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Processor | AMD FX-8350 |
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Motherboard | ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 |
Cooling | Zalman CNPS11X Performa |
Memory | Corsair XMS3, CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire R9 280X TOXIC |
Storage | Corsair M4 64GB, Plextor M6S PX-128M6S, WD5000AAKS |
Display(s) | DELL U2412M |
Case | Chieftec BA02B-B-B |
Power Supply | Corsair RM750 |
Software | Arch Linux, Win7 |
Hi there! New poster coming in with a bunch of questions.
I just bought an used R9 280X TOXIC and the owner said it might still have a voltmodded BIOS, so as soon as I completed a few basic tests, I back up my original ROM and then proceed to flash a new one from TPU.
Not yet knowing that this card had different memory chips (mine is supposedly Hynix and the new ones come with Elpida), I flashed the .43 bios over my old .39 (Hynix) one, so I reboot and the card doesn't output anything.
I think, no problem, and flip the UEFI switch to see it'll power up with the BIOS in the second slot... so it does and I proceed with flashing my original .39 BIOS in what I thought was the first (affected) slot, only that I forgot to flip that damn switch!
Now, that was stupid... I'd say like big time stupid. WTH flash a card without saving all the info somewhere? But I guess my hands just were itching a little too much here
I think, no big deal, it's still the original BIOS, reboot and... see nothing! So I promptly swap in my old 6950 and proceed with flash from there, it flashes okay, I swap them around and again no luck.
Might I have bricked my card by flashing a BIOS that's supposed to be for a card with different RAM chips? RMAing it is gonna be tough, but is doable.
And yeah, my card has P/N 299-3E251-000SA. From what little info I was able to obtain online, it seems this card should have the new Elpida chips, but I'm not sure. Could anyone who has a confirmed old batch Hynix card post their P/N here to confirm this? (Maybe the Hynix ones could be 299-2E251-000SA?)
How can I make sure which chips my card has without voiding my warranty?
TL;DR: Flashed god knows what into both slots of my GPU, reflashed what I think should be there (both legacy and UEFI images), it reflashed okay, but card still won't show video. The PC seems not to progress with the booting too (no disk activity). Are there chances I can still get my card back or it's RMA time?
Also I just realized that the build date of the only available BIOS for Elpida cards is newer than the date on the receipt the seller gave me. So the card is most likely a Hynix one.
But what's with the part number then? I'll be very glad if some of you folks have a look at your cards and post your part number and the brand of the memory chips your card has. I'm sure this info will be extremely useful to anyone browsing TPU as I can find very little information about Toxic R9 280X card p/n's on the net.
Thanks
I just bought an used R9 280X TOXIC and the owner said it might still have a voltmodded BIOS, so as soon as I completed a few basic tests, I back up my original ROM and then proceed to flash a new one from TPU.
Not yet knowing that this card had different memory chips (mine is supposedly Hynix and the new ones come with Elpida), I flashed the .43 bios over my old .39 (Hynix) one, so I reboot and the card doesn't output anything.
I think, no problem, and flip the UEFI switch to see it'll power up with the BIOS in the second slot... so it does and I proceed with flashing my original .39 BIOS in what I thought was the first (affected) slot, only that I forgot to flip that damn switch!
Now, that was stupid... I'd say like big time stupid. WTH flash a card without saving all the info somewhere? But I guess my hands just were itching a little too much here
I think, no big deal, it's still the original BIOS, reboot and... see nothing! So I promptly swap in my old 6950 and proceed with flash from there, it flashes okay, I swap them around and again no luck.
Might I have bricked my card by flashing a BIOS that's supposed to be for a card with different RAM chips? RMAing it is gonna be tough, but is doable.
And yeah, my card has P/N 299-3E251-000SA. From what little info I was able to obtain online, it seems this card should have the new Elpida chips, but I'm not sure. Could anyone who has a confirmed old batch Hynix card post their P/N here to confirm this? (Maybe the Hynix ones could be 299-2E251-000SA?)
How can I make sure which chips my card has without voiding my warranty?
TL;DR: Flashed god knows what into both slots of my GPU, reflashed what I think should be there (both legacy and UEFI images), it reflashed okay, but card still won't show video. The PC seems not to progress with the booting too (no disk activity). Are there chances I can still get my card back or it's RMA time?
Also I just realized that the build date of the only available BIOS for Elpida cards is newer than the date on the receipt the seller gave me. So the card is most likely a Hynix one.
But what's with the part number then? I'll be very glad if some of you folks have a look at your cards and post your part number and the brand of the memory chips your card has. I'm sure this info will be extremely useful to anyone browsing TPU as I can find very little information about Toxic R9 280X card p/n's on the net.
Thanks
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