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Guide to Radeon X800/X850 bios modding

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x800xl

hi i have a x800xl i bought used it did work sep post screen i falshed it with a x800pro bios it work couldnt find a x800xl bios for the 2.0 and r430 so i find one and flashed it but now i have no screen tryed to flash back to z800pro but no go flashing blind any help if you can thank you very much rich
 
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anyone please help

my card is worth less right now trying to flash blindly but it wont flash any help please thanks in advance
 

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i can try flashing it but i now get 0flo1 error no matter what i domaybe to disable the bios like it shows will work but im old and half blind lol. it also says its a m25p05/c flash if that helps
 
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i can try flashing it but i now get 0flo1 error no matter what i domaybe to disable the bios like it shows will work but im old and half blind lol. it also says its a m25p05/c flash if that helps

You have to flash it in DOS mode. I would recommend atiflash with the following command line:

atiflash -f -p -newbios 0 biosname.bin
 

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ok in dos like ive been doing used your atiflash -f -p -newbios 0 x800.bin got 0fl01 error im going nutts lol not far to go:banghead: btw ty for your replays any help is welcome
 
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If your card can boot (is working) just try to flash it on other MOBO. If you are trying to flash it (like adapter 0) booting from PCI card you will not succeed because you should flash adapter 1.
 

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ive tryed it on two defferent mo im not blind flashing anymore no pci card and still i get the error in flashrom it say cant find adopter 0 and it the only card and ty again for your help
 

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hi i would flash my Sapphire x800pro /gto (r420) . I´ve tried it but with no sucess. i´ve flashed it with atiflash but after reboot there were only 12 pipes just like before.
maybe someone could help me?
 

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hi i would flash my Sapphire x800pro /gto (r420) . I´ve tried it but with no sucess. i´ve flashed it with atiflash but after reboot there were only 12 pipes just like before.
maybe someone could help me?

Use that and you will obtain 16 pipes ;) . But read the flash instructions file first :) .
 

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which bios should i take? I´ve flashed it with an bios from the xt pe but without succes.
 
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which bios should i take? I´ve flashed it with an bios from the xt pe but without succes.

The successful flash will end with change of "config rom fuses value=0x1021" to "config rom fuses value=0x1020". Only then you can see the desired 16 pipes. It deppends on the command line ;) .
Using the utility you can start with X800PRO 16 pipe BIOS. If ATITool still shows 12 pipes then uninstall it and install it again. Also the driver if necessary. Start tests with 16 pipes using ATITool and find max. core/memory. Deppending on the result choose the final BIOS which you will flash again using the flash utility. If your card can reach 510/510MHz then use X800XT BIOS. If it is capable of 530/570MHz (which is absolutely possible and normal with sufficient cooling) then use X800XT PE BIOS.
 

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Ah i understand the ati tool says 12 pipes after flashing last time. And then i tought f***ing no success with the bios.And i flashed the old bios back to the card.Ok thanks man i try it later and says whether it has worked.

sorry my english isn´t so good i come from germany. the last sentence is from a translater :-D
 

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Works perfect with xt PE settings and 16 pipes.I had no problems during flash.

thx dolf
 

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btw Dolf im still trying havent gave up yet trying atiflash -p -atmel 0 x800.bin -f and ive tryed flashrom also flashrom -f -p 0 x800.bin -sst and also with atm still no joy i dont give up :p
 
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btw Dolf im still trying havent gave up yet trying atiflash -p -atmel 0 x800.bin -f and ive tryed flashrom also flashrom -f -p 0 x800.bin -sst and also with atm still no joy i dont give up :p

Probably you have a hardware problem thats why you can't flash it. You can try replacing of the EEPROM chip with a new one preliminary flashed with the correct BIOS.
 

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i cant see well nuff to do that i'll try it in another mo and see what happens i shall not give up is there everyone here that can replace the chip for me at a price ty for the relpy
 

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x800gto powercolor

Can this card be modded? If so what would i need to do?
 

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Can this card be modded? If so what would i need to do?

Yes that card can be moded to X800XT. Use the attached X800XT PCI-E BIOS to flash your card using atiflash in DOS mode. The attached BIOS is for VIVO card. If you have non VIVO card just open the BIOS with RaBit and uncheck the VIVO features. Then save the new BIOS and flash with the same command line.

Use the following command line:

atiflash -f -p -newbios 0 x800xt.bin

Reinstall the drivers after the flash and if necessary the ATITool.

Success
 

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Ok kewl..Umm fairly new to this. I know im asking alot but ive actually never done this b4,
is it hard? If you wouldnt mind could you maybe gimme a step-by-step process to make this happen? And BTW, modding this card to x800XT, would it perform better then it currently is?

Ty Dolf
 
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I need help with my ATI X800 from ATI Tech

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In English:
Excuse me please for my poor english :(
I am from Venezuela and I have an Ati X800 128Mb GDDR3, 390MHz core clock, 350MHz GDDR3 Samsung memory clock, see the image. I Want It apply mod to have better performance but I cant find information about. I know that can be transformed in to x800 xl (if the core is r430 like my card) or x800Pro.
Can help me anyone to do this? If you need my graphic card bios?

En Español:
Soy portador de una tarjeta de video ATI X800 (R430) 128Mb GDDR3, 390MHz core clock, 350MHz GDDR3 Samsung memory clock, Orