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Hi Everyone!
If you are reading this the guide is probably for you!!! This guide is an updated refresh based on or in part by other similar threads throughout TPU and my own personal experience (I used to be an nvidia guide but this 290x is too fun) it also covers all current information based off of the latest ATIFLASH.
(4.17 as of writing R9 compatible.)
All testing was done on windows 10 64bit.
After flashing my own I thought it might be a good idea to write an in-depth guide to help those out that may have fell to the wayside during their flashing endeavors, or maybe you're just curious!
Lets get started!
First and foremost. Lets talk about why you would want to read this guide or flash your card. For most people this boils down to three different reasons.
1. I want better performance out of my card but I want a more permanent solution than using OC software. (Clocks/Fan ramps)
2. I want to update my bios for a feature. (UEFI Support)
3. I've bricked my card probably attempting one of the above and now I'm stuck because I never thought it would happen.
To help with all of these situations I have split them into different problems that we can tackle one by one for you. This guide is filled with humor satire and I think Pizza sauce on my keyboard. (ain't life a bitch?) Lets start with getting better performance.
If you are at all uncomfortable with flashing your card the easiest way to get performance is using third party software to increase your clock rates so that you can drive better FPS and memory bandwidth. There are a lot of different ways to do this and a lot of different tools. If you are new to overclocking in general don't be discouraged by all the information, but don't set unrealistic goals either.
As the saying goes "Overclocking is a silicone lottery." Some chips will overclock better or worse than others even if they are the same in every way. That said try to take everything with a bit of salt.
Here are some overclocking software links that are commonly used and a link to some guides you can use to try your hand at lady luck.
Now lets start with GPU Flashing the primary point. This section will be broken up into several sub sections to help with clarity and timelining. Some of these skills or instructions will be needed as explanations become harder to understand. If you have any questions please ask them but please attempt to read the section(s) in their entirety as it may have already been explained.
Is probably the single most important part of all of this aside from doing your own backup. This GPU BIOS DB is the most comprehensive list and collection of GPU bios' you can find anywhere on the internet. For simplicity the above title is linked to the AMD/ATI section of the DB but you can access the whole database HERE.
First a rundown for those of us not interested in the scary things that come later in the guide such as bad flashing a bios, bricking your card, your grandmother walking in on your session of lonely space vixens, or losing your skyrim save data.
Welcome to the world of BIOS flashing your card! Most people generally do this for experimentation or because they first found stable OC settings and would like to make them more permanent. There is nothing wrong with either but lets get some SUPER basics down first.
Never flash until you have backed up your current bios!
This is a no brainer really. This is super important and is most importantly EASY TO DO! It also gives you a way to save your ass later if you mess up! Why? Let's face it even if you are 100% certain that the bios you picked will work there is always a chance you need to RMA (you warranty voiding heathen!) re-sell or otherwise manage to botch your flash. This can all be remedied by flashing the original back since well you know...it worked to begin with.
Now lets open it up!
Here is the primary screen of GPU-Z here we will dump the bios from our GPU to save at a later time. simply click where I have circled.
This button image or whatever may change with future revisions of GPU-Z but I imagine it will most likely always be next to the bios version string. When in doubt just mouse over the various bits and it will tell you what it does. once you click it we need to name it.
By default it saves as .rom which is good since its the format we will be using to flash. By default GPU-Z saves it as the architecture name. case in point Hawaii.rom however lets change that to orig.rom or original.rom this is an easy way to make sure you always know the name of your backup bios file incase the worst happens.
Flashing in windows is a terrible Idea Too many things can go wrong such as interrupts from annoying UAC prompts to updates or spiked CPU load. The options are endless and your chances of success are too slim for this to be worth it. I will explain later how to flash the proper way. It will take you maybe an extra 5min and you should seriously consider doing it. If you decide to not heed this warning and flash via windows anyway and totally scramble your GPUs brains I have a section for that but not sympathy. In Fact I will probably publicly shame you. So just read the guide leave a thanks and not say a thing.
Never flash overclocked
This is another one of the cardinal rules laid out for you. Much like the flashing in windows warning there is alot that can go wrong. Even if you have done your mobo bios another card whatever overclocked I can personally say I have wrecked boards doing this. Most motherboards now have profiles you can save and all of them have a quick menu option to restore to defaults usually on the save/exit page and in almost 100% of cases the default reset key is F9 there is literally no excuse to do it since it's easy and fast to do and easy and fast to revert back. I cannot stress this enough.
Like the title states. this isn't so much a rule as it is a failsafe against yourself and ease of the process. With the onset of card mixing for physics or performance and the steady upward slope of SLI/Crossfire systems multi-GPU systems are here to stay. The problem in some cases is in fact the damn good compatibility. With certain manufacturers playing nice with others at different clocks its easy to mix cards between brands even if they dont necissarily play well with each others clocks or memory timings the driver takes care of the rest. However a mistake of this type when flashing can leave you with nothing but problems. I generally recommend flashing with only the GPU intended to be flashed instead of the team you may have working for you. This makes the chance of mistake lower and the flashing process a bit easier.
With the rules out of the way let's get started with flashing for the noob. Upto this point please refer to the things learned thus far and we at this point will run under the assumption you have read it understood it and have a perfectly working card that you just want to flash.
To get started go ahead and grab the "flash package" attached at the bottom of this post which contains everything needed to get you started! Unzip it to a directory so you can easily manage the files. After which lets do the following.
Individual files attached below are provided for people that are having a hard time finding specific things. The "Flash Package" contains all of the attached files in one nice package.
1.) Get a thumb drive 64mb or greater.
2.) Unplug all other removable drives from your machine (USB, SD, External HDD etc)
3.) Run the HP Disk storage tool as Administrator.
4.) In the Tool make sure your device appears under the "Device" drop down list
5.) Check the box "Create A DOS startup disk using system files located at"
6.) click the "..." browse button and navigate to the directory you extracted this from.
7.) Click on the "win98boot" folder and press "OK"
8.) Now click "Start" inside the HP format tool.
9.) After the format completes COPY atiflash.exe and xxx.rom where xxx.rom is the actual name of your bios .rom file. This should be 5 or less characters. Also remember to copy over your original!
10.) After the copy completes Please make sure if your GPU comes with a bios switch it is in position number 1!!!!! If it is not or you are uncertain shut down your machine and make sure of this now! Generally it is marked on the PCB and most times the "1" position is towards the rear of the PC case (assuming card is installed) However it is good to lookup and verify these positions yourself. Please check with your GPU manufacturer for more details.
11.) Reboot your machine and Press F12, F10, F9, ESC, or whatever button brings you to your system boot menu.
12.) Select your thumb drive and hit enter.
13.) You will be greeted with a black and white DOS screen and a blinking cursor.
14.) Run the following command to get the adapter number no quotes please. "atiflash -i"
16.) atiflash -f -p 0 xxx.rom
Success! In most cases your system flash has gone smooth especially if you followed the directions above! Most of the time you will need nothing more and if flashing again just follow the instructions again to the letter. minus making the actual flash drive. At this point you can remove and copy bios.roms to and from to your hearts content. However it is not uncommon that after a bios flash you need to reinstall your drivers! Doing so may fix a lot of odd issues after a bios flash so please try that should anything seem off! A Link to the AMD driver page is at the top of this guide!
Any overclocking or mods past this point need to fall into their own threads since they won't be supported here. However if things were not fun and games and terrible things happened lets continue into the deep dark world of unbreaking your new paper weight.
