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bios update error and now card not working

WoAnerges

WoAnerges

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System Specs
System Name Win6sp2x64
Processor AMD Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition
Motherboard MSI 790GX-G65
Memory Corsair Dominator 3x2GB 8-8-8-24 1600MHz
Video Card(s) Sapphire Radeon X1900XTX
Power Supply Thermaltake 750W
hi!
i tryed to update bios for my video card Sapphire Radeon X1900XTX from windows vista x64 with winflash tool. something was wrong - on the middle of the procces was some error and now i can't even load my comp with my card. (using board integrated for now). help me to fix this in any way please!

card is starting, but cooler, after start, not calming down and spinning on max speed like a mad and bios doesn't loading.


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did you try now that u are using the onboard, flashing it again?
 
i don't understand you? what dod you mean?
 
u try it to flash it, right?

well, try it again. boot from the onboard with the videocard installed and flash the bios again
 
and how to do that? if card is installed into pci-e slot then mboard forces to use it as chosen card. :( maybe u know some tricks hove to overcome this?
 
there it should be some bios option to choose to boot wether from the onboard or the main card.

hell, even in my old pc is.

if not, u will have either to get a pci videocard and do it from it.
 
and if i anyway in some way successfully load my comp with both cards inserted, but one card will be automaticaly disabled (pci-e), than how to flash it?
i must use some DOS flash tool. but i don't have FDD. and when i load my comp from win98 cd then it can't see my drives, where bios file can be found - the same is with usb fat drive :(
can i upload somewhere flash tool and bios, and then directly download it to ram-drive download through dos?
 
the same way u started ur problem, using winflash
 
is winflash feeling ok on x64 systems?
 
never used it but dont think there is anything wrong with it
 
strange - now i can't start winflash at all. other flash utils are won't start "incompability with system error"
what to do?
 
no idea i flashed my 4890 with a bad flash as i flashed a 64kb file and not the 128kb bios files, i was able to boot into windows using a really old PCI card i have for just the occasion if things go wrong. I removed the 4890, leaving the pci card in as i knew my board was set to 'primary display' pci ex. so i booted up with just the pci card in and changed the setting to use the pci card first (in the motherboard bios) turned off the system then booted again with the 4890 in the pci ex slot. so it booted into windows using the pci card then i loaded up win flash and flashed the correct bios file onto the 4890. and everything was fine and dandy. (i know that was long explanation but some people do need the 'long' step by step version)

As for winflash not working try uninstalling it rebooting and installing. and yes that was on x64 vista no problems
 
yes man! it worked! so i flashed bios and launched my card, but now i'm getting stable error:

Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)

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WTFFF?
 
so you used the steps i told you to do? you flashed the pci ex card yeah? and the error your getting is on the pci ex card? check power etc

Where do you see this error? EDIT..... sorry i guess in windows? where did you get the bios file you used? from this site?

If windows is closing it for some reason. i would reccomend in future you uninstall your gfx drivers then re-install after flashing. now this is a real long shot but you could try re-installing your drivers and see if the problems persists.
 
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i used those steeps and then read your post - i remember that my mboard bios have that switch ^_^

yes the error is with x1900xtx card and of course in win6 sp2 x64
the one, that was flashed.
but i hame some errors with it before flashing bios:
this error was frequently poping-up when i started some heavyweight games:
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i had some troubles - my card stopped to work after 1 or two mins of play and then this report, that on picture, so what leads me here (to this forum once upon a time i tryed to flash bios -> idea that this is the reason -> try to flash bios once more -> this topic =)))
 
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hmm then it sound like you need to clean out your drivers then maybe matey, or your card is overheating when underload so it crashes the game/driver and the driver stops responding or its overclocked too much.

now what i would do is check your temps under load and let me know them.

BUT what you could do is use something called driver sweaper pro (can be found on this site) clean out all the drivers you have and do a complete fresh install of the drivers. uninstall them all the frsh install may fix the problem.

if you had the problem before and after a bios flash then the bios is not your problem tbh is proberly never was. i used to get that error in Vista when i overclocked to much or the card overheated. you could also try using the CCC and manually upping the fan speed and see if that helps keep the temps down if is overheating.
 
theyre 75-85.
chrash can be even when temp is only 68*C

i think i haven't those problems before, but now i can't remember - i flashed year or more ago..
i was young, i was angry, i thinked that flash good working bios with brand new cool underground version is good idea..
and now i crying and cleaning card's radiator in hope that this is the reason of card's lock-ups :)
 
try the driver solution then matey, only thing i can think tbh
 
i don't have utils that controls gpu fan. ati CCC doesn't have those options to. maybe some alternative utils? do you know some?
 
Riva Tuner?
 
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outdated (incorrect\unusual) information.
for details please take a look HERE
 
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reflash it again
 
WoAnerges said:
bios is now just fine. there is an other trouble http://tpucdn.com/forums/images/smilies/banghead.gif
Click to expand...

Do you remember what were your Core/Mem/Shader clocks before you messed up the card the first time?

Could be that you have much higher clocks in the newly flashed BIOS. Use an editor and lower the 3D performance clocks a little. Shader clock should be as double as Core clock speed. Then re-flash the card with the modified BIOS.

Post your current frequencies so we can suggest what to lower.

Hope this helps.
 
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