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BIOS FLASH FAILED, HELP !!!

Xx Tek Tip xX said:
Please, NEVER EVER EVER update a gpus bios again - It is unnecessary, all you need to do is update nvidia drivers since the gpu bios drivers will not have performance gains.
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ok ! ill never flash again ...
But, do make it work again i gonna need to use nvflash ? and restore those rom on gpu ? or are another method ?
 
verval said:
I dont used for mining ! i just keep always my pc to update ! in this case i gonna tell how it was " ohh, a new bios for my gpu, if gigabyte as a new bios i gonna update "
Hell no, i mess everything, i just update to f3 bios for nothing, it was so good the gpu ... :(


So, should i use nvflash and flash the rom in the first link, then i flash with rom on 2nd link ?
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No, just use the one that says F2 for now and see, i will get unofficial list in a moment
 
eidairaman1 said:
Here is oldest for your G1, found in official list

This one says F2

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/190831/gigabyte-gtx1050ti-4096-161224

Next one up from that. Says F11
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/187148/gigabyte-gtx1050ti-4096-161006

Unofficial list coming up
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The thing is, i used nvflash this morning for both roms u send me now ! no one works ! nvflash says me with sucess, after that gpuz dont show bios info !
So, this begin with a bios update from gigabyte website, and i update to f3 bios ... and then i brick the gpu ! look at this
 

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Ok unzip the file and use the utility in the file itself.

Typically the gpu box might have the bios revision, check the card for other stickers
 
eidairaman1 said:
No, just use the one that says F2 for now and see, i will get unofficial list in a moment
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I try the first link u give me ... GPUz says Bios Unknow

verval said:
I try the first link u give me ... GPUz says Bios Unknow
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ok... gtx 1050ti for garbage ! i try nvflash with the 2 roms u give me in that links ... i get update sucess in that 2 roms ... but gpuz says Unknow bios with both roms ...
i Dont know anymore
i just disable de GPU
open CMD as admin
navigate to folder
nvflash64 --protectoff
nvflash64 -6 "bios".rom
I got " update sucessful"
i reboot
Enable the gpu
Open GPz and got Unknow bios :( :( :(

@eidairaman1 weird this !
I see a thing before reboot ... so i use nvflash now ... before reboot if open gpuz i get bios info and memory, but after reboot, gpuz shows bios unknow !

i try 5 times, its alwayas this, i flash, i open gpuz and get bios info etc, then i reboot and i got unknow bios !
 

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As I mentioned earlier, if you are at the point where you feel the Bios is unrecoverable, you can go down the force route but be clear, using the method below is a last resort, my guess is that the wrong bios flashed changed the device ID and/or other detail which is now mismatched to the correct Bios you are trying to install which is why the process of flashing seems successful ...………...

OVERRIDE SWITCH -4
nvflash --index=1 -4 -5 -6 BIOS.ROM (enter) (BIOS.ROM is example name)
There is an override switch for force flashing mismatched sub-vendor or hardware ID's (often required for flashing a BIOS from a different vendor);
This command will flash your GPU with the new BIOS that you selected by typing the name of the BIOS.
NO WAY BACK!!!!!!!!!!!! Do not interrupt!!!!!!!! and wait for the successful message.
 
Ah, my daily entertainment thread.
 
Tatty_One said:
As I mentioned earlier, if you are at the point where you feel the Bios is unrecoverable, you can go down the force route but be clear, using the method below is a last resort, my guess is that the wrong bios flashed changed the device ID and/or other detail which is now mismatched to the correct Bios you are trying to install which is why the process of flashing seems successful ...………...

OVERRIDE SWITCH -4
nvflash --index=1 -4 -5 -6 BIOS.ROM (enter) (BIOS.ROM is example name)
There is an override switch for force flashing mismatched sub-vendor or hardware ID's (often required for flashing a BIOS from a different vendor);
This command will flash your GPU with the new BIOS that you selected by typing the name of the BIOS.
NO WAY BACK!!!!!!!!!!!! Do not interrupt!!!!!!!! and wait for the successful message.
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not reconig
 

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verval said:
not reconig
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In that case, same caution applies but...…………..

nvflash -f bios.rom (bios.rom being the name of your backup/file)
 
Might be corrupted fully - Keep trying or sell it to me and I'd do £35 posted.
 
