingston Value Edition) Video card: MSI Radeon HD 6870 Hard disks: Samsung HD753LJ, Samsung HD403LJ Monitors: 2 x Wortmann Terra 2430W 24.1" @ 1.920x1.200

Jul 20, 2008, 07:35 AM	#2
buggalugs Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 729 (0.41/day) Thanks: 25 Thanked 112 Times in 71 Posts System Specs	I just downloaded a bios for sapphire4870 from the database and its 64 kb. (20th July) There are 2 sapphire 4870 bioses listed, one is 64 kb and the other one is 128 kb. __________________ Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe /Intel 3770K@4.4Ghz/ TRUE Cooler /Corsair Dom 2X4GB 1866Mhz /Intel 520 240GB SSD/ / Samsung 1TB F3 HD / MSI 680 Lightning /Corsair AX850 PSU/ Aurora 570 Case /Samsung S23A950D 120Hz Monitor/AudioEngine A2 Speakers/Osmium Aivia Mechanical Keyboard/Mionix Naos 5000 mouse/Pioneer Blu-Ray 206BK

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Jul 20, 2008, 03:08 PM	#4
buggalugs Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 729 (0.41/day) Thanks: 25 Thanked 112 Times in 71 Posts System Specs	Hi again, BAGZZlash, I flashed my bios successfully but while i was looking around i checked a few more of the 4870 bioses and there are a few more 64kb bioses there. The Gecube , Visiontek, Powercolor, one of the ATI bioses are all 64 kb. Can you tell W1zzard about those too. Thanks. __________________ Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe /Intel 3770K@4.4Ghz/ TRUE Cooler /Corsair Dom 2X4GB 1866Mhz /Intel 520 240GB SSD/ / Samsung 1TB F3 HD / MSI 680 Lightning /Corsair AX850 PSU/ Aurora 570 Case /Samsung S23A950D 120Hz Monitor/AudioEngine A2 Speakers/Osmium Aivia Mechanical Keyboard/Mionix Naos 5000 mouse/Pioneer Blu-Ray 206BK

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K
Motherboard:	Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
Cooling:	Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120
Memory:	Corsair Dominator 1866Mhz 2X4GB
Video Card:	Msi 680 Lightning
Hard Disk:	Intel 520 240Gb/Samsung F3 1TB
Optical Drive:	Pioneer Blu-Ray 206BK
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung S23A950D
Case:	Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek
PSU:	Corsair AX850
Software:	Windows 7 x64

Jul 26, 2008, 10:17 PM	#5
Maniac1960 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	oc-bios 4870 hi hier is one oc bios frome the hd4870, 845gpu+1125mem clock. the temp is lower as the original bios, ca 44°-65° take a look on the pic`s mfg http://rapidshare.com/files/13269920...1125__1.263._f Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Maniac1960; Jul 26, 2008 at 10:22 PM.

Jul 27, 2008, 04:16 AM	#6
buggalugs Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 729 (0.41/day) Thanks: 25 Thanked 112 Times in 71 Posts System Specs	Yeh because it changes the fan settings in the bios. __________________ Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe /Intel 3770K@4.4Ghz/ TRUE Cooler /Corsair Dom 2X4GB 1866Mhz /Intel 520 240GB SSD/ / Samsung 1TB F3 HD / MSI 680 Lightning /Corsair AX850 PSU/ Aurora 570 Case /Samsung S23A950D 120Hz Monitor/AudioEngine A2 Speakers/Osmium Aivia Mechanical Keyboard/Mionix Naos 5000 mouse/Pioneer Blu-Ray 206BK

Aug 5, 2008, 09:01 PM	#7
The Haunted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: QC, Canada Posts: 291 (0.14/day) Thanks: 40 Thanked 35 Times in 31 Posts System Specs	I flashed my 4870 with my modded asus top bios and after flashing in atiflash the vendor id and bios version info is blank, i reflashed to previous bios before rebooting to avoid a brick... Is this normal for a rbe modded bios?