Jokes aside lets take this easy I know you're probably trying to skip most of this. Darting your eyes this way and that hoping an end to the dry humor is near so that you can hurriedly fix your GPU and put yourself in a worse position than you currently are. However I won't let that happen. One of the most important part of this section is the ability to have a few laughs and stay calm. Trying to rush will lead to RMA, permanent brick, system downtime, low bank account, and probably angry significant other. So lets do this slow and steady so that you have the best chances at saving the mistake. I cannot guarantee your card will work. I can however guarantee that if you follow this guide your best foot will be forward and you will have a better chance than you would otherwise. Lets start.
A few different ways exist to flash and save a video card. I will be doing them in order from least difficult to most difficult.
First and foremost. Lets look at the cardinal rules set out at the beginning of the guide. Follow them to a T. Once you have made your flash drive and made sure your system is stock we can continue. Lets talk about issues with this statement though.
First lets take a deep breath and solve your no boot issue before we get to flashing. Take this time to
We are going to be under the assumption you have read and understood the cardinal rules of bios flashing.
If you do not have a setting in your bios that allows you to specify the default VGA adapter then having the GPU that needs to be flashed in a secondary slot (usually lower than the first slot on the motherboard that allows a graphics card.) will usually work since most motherboards auto delegate the first GPU as the primary.
You can also use various combinations of advanced recovery to get yourself either booting or more importantly a flash drive.
If you do not have a backup of your bios and your GPU can boot using a bios switch located on the card boot into windows and dump the bios from the second chip and use IT to flash the affected eeprom chip. You can also download the correct BIOS from the GPU database while you are in windows to use to falsh the card back.
So you don't have a thumb drive? I really recommend buying or finding a static drive you can have on you at all times to flash with. If you don't have one make one on another machine now. If you live in Alaskan wilderness and have no way of using a friends PC and do not own another PC lets follow the directions below to get a display. Once display is obtained we can boot into windows while limping and make a drive that can save us. Now lets see what our options are using the various methods of getting display.
1.) let's reset your CMOS so we are on a clean slate by removing the battery on your board. This will allow us to make sure we are attempting flashes using the cardinal rule "DO NOT FLASH OVERCLOCKED"
2.) Do you have a bios switch on your GPU? If you do shut down your system now switch it to another position and attempt to boot your rig.
3.) If you do not have a BIOS switch remove the Affected GPU and boot using onboard video and in your BIOS set onboard Video as the default VGA adapter. In some cases with some motherboards it will be necessary to ENABLE the onboard GPU FIRST and THEN make it the default VGA adapter!
4.) If you do not have onboard VGA please reproduce step 3.) using any spare VGA card compatible with your system. Boot using the compatible VGA card and set it as default.
Below is a list of ATIFlash commands. This list is more for reference but also includes some useful information. My time is limited so it is a work in progress. However I will be adding to it over time. In all examples I will use "X" as adapter number unless otherwise specified.
SPECIAL: If you receive the following error "Failed to read ROM ERROR 0FL01 : press '1' to continue"
You need to unlock the rom of the chip for writing, OR The flash command was not typed properly and the syntax is incorrect.
This can also be attributed to improperly seated GPU or damaged slot.
All other commands
(Pro tip for any bros that want to dump this in the future in case i fall off the face of the planet the -log command will not dump these instructions. I also did not copy this verbose from pictures. I copied atiflash to a 32bit windows XP virtual machine (I think all that matters is that the OS is 32bit) I then opened a command prompt and navigated to atiflash.exe and typed "ATIFLASH -H" without quotes. I then used the "Mark" feature of cmd.exe by right clicking and selecting mark to copy all the text that was output.)
If you are reading this the guide is probably for you!!! This guide is an updated refresh based on or in part by other similar threads throughout TPU and my own personal experience (I used to be an nvidia guide but this 290x is too fun) it also covers all current information based off of the latest ATIFLASH.
(4.17 as of writing R9 compatible.)
All testing was done on windows 10 64bit.
After flashing my own I thought it might be a good idea to write an in-depth guide to help those out that may have fell to the wayside during their flashing endeavors, or maybe you're just curious!
Quick Rules of the road
This thread is not for tech help!
Please make your own thread for FLASH problems!
DO NOT hijack other peoples threads!
When making new threads give EXACT MODELS for best help!
This thread is not for tech help!
Please make your own thread for FLASH problems!
DO NOT hijack other peoples threads!
When making new threads give EXACT MODELS for best help!
Lets get started!
First and foremost. Lets talk about why you would want to read this guide or flash your card. For most people this boils down to three different reasons.
1. I want better performance out of my card but I want a more permanent solution than using OC software. (Clocks/Fan ramps)
2. I want to update my bios for a feature. (UEFI Support)
3. I've bricked my card probably attempting one of the above and now I'm stuck because I never thought it would happen.
To help with all of these situations I have split them into different problems that we can tackle one by one for you. This guide is filled with humor satire and I think Pizza sauce on my keyboard. (ain't life a bitch?) Lets start with getting better performance.
If you are at all uncomfortable with flashing your card the easiest way to get performance is using third party software to increase your clock rates so that you can drive better FPS and memory bandwidth. There are a lot of different ways to do this and a lot of different tools. If you are new to overclocking in general don't be discouraged by all the information, but don't set unrealistic goals either.
As the saying goes "Overclocking is a silicone lottery." Some chips will overclock better or worse than others even if they are the same in every way. That said try to take everything with a bit of salt.
Here are some overclocking software links that are commonly used and a link to some guides you can use to try your hand at lady luck.
OVERCLOCKING UTILITIES
MSI Afterburner
Sapphire TRIXX
AMD Overdrive
Relevant OC Guides
MSI Afterburner
Sapphire Trixx
AMD Overdrive
All the above and then some!
AMD DRIVERS
OK! With that out of the way let's digest things a bit! First please understand any of these guides can get outdated or unnecessary. If you're unsure just ask in the relevant sub forum of the GPU forums! moving on good luck!MSI Afterburner
Sapphire TRIXX
AMD Overdrive
Relevant OC Guides
MSI Afterburner
Sapphire Trixx
AMD Overdrive
All the above and then some!
AMD DRIVERS
Now lets start with GPU Flashing the primary point. This section will be broken up into several sub sections to help with clarity and timelining. Some of these skills or instructions will be needed as explanations become harder to understand. If you have any questions please ask them but please attempt to read the section(s) in their entirety as it may have already been explained.
Is probably the single most important part of all of this aside from doing your own backup. This GPU BIOS DB is the most comprehensive list and collection of GPU bios' you can find anywhere on the internet. For simplicity the above title is linked to the AMD/ATI section of the DB but you can access the whole database HERE.
First a rundown for those of us not interested in the scary things that come later in the guide such as bad flashing a bios, bricking your card, your grandmother walking in on your session of lonely space vixens, or losing your skyrim save data.
I want better performance out of my card but I want a more permanent solution than using OC software.
Welcome to the world of BIOS flashing your card! Most people generally do this for experimentation or because they first found stable OC settings and would like to make them more permanent. There is nothing wrong with either but lets get some SUPER basics down first.
- NEVER FLASH UNTIL YOU HAVE BACKED UP YOUR CURRENT BIOS!
- NEVER FLASH VIA WINDOWS!
- NEVER FLASH OVERCLOCKED!
- TRY NOT TO FLASH WITH MORE THAN 1 GPU!
Never flash until you have backed up your current bios!
This is a no brainer really. This is super important and is most importantly EASY TO DO! It also gives you a way to save your ass later if you mess up! Why? Let's face it even if you are 100% certain that the bios you picked will work there is always a chance you need to RMA (you warranty voiding heathen!) re-sell or otherwise manage to botch your flash. This can all be remedied by flashing the original back since well you know...it worked to begin with.
How to backup your bios
Lets start by grabbing GPU-Z a nifty little utility you probably already use to stare at the specs of your really expensive minecraft machine.
Now lets open it up!
Here is the primary screen of GPU-Z here we will dump the bios from our GPU to save at a later time. simply click where I have circled.

This button image or whatever may change with future revisions of GPU-Z but I imagine it will most likely always be next to the bios version string. When in doubt just mouse over the various bits and it will tell you what it does. once you click it we need to name it.

By default it saves as .rom which is good since its the format we will be using to flash. By default GPU-Z saves it as the architecture name. case in point Hawaii.rom however lets change that to orig.rom or original.rom this is an easy way to make sure you always know the name of your backup bios file incase the worst happens.
NEVER flash via Windows
Flashing in windows is a terrible Idea Too many things can go wrong such as interrupts from annoying UAC prompts to updates or spiked CPU load. The options are endless and your chances of success are too slim for this to be worth it. I will explain later how to flash the proper way. It will take you maybe an extra 5min and you should seriously consider doing it. If you decide to not heed this warning and flash via windows anyway and totally scramble your GPUs brains I have a section for that but not sympathy. In Fact I will probably publicly shame you. So just read the guide leave a thanks and not say a thing.
Never flash overclocked
This is another one of the cardinal rules laid out for you. Much like the flashing in windows warning there is alot that can go wrong. Even if you have done your mobo bios another card whatever overclocked I can personally say I have wrecked boards doing this. Most motherboards now have profiles you can save and all of them have a quick menu option to restore to defaults usually on the save/exit page and in almost 100% of cases the default reset key is F9 there is literally no excuse to do it since it's easy and fast to do and easy and fast to revert back. I cannot stress this enough.
Try not to flash with more than 1 GPU
Like the title states. this isn't so much a rule as it is a failsafe against yourself and ease of the process. With the onset of card mixing for physics or performance and the steady upward slope of SLI/Crossfire systems multi-GPU systems are here to stay. The problem in some cases is in fact the damn good compatibility. With certain manufacturers playing nice with others at different clocks its easy to mix cards between brands even if they dont necissarily play well with each others clocks or memory timings the driver takes care of the rest. However a mistake of this type when flashing can leave you with nothing but problems. I generally recommend flashing with only the GPU intended to be flashed instead of the team you may have working for you. This makes the chance of mistake lower and the flashing process a bit easier.
With the rules out of the way let's get started with flashing for the noob. Upto this point please refer to the things learned thus far and we at this point will run under the assumption you have read it understood it and have a perfectly working card that you just want to flash.
To get started go ahead and grab the "flash package" attached at the bottom of this post which contains everything needed to get you started! Unzip it to a directory so you can easily manage the files. After which lets do the following.
Individual files attached below are provided for people that are having a hard time finding specific things. The "Flash Package" contains all of the attached files in one nice package.
If you run into ANY problems saving your bios via ATIFLASH or you have issues FLASHING Try making the USB with RUFUS!
Walk-through at the bottom of post #2
Walk-through at the bottom of post #2
1.) Get a thumb drive 64mb or greater.
2.) Unplug all other removable drives from your machine (USB, SD, External HDD etc)
3.) Run the HP Disk storage tool as Administrator.
4.) In the Tool make sure your device appears under the "Device" drop down list

5.) Check the box "Create A DOS startup disk using system files located at"
6.) click the "..." browse button and navigate to the directory you extracted this from.
7.) Click on the "win98boot" folder and press "OK"
8.) Now click "Start" inside the HP format tool.

9.) After the format completes COPY atiflash.exe and xxx.rom where xxx.rom is the actual name of your bios .rom file. This should be 5 or less characters. Also remember to copy over your original!

10.) After the copy completes Please make sure if your GPU comes with a bios switch it is in position number 1!!!!! If it is not or you are uncertain shut down your machine and make sure of this now! Generally it is marked on the PCB and most times the "1" position is towards the rear of the PC case (assuming card is installed) However it is good to lookup and verify these positions yourself. Please check with your GPU manufacturer for more details.
11.) Reboot your machine and Press F12, F10, F9, ESC, or whatever button brings you to your system boot menu.
12.) Select your thumb drive and hit enter.
13.) You will be greeted with a black and white DOS screen and a blinking cursor.
14.) Run the following command to get the adapter number no quotes please. "atiflash -i"
14b.) If you have not backed up your bios yet via GPU-Z above take this time to do it now using this command atiflash -s 0 orig.rom where "0" is your adapter number!
15.) Prepare to flash your GPU using the following command substituting "0" with whatever device number your GPU is. and substitute xx with your .rom name.16.) atiflash -f -p 0 xxx.rom
Success! In most cases your system flash has gone smooth especially if you followed the directions above! Most of the time you will need nothing more and if flashing again just follow the instructions again to the letter. minus making the actual flash drive. At this point you can remove and copy bios.roms to and from to your hearts content. However it is not uncommon that after a bios flash you need to reinstall your drivers! Doing so may fix a lot of odd issues after a bios flash so please try that should anything seem off! A Link to the AMD driver page is at the top of this guide!
Any overclocking or mods past this point need to fall into their own threads since they won't be supported here. However if things were not fun and games and terrible things happened lets continue into the deep dark world of unbreaking your new paper weight.
HELP i've flashed but I can't boot up
This is a pretty brutal section of the guide and probably one of the hardest to swallow. Luckily I've managed to put together this comprehensive list of nutella recipes that will calm your wife down; while you explain to her that the big electric thingy you bought for your virtual gun box worth $700 is currently spending its existence holding down your water bill.
Jokes aside lets take this easy I know you're probably trying to skip most of this. Darting your eyes this way and that hoping an end to the dry humor is near so that you can hurriedly fix your GPU and put yourself in a worse position than you currently are. However I won't let that happen. One of the most important part of this section is the ability to have a few laughs and stay calm. Trying to rush will lead to RMA, permanent brick, system downtime, low bank account, and probably angry significant other. So lets do this slow and steady so that you have the best chances at saving the mistake. I cannot guarantee your card will work. I can however guarantee that if you follow this guide your best foot will be forward and you will have a better chance than you would otherwise. Lets start.
A few different ways exist to flash and save a video card. I will be doing them in order from least difficult to most difficult.
First and foremost. Lets look at the cardinal rules set out at the beginning of the guide. Follow them to a T. Once you have made your flash drive and made sure your system is stock we can continue. Lets talk about issues with this statement though.
First lets take a deep breath and solve your no boot issue before we get to flashing. Take this time to

We are going to be under the assumption you have read and understood the cardinal rules of bios flashing.
If you do not have a setting in your bios that allows you to specify the default VGA adapter then having the GPU that needs to be flashed in a secondary slot (usually lower than the first slot on the motherboard that allows a graphics card.) will usually work since most motherboards auto delegate the first GPU as the primary.
You can also use various combinations of advanced recovery to get yourself either booting or more importantly a flash drive.
If you do not have a backup of your bios and your GPU can boot using a bios switch located on the card boot into windows and dump the bios from the second chip and use IT to flash the affected eeprom chip. You can also download the correct BIOS from the GPU database while you are in windows to use to falsh the card back.
So you don't have a thumb drive? I really recommend buying or finding a static drive you can have on you at all times to flash with. If you don't have one make one on another machine now. If you live in Alaskan wilderness and have no way of using a friends PC and do not own another PC lets follow the directions below to get a display. Once display is obtained we can boot into windows while limping and make a drive that can save us. Now lets see what our options are using the various methods of getting display.
1.) let's reset your CMOS so we are on a clean slate by removing the battery on your board. This will allow us to make sure we are attempting flashes using the cardinal rule "DO NOT FLASH OVERCLOCKED"
2.) Do you have a bios switch on your GPU? If you do shut down your system now switch it to another position and attempt to boot your rig.
2b.) Let's restart the PC if all is well you are now booting off of the second bios on your GPU.
With your GPU working in the other bios switch position boot to your flash drive until you are at the root prompt and cursor. At this point it is assumed you have NOT ran any commands.
With your side panel off take this time to switch your bios switch to the opposite position (corrupted) with the system running. Make sure it is in the position it was on when it was corrupted.
Now lets follow the flashing guide making sure at this point and time you FLASH BACK THE ORIGINAL, BACKUP, or CLOSEST COMPATIBLE BIOS!!
3.) If you do not have a BIOS switch remove the Affected GPU and boot using onboard video and in your BIOS set onboard Video as the default VGA adapter. In some cases with some motherboards it will be necessary to ENABLE the onboard GPU FIRST and THEN make it the default VGA adapter!
3b.) Shut down your system and re-insert the damaged GPU.
Start the system using onboard VGA and again using the flash guide above re-attempt to flash your GPU please take note to use
atiflash -i
To get the adapter number since using onboard VGA will change the previous command parameter you are familiar with.
4.) If you do not have onboard VGA please reproduce step 3.) using any spare VGA card compatible with your system. Boot using the compatible VGA card and set it as default.
4b.) Shut down your system and re-insert the damaged GPU.
Start the system using secondary VGA and again using the flash guide above re-attempt to flash your GPU please take note to use
atiflash -i
To get the adapter number since using a secondary VGA card will change the previous command parameter you are familiar with.
With any luck you will have managed to fix your issue now. I will change and expand on this guide as time leisure and changes worth noting warrant it. If you have any questions additions or pictures of kittens please leave them below.ATIFlash Commands
Below is a list of ATIFlash commands. This list is more for reference but also includes some useful information. My time is limited so it is a work in progress. However I will be adding to it over time. In all examples I will use "X" as adapter number unless otherwise specified.
SPECIAL: If you receive the following error "Failed to read ROM ERROR 0FL01 : press '1' to continue"
You need to unlock the rom of the chip for writing, OR The flash command was not typed properly and the syntax is incorrect.
Code:
atiflash -unlockrom X
This can also be attributed to improperly seated GPU or damaged slot.
All other commands
Code:
--- ATIFLASH v4.17 ---
-h, -?, /h, /? Help (this screen)
Format: ATIFLASH [command] [parameter1] [parameter2] [parameter3] <option/s>
[command]:
-i [Num] Display information of ATI adapters in the system.
Display information of adapter [Num] if specified.
-ai [Num] Display advanced information of ATI adapters on system.
Display advanced information of adapter [Num]
if specified.
-biosfileinfo <File> Displays the Bios info in file <file>
-p <Num> <File> Write BIOS image in file <File> to flash ROM in Adapter
<Num>.
-pa <File> Write BIOS image <File> to all appropriate adapters.
-s <Num> <File> [Size] Save BIOS image from adapter <Num> to file <File>.
First [Size] kbytes (except for Theater in bytes) of ROM
content is saved if [Size] is specified.
-cf <File> [Size] [Sum] Calculate 16-bit checksum for file <File>.
Checksum for the first [Size] kbytes of the file is
calculated if [Size] is specified.
-cb <Num> [Size] [Sum] Calculate 16-bit BIOS image checksum for adapter <Num>.
Checksum for the first [Size] kbytes of the ROM content
is calculated if [Size] is specified.
-mb <Num> <File> Modify SSID, SVID, BIOS Pin Number, & Boot Message in
BIOS image of adapter <Num> to values in <filename>.
Input file example:
ssid = 715B
svid = 1002
biospn = "113-xxxxxx-xx"
bootmsg = "ATI graphic board"
-pak <File> Package an executable for BIOS update according to
the commands in <File>.
Config file example:
outfile = update.exe
banner = "Update v1.0"
infile = a123.bin
command = -pa -padevid=715B infile
-isr <Num> <Build Number> <Board Number> Set ISR number based on the given
build and board number
if not specified, print out ISR Number
-prod <Num> <12 digit serial number> Set PROD number based
on the given serial number
if not specified, print out SN Number
-checkprodsn <Num> <12 Digit Serial Number> Comparing the Prod SN based on
existing prod sn saved in ROM
<option/s>:
-f Force flashing regardless of security checkings (e.g. AsicID &
BIOS file info check OR boot-up card).
-fa Force flashing bypassing already-programmed check.
-fm Force flashing bypassing BIOS memory config check.
-fs Force flashing bypassing BIOS SSID check.
-fp Force flashing bypassing BIOS P/N check.
-nw No user interaction on test failure.
-sst Use SST25VFxxx flashing algorithm regardless of ROMID straps.
-st Use ST M25Pxx flashing algorithm regardless of ROMID straps.
-atmel Use AT25Fxxx flashing algorithm regardless of ROMID straps.
-nopci Do not enumerate PCI adapters, i.e. enumerate only AGP and
PCIe adpaters
-pcionly Enumerate only PCI adapters, i.e. do not enumerate AGP and
PCIe adapters
-agp Enumerate only AGP adapters, i.e. do not enumerate PCI and
PCIe adapters unless used with -pcie or -pci
-noagp Do not enumerate AGP adapters, i.e. enumerate only PCI and
PCIe adpaters
-pcie Enumerate only PCIe adapters, i.e. do not enumerate AGP and
PCI adapters unless used with -agp or -pci
-nopcie Do not enumerate PCIe adapters, i.e. enumerate only AGP and
PCI adpaters
PCIe adapters unless used with -agp or -pcie
-noremap Skip BARs error detection and remapping in PCI configuration
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-reboot Force a reboot of the system after successfully completing the
specified operation
-keepisrsn keep the ISR Number on the adapter when flashing a new VBIOS
-keepprodsn keep the Prod SN on the adapter when flashing a new VBIOS
-siireset Specifies the GPIO Pin to be used as the Reset when updating
SiI1930 microcontroller firmware
Input example:
-siireset=7 <No Spaces>
-siiuprog Specifies the GPIO Pin to be used as the uprog when updating
SiI1930 microcontroller firmware
Input example:
-siiuprog=14 <No Spaces>
-scansii Overrides normal adapter detection to enable detecting SSI
roms with/without TPI firmware
-log Logs output to atiflash.log, overrides existing file
-logappend Logs and appends output to atiflash.log
-ddc Enable DDC support
-padevid=<ID> Use with -pa command to update adapters of specific device ID.
-passid=<ID> Use with -pa command to update adapters of specific SSID.
-pasvid=<ID> Use with -pa command to update adapters of specific SVID.
-pavbpn=<VBPN> Use with -pa command to update adapters of specific VBIOS PN.
-logappend Logs and appends output to atiflash.log
-ddc Enable DDC support
-padevid=<ID> Use with -pa command to update adapters of specific device ID.
-passid=<ID> Use with -pa command to update adapters of specific SSID.
-pasvid=<ID> Use with -pa command to update adapters of specific SVID.
-pavbpn=<VBPN> Use with -pa command to update adapters of specific VBIOS PN.
-excl_memtrain_dtable When flashing on new VBIOS, a pre-determined memory
training data table in the old VBIOS will not be
overwritten.
-isr <adapter num> [build num] [board num] If build number and board number
are specified, sets the ISR Number
value in specified adapter.
If only adapter is specified, the current
ISR Number is displayed
-checkpn <adapter num> <filename> Checks PN of the current product
and compares it to external file
*<Num> = adapter number, <File> = filename
*[Size] = data block size in KBytes, except for Theater Pro in Bytes
*Use command -i to see the adapter numbers in the system.
*Theater Pro supports commands -i, p, s, cf, cr, t, v and options -f, -noremap.
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