Id say get a spi flasher
 
Xx Tek Tip xX said:
Might be corrupted fully - Keep trying or sell it to me and I'd do £35 posted.
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Note, im 32y old, im a network engineer, do you think im what ? lol
if u want to buy the buy it because it can work ...
Dont think im a little kid
 
It's better being a maintainer than an engineer because a maintainer fixes all engineer's screw-ups.
 
verval said:
Dont think im a little kid
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Kinda.

verval said:
i just update the bios from the gigabyte website to the f3 bios,and only after do this, i see in gigabyte website that f3 bios its only a update for another bios, not mine and the worst, i did not backup the good bios !
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Just little kids do that.

Sorry @Tatty_One but i couldn't resist to answer.
 
verval said:
do you think im what ?
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Stupid, little kid (jk)


Jokes aside, It will work and I don't mind profiting over silly mistakes. Truth is there was a 50-50 chance you'd say yes, so why not?
I'm not against you not buying it but it's fixable, so get to it and get that 1050 ti to it's former glory.
 
verval said:
Note, im 32y old, im a network engineer, do you think im what ? lol
if u want to buy the buy it because it can work ...
Dont think im a little kid
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So have you tried the force in my post #34?
 
Tatty_One said:
So have you tried the force in my post #34?
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Any chance that the nvflash VERSION he's using is the issue? (looks like he grabbed the newest build, But...)
Conflict between onboard GPU and External?
 
jsfitz54 said:
Any chance that the nvflash VERSION he's using is the issue? (looks like he grabbed the newest build, But...)
Conflict between onboard GPU and External?
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Maybe he can try the dos version if it exists?

@Solaris17 is it possible to create a dos version of nvflash the way you have explained in amd/ati flashing guide?
 
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verval said:
Note, im 32y old, im a network engineer, do you think im what ? lol
if u want to buy the buy it because it can work ...
Dont think im a little kid
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It reminds me of my friend, who used it before, and I'll ask him first
 
Here are all the different bios files

Verified

F2 Bios

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/187148/gigabyte-gtx1050ti-4096-161006

F11 Bios
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/190831/gigabyte-gtx1050ti-4096-161224

Unverified bios list is below
F3 Bios
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/191810/191810

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/190622/190622

F4 Bios
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/191821/191821

F11 Bios
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/191459/191459

F20 Bios
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/193894/193894

F30 Bios
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/198763/198763

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/200602/200602

F60 Bios
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/199766/199766

Videos for bios flashing


P.S. Follow My Links in my signature.
This one
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/guide-to-video-bios-flashing.11/

Use this version of nvflash too.
https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-nvflash/
 
Xx Tek Tip xX said:
Stupid, little kid (jk)


Jokes aside, It will work and I don't mind profiting over silly mistakes. Truth is there was a 50-50 chance you'd say yes, so why not?
I'm not against you not buying it but it's fixable, so get to it and get that 1050 ti to it's former glory.
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It makes you a bit of an ass though, but we already knew that and we also know you don't mind being an ass so all's good in the world.
 
Frick said:
It makes you a bit of an ass though, but we already knew that and we also know you don't mind being an ass so all's good in the world.
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Since when is offering to buy a fixable card being an ass? He might have given up all hope or fed up - I've resold "failed to flash" cards off eBay and fixed them before, you don't know his personal situation and it makes you an ass to assume it. Some people work if you didn't know and he may not want to spend more time on it - he hasn't given the impression of that but you never know until you ask.
 
Xx Tek Tip xX said:
Since when is offering to buy a fixable card being an ass? He might have given up all hope or fed up - I've resold "failed to flash" cards off eBay and fixed them before, you don't know his personal situation and it makes you an ass to assume it. Some people work if you didn't know and he may not want to spend more time on it - he hasn't given the impression of that but you never know until you ask.
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My impression was that he was very willing to fix it. It's like offering a helpless widow to buy her car for a scrap sum because she doesn't know the battery's gone.
 
Like the previous poster said make sure your using the latest nvflash. Make sure you have only one card in the system and make sure your using the correct syntax in a authorized command prompt or even better dos prompt. I would even suggest plug the card in an older motherboard and try. I once had a bad flash on a usb asmedia card and simply plugging the card in a pre-uefi system allowed me to flash it correctly.

Also if this is your first flash leatn from it so you dont do it again. We've all had bad flashes.
 
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