Questions about X850Pro AGP

[SPHERE]

Yeah I used Flashrom with the XT PE bios, then Atiflash with my old bios to get my fan controls back! Man this is awsome its like going out and buying a new card!

lol kool

so you have pro clocks on the xtpe bios? how come?

 

[Ostate21]

Cause if you run the XT PE clocks on stock cooler it will over heat. It was running @ 82c before it froze up on me!

 

[SPHERE]

^oh lol yah time for a new cooler btw thats the mem overheating

 

[Ostate21]

Yeah but the Silencer 5 will take care of all that!

 

[SPHERE]

^ id recomend the zalman vf700-cu infinatly over the scilencer

 

[Ostate21]

Yeah but will that cool my memory too though?

 

[SPHERE]

Yeah but will that cool my memory too though?

it cools my mem a hell of alot better than my scilencer did (serous) and it droped my core by 10c load 8c idle

 

[Ostate21]

Well might have to look into that then!

 

[Grizzy78]

Sweet. I just modded my ATI x850pro(agp) to the x850xt pe. I picked the card up from Circuit City last week. Everything seems to be ok. 16pipes enabled. I am also using a zalman vf700cu fan on my card and it hasn't passed 52 degrees under load yet. I'm happy

 

[SPHERE]

Congrats dude!

 

[Hakaori]

Problems

Hey guys, I got a Connect3D x850Pro and I did the following:
-used flashrom to backup my old bios (flashrom -s 0 backup.bin)
-flashed new x850xt bios (flashrom -f -p 0 850xt.bin)
until now everything worked out smoothly,
then I rebooted to see if I had 16 pipelines but AtiTool said I still had 12.
So I decided to flash back to my Pro bios but encountered another problem.
-atiflash -p 0 backup.bin
it then said B/N not identical error
So I could not flash it back,
I had to use
-atiflash -f -p 0 backup.bin
to make it work..

really disappointed that I cannot use 16 pipelines, any suggestions ?

 

[JustAnotherSquid]

AGP or PCIE?

And yes, you have to use -f to flash it back, since it thinks it's a bios from a different model card.

 

[Hakaori]

Connect3D x850 Pro AGP
doesn't seem to work unlocking them,
maybe cause its lasercut?

 

[SPHERE]

I've never seen a lasercut x850

Connect3D x850 Pro AGP
doesn't seem to work unlocking them,
maybe cause its lasercut?

you need to use the moded flashrom or atiflash with the -newbios switch

 

[Hakaori]

http://www.3dgameman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36661
he says its lasercut but who the hell knows for sure...

Whats the newbios parameter, I just followed basic instructions as
flashrom -f -p 0 <newbios>.bin
is that wrong? thats what they said verywhere else ...

Whats the command line for newbios ?
If we could figure this out I would buy you a beer

 

[SPHERE]

http://www.3dgameman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36661
he says its lasercut but who the hell knows for sure...

Whats the newbios parameter, I just followed basic instructions as
flashrom -f -p 0 <newbios>.bin
is that wrong? thats what they said verywhere else ...

Whats the command line for newbios ?
If we could figure this out I would buy you a beer

those peeps in thatlikn are noobs lol

you need to use ither the moded flashrom or (atiflash with the -newbios switch)

atiflash.exe -newbios -p -f 0 x850xtpe.bin
flashrom.exe -p -f 0 x850xtpe.bin

you can find ati flash in the bios collection and the moded flashrom in he 850/x800pro to xtpe mod guide

 

[Hakaori]

I downloaded the modified flashrom from Squids post and Atiflash as well, got the bios he posted (x850XT) too...

Didn't I already flash it the way you did? I made a backup of my x850pro one and
did (modified) flashrom -f -p 0 x850xt.bin
So its "flashrom -p -f 0 x850xt.bin" ?

