Hi
i personally think i need to write an empty.bin to the card, bt i dont know if i need the exact empty vbvios bin ?.
Not sure on that exactly
Maybe This
Will require the following;
- onboard vga / igp, pci vga card or have a dual pcie mobo and spare pcie vga card
- bootable flash drive
Download - HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool - v2.1.8 & Windows 98 System Files
go here -
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/browse.php?c=21
click Primary Download unzip the files to a folder on your HDD; make sure your USB Memory stick is attached to your PC; open HP USB Disk
Storage Format Tool v2.1.8 ; select Creat a DOS startup disk/ select: using DOS system files located at: (these are the files you have just downloaded): browse to the files in win98boot; then start the process.
- up to date version of ati flash go here -
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads...atiflash-3-99/
- Original and or backup copy of the bios image for the vga card
- copy atiflash and vbios image [#Bios Name.rom] to the flash drive, enter the mobo bios and make PC bootable from USB device
- length of wire * long enough for the loop to be cut with wire cutters or snips [pref wire from an eighty pin ide cable or similar]
Example:
- connect pin 1 and pin 8 on the vga vbios chip [solder or loop the wire *make sure the wire is in good contact and that no exposed wire makes contact with other parts of the PCB]
- boot the system with wire attached
-Type at the dos prompt; atiflash -unlockrom 1 to unlock the gpu in adapter 1 [Note: 0 is the primary card PCIe slot one & 1 is the secondary PCIe slot two][
*may be required]
- type at dos promt atiflash -ai 0 [1 if the card is inserted in PCIE x16 slot 1 on the mobo and booting from onboard vga/iGP or PCI vga card default to 0]
- *if card is identifyed by atiflash!* cut wire
- flash card with original and or backup of original vbios image; type at the dos promt atiflash -f -p 1
atiflash commands here -
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=57750
Thanks go out to CrackerJack
Fixing a completely gone wrong ATI BIOS flash.pdf
Thanks go out to Frogger
atb (all the best)
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