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Fake video card GForce GTX 1050ti...Downgrade bios to GTS 450...

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Thats Ok.

Here is the Ram Specs

5.0 Gibibits/sec= 1250MHz×4
They are 0.125 GibiBytes (1 Gibibit)

0.125×8= 1GibiByte of Ram.

This should be a Compatible bios, afterall the one on your card already is from GALAXY/GALAX/KFA


Use this tool to flash


If it doesn't work use this one.

 

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No luck flashing bios with "nvflash" gona try with "EEPROM Flash BIOS USB Programmer "
Tnx one more time.

Hey this will work, as for the software try this
USB programmer software.PNG


hit me up if you want my files for translation from han and the rom that worked for me last year.
p.s. setting on screen are right for these cards to flash even if from other vendor
 

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Open with administrator


Thats the best way to do it.

Also you need to open nvflash with administrator rights
This is error msg i get when i try nvflash:

C:\nvflash64_patched_5.541.0>nvflash64_patched_5.541.0.exe --protectoff
NVIDIA Firmware Update Utility patched by Vipeax
Copyright (C) 1993-2018, NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.


Adapter: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (10DE,1C82,10DE,0000) H:--:NRM S:00,B:0F,D:00,F:0
0


Falcon reset control is disallowed! (PLM=0x00000000x

A system restart might be required before running the utility.

ERROR: A timeout occurred waiting for the PMU. Please restart and try again.
 

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T
Restart machine
 

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Restart machine
I do soo and still nothing. Here is the second msg.:

C:\nvflash64_patched_5.541.0>nvflash64_patched_5.541.0 159240.rom
NVIDIA Firmware Update Utility patched by Vipeax
Copyright (C) 1993-2018, NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.


Checking for matches between display adapter(s) and image(s)...

Adapter: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (10DE,1C82,10DE,0000) H:--:NRM S:00,B:0F,D:00,F:0
0


Falcon reset control is disallowed! (PLM=0x00000000x

A system restart might be required before running the utility.

ERROR: A timeout occurred waiting for the PMU. Please restart and try again.


Adapter not accessible or supported EEPROM not found, skipping

NOTE: Exception caught.

Results:
Index | Match | Flash | Name
<00> GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (10DE,1C82,10DE,0000) S:00, B:0F
Nothing changed!



ERROR: Detecting GPU failed.
 

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I do soo and still nothing. Here is the second msg.:

C:\nvflash64_patched_5.541.0>nvflash64_patched_5.541.0 159240.rom
NVIDIA Firmware Update Utility patched by Vipeax
Copyright (C) 1993-2018, NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.


Checking for matches between display adapter(s) and image(s)...

Adapter: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (10DE,1C82,10DE,0000) H:--:NRM S:00,B:0F,D:00,F:0
0


Falcon reset control is disallowed! (PLM=0x00000000x

A system restart might be required before running the utility.

ERROR: A timeout occurred waiting for the PMU. Please restart and try again.


Adapter not accessible or supported EEPROM not found, skipping

NOTE: Exception caught.

Results:
Index | Match | Flash | Name
<00> GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (10DE,1C82,10DE,0000) S:00, B:0F
Nothing changed!



ERROR: Detecting GPU failed.



Please be aware that due to differences in the bios chips you will need a flashing tool for about 10 bucks to flash then,
any software tools won't work as it's a 550ti rev 2 or a gts450 depending on which fake series you got.
As the present bios is modified to tell the software its a 1050ti there is no way to use nvflash or other software based tools to correct that.
i used this and a clamp to connect it without soldering the chip.

if you decide to got that route pls send me a message and i will give you links to roms that should run on them.
p.s. *edit as answered already
p.p.s. The card you got there is a china only version of the 550ti rev.2 with 1 gb
pls use this rom for flashing as i got 2 of them working with that:
 
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Remove the gpu driver
 

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Just joined the forum so be gentle. Came across this thread doing a search for my fake 1050ti. I was given this (pictures to follow) by a mate who's brother died in a car accident. Apparently he had a bitcoin mining rig of some description and had 5 boxes of these cards. There were unopened and had a driver disk. They are definitely fake and I will try and locate it in the database. I'm new to the whole GPU card thing (although I'm very long in the tooth on micro's in general) and wondered if it could get this card working to put in my core i3 workhorse machine. First question is how do you tell if the card can use the PC mobo power supply or do they all require plugging in directly. It has a 6 pin power connector as per many of the picture in this thread.
 