Thanks for your fast help I really appreciate it

EDIT: ACTUALLY I used the X850XTPE bios now and ATITOOL said I had 0 Pixel Pipelines,
thank god I was able to reverse that process... doesnt seem to work with my gpu

 

[lazyparrott]

fan blower is the cooling solution!

I got me an ATI Radeon X850 Pro and turned it into an XT with no probs. Before I did the mod though, I tested my temps using RivaTuner, sorry I dont use ATI Tool. Anyways, my temps were identical when running 3dMark03 all the way through with the Pro and with the modded XT. At first i would get 65-70C on full load, then i got a blower, and WOW i get 55C-62C and even less with the AC on full blast. The Pro card is designed to suck in the air comming from the front fans and then pushes the air out toward the bottom of the case or with a blower out of the back of the case , not like the old cards where the air would be sucked from the bottom of the case and pushed toward the card and or out toward the front of the case. ATI 4 life!

 

[Hakaori]

Since I tried flashing my rom back and forth again my PC seems to be all stuttery, it boots up slowly, mouse cursor lags every couple seconds and programs start up slowly.
I reinstalled drivers to no appeal...

This really sucks, gotta reinstall my windows
I hope I didnt damage anything in my rom or did permanent damage

 

[lazyparrott]

If i was u Hakaori, if u just purchased that card and if u have a chance to take it back to the store u baught it, i would. I got mine from BesBuy, and before the 14 day return policy was up i goofed with the X850 Pro by inputing an X800 XT bios, and the card didnt work, i returned to bestbuy saying "i dont know what happened the card just doesnt work" they said "no problem we accept exchanges within 14 days just go get the exact same card to exchange it". Then with the new card i inputed the X850XT bios and all is well ^_^. If u can not exchange it, then i would try the empty.bin file then inputing your back up bios and sending it to ATI. Good luck. ^_^

 

[diduknowthat]

hey guys im new i've been reading this thread lately and found it very helpful but i still have questions. I'm trying to flash my x850pro vivo bios to w/e unlocks the pipelines. I tried some of the bioses that have been posted but i get the "error opening *name of bios here*.bin Can anyone confirm a bios that works and i'll try again. thanks

 

[Punkenjoy]

unable to use x850XT frequency

Hi i'm new to this forum and i recently bought a x850 pro AGP board.


stock, i can run it at 510 / 540. and it's not enough to use a XT bios. I have downloaded the 16p activated bios on this thread but i haven't test it.

For the card overclocking, i think it's my mainboard(Gigabyte K8NSNXP) that give me sucking overclocking. it does the same with my 9800 pro. I was able to get better overclocking with my asus A7V333.

So i have few question

if i got defective pipeline, i only need to flash back my backup bios with the -newbios flag?

thanks

 

[diduknowthat]

that's wierd, only 510/540? I got mine to go at 570/630 and still kept it under 50 normal load with stock everything.

 

[SeLrAhC]

hmm... diff ambient temp?

lousy casing? bad ventilation mayb?

 

[Racer X]

Hi all,

I hope this thread is still getting viewed. I have a question for the successful flashers and/or the think tank involved with this BIOS flash. I bought an ATI X850 Pro VIVO AGP from Best Buy yesterday. It appears to be the exact same one that everyone else is buying. I have tried unsucessfully for the better part of this evening to unlock the extra 4 pipes but to this piont I am unsucessful. I have tried several different BIOS, I tried flashing the "empty.bin" first then the X850XTPE BIOS, I used the flashrom as well as the atiflash but every time I reboot after a flash, ATITool tells me I have only 12 active pipes. Can it be that I have an X850 Pro that can't be modded? The UPC sticker on the side of the box says "RAD X850XT AGP" and it has the yellow connector and I believe 16ns chips. I don't understand why it won't mod. I am using the -f command with the flashrom. Anybody have any ideas...?

Thanks in advance for any info/thoughts.

edit: I reinstalled the 5.9 Cats and ATITool after I posted this message but it didn't seem to make any difference. Still showing 12 pipelines. Just thought I would add that...