flashing different vendor bios, same card

mechtech · Feb 25, 2010

Hello peoples. I have an old HIS 3850 Turbo, and once in a while I get grey lines on teh screen and it locks up, from what I read it is an issue with this particular card.

What I would like to try is to flash it with a reference ATI bios to see if that helps.

The question I would like to know is can it be done?

Worse case card dies no biggie I will go buy a 4670 or something, just like to try this first.

Thanks!

Cybrnook · Feb 25, 2010

I would think so. I have flashed 5870's to different manf bioses. As well as 4850's. Im sure the rule applies to yours as well.

PVTCaboose1337 · Feb 25, 2010

My 4850 is a Diamond but has Sapphire bios on it. No problem flashing a different vendor, save that bios you flash it with are not pre-oc'd to run super fast, and your card cannot handle it and blows up in a huge explosion.

mechtech · Feb 26, 2010

Thanks for the help

W1zzard · Feb 26, 2010

make sure you save your original bios, have a pci card in case you need to flash back.

then start trying all the bioses you want, just dont flash a bios for a different gpu

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flashing different vendor bios, same card

mechtech

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