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Dorset where else eh? >>> Thats ENGLAND<<<
If it has a Power connector on the Card .........then it needs to be connected to your PSU.
as for the correct Bios.
Run GPUz and take Screenshots
you will need to take it apart (remove cooler)
Take Clear Readable pictures of the GPU die / Memory chips and both Sides of the GPU Board.
also take pictures of all the white Stickers ( some may attached to cooler).
these will be needed to identify your card

Post your Pictures here
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PS welcome to the forums

@eidairaman1 may have some more specific requests
 

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I'll need to dig up another PSU. Just checked the PSU on the workhorse and it doesn't have any more 6 pin plugs. There is a 4 pin plugged into the mobo of the same type marked 'ATX 12v' have no idea what it does as I built this machine a few years back. CPU-Z reports it's a gigabyte B75M-D3H
 

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Dorset where else eh? >>> Thats ENGLAND<<<
CPU-Z reports it's a gigabyte B75M-D3H
GPUz is a utility you can get from this Site.

There is a 4 pin plugged into the mobo of the same type marked 'ATX 12v' have no idea what it does
That is the power supply socket for your CPU. its needed there to power your CPU
 

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Better not unplug it then :)
I have CPU-z but will download GPU-z.

My camera does not currently have a macro lens, but you should be able to zoom into these.




By the looks of it it's a GTS450 (v3?)
 

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On the relative performance chart what is the base line (0%)?
From the specs this should be significantly quicker than the integrated Intel HD graphics if I can get it working.
 

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On the relative performance chart what is the base line (0%)?
From the specs this should be significantly quicker than the integrated Intel HD graphics if I can get it working.

Which specific one?

Better not unplug it then :)
I have CPU-z but will download GPU-z.

My camera does not currently have a macro lens, but you should be able to zoom into these.




By the looks of it it's a GTS450 (v3?)

Please get a close up of 1 ram chip please
 

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In the specs link posted by dorsetknob theres a graph of performance, I was wondering what the base line (0%) was.
I'll have a go at the Ram chip but the markings are very faded and I don't have a macro lens.

Using a good microscope I got the marking off one of the RAM chips. It appears to be these

It's a T2C which looks like a 2.5 GHz. I couldn't find what the 142A on the bottom right was though.
 
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Thats ddr3 bro

Thats definitely a 1GibiByte Card

2 Gibibits= 0.250 GibiBytes x 4 chips= 1 GibiByte

The card he has is more likely this one.


Retail board

In the specs link posted by dorsetknob theres a graph of performance, I was wondering what the base line (0%) was.
I'll have a go at the Ram chip but the markings are very faded and I don't have a macro lens.

Using a good microscope I got the marking off one of the RAM chips. It appears to be these

It's a T2C which looks like a 2.5 GHz. I couldn't find what the 142A on the bottom right was though.

I need a GPU-Z screenshot please.

A pic of the heatsink would be nice too
 
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Thanks for the help so far. I've dug up a 450W PSU, and put an order in for a 4 pin molex (X2) to 6 in PCie converter as I don't think I've had one before. When I get it powered up I'll send screen dump from GPU-z
 

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You should be able to plug 1 6 pin into the gpu and boot.
 

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OK I'm powered up. No signal from either the dvi or the vga, GPU-z cannot see it either.
GeForce driver downloaded but it can't see the card. I'm reluctant to run the driver disk the card came with as it could be carrying a virus etc.

I can see others have used the flash utility, would that help here?
 

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OK I'm powered up. No signal from either the dvi or the vga, GPU-z cannot see it either.
GeForce driver downloaded but it can't see the card. I'm reluctant to run the driver disk the card came with as it could be carrying a virus etc.

I can see others have used the flash utility, would that help here?

Im in school. Give me time to find you some files to flash to the card
 
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