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Aug 24, 2008, 11:15 PM	#8
Gendu Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6 (0.00/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	just flashed my SAPPHIRE HD 4870 bios using atiwinflash, and using Asus 4870 top bios (128k version) said it completed, i rebooted and i get a black screen, no picture at all. tried to recover using the advice on http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ng/vidcard/152 left the 4870 in the pci-e slot, and used a pci slot card to boot. i can boot from the pci card( old geforce FX 5500), being in dos and using the command "atiwinflash -i" to see the number of my adapter didnt do anything. any suggestions?

Aug 25, 2008, 12:31 AM	#9
nafets Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 610 (0.35/day) Thanks: 45 Thanked 134 Times in 107 Posts	You need to use ATIFlash 3.60 in DOS, as ATIWinflash 2.0.1.2 is a Windows-only application...

Aug 25, 2008, 12:35 AM	#10
Gendu Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6 (0.00/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	do i need to actually create a bootdisk and go into dos that way? or is using the dos command prompt from start/accessories not good enough?

Aug 25, 2008, 12:37 AM	#11
Fastmix Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Kingdom of Heaven Posts: 627 (0.36/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 120 Times in 99 Posts	Step 1: create a new folder in the root directory of your C drive (so you can easily navigate to it in DOS). Step 2: copy all the ATI WinFlash files and the new BIOS to this new folder. Step 3: open command prompt and navigate to your new folder. Step 4: use the normal ATIFlash command: "atiwinflash -f -p 0 [insert bios name here].rom" it should take a minute or two to flash. it will tell you to reboot. you'll have to reinstall your video driver. but everything worked for me after that. WARNING: if you don't get a successful confirmation at the end of the flash, make sure you flash it again before you reboot. you will brick your card if you reboot before a successful flash. An excellent bios is attached to my signature. __________________ You can... if you think you can.

Aug 25, 2008, 01:11 AM	#12
Gendu Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6 (0.00/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	when im booting from my pci card and not my pci-e hd 4870 which is a brick at this point, when i go into command prompt and type in "atiwinflash -f -p 0 4870.rom" (everything is in the right directories, im positive.) it doesnt do anything. not sure what to do now.

Aug 25, 2008, 01:25 AM	#13
Fastmix Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Kingdom of Heaven Posts: 627 (0.36/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 120 Times in 99 Posts	Since you are booting with a pci, that one probably becomes 0 and the 4870 1. Try typing "atiwinflash -i" see if it gives you a list of devices id. __________________ You can... if you think you can.

Aug 25, 2008, 01:28 AM	#14
Fastmix Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Kingdom of Heaven Posts: 627 (0.36/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 120 Times in 99 Posts	Now if the 4870 is 1 type "atiwinflash -p 1 4870.bin/rom __________________ You can... if you think you can.

Aug 25, 2008, 12:07 PM	#15
Gendu Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6 (0.00/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	"atiwinflash -i" doesnt give a list of devices, it doesnt do anything for me. when i boot up it says one of my display adapters has been disabled because drivers do not match up. is there some way that i am supposed to re-enable the adapter? this is what device manager shows for the card now. Last edited by Gendu; Aug 25, 2008 at 12:29 PM.

Aug 25, 2008, 12:58 PM	#16
nafets Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 610 (0.35/day) Thanks: 45 Thanked 134 Times in 107 Posts	Try booting into DOS and using ATIFlash...

Aug 25, 2008, 01:06 PM	#17
Fastmix Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Kingdom of Heaven Posts: 627 (0.36/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 120 Times in 99 Posts	So your card device id is 0, so try from dos atiflash -p 0 4870.bin I don't understand, do you have a flashing problem...or a crossfire? __________________ You can... if you think you can.

Aug 25, 2008, 02:33 PM	#18
BAGZZlash RBE Author Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 583 (0.31/day) Thanks: 206 Thanked 361 Times in 148 Posts	For god's sake, please read the tutorial, it explains the whole flashing process in detail. __________________ My program: TechPowerUp.com: RBE - Radeon BIOS editor Donate CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (Kentsfield G0) @ 3.000 MHz/1.3 V Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L RAM: 2 x 2.048 MB 6-6-6-18-2T dual channel (Kingston Value Edition) Video card: MSI Radeon HD 6870 Hard disks: Samsung HD753LJ, Samsung HD403LJ Monitors: 2 x Wortmann Terra 2430W 24.1" @ 1.920x1.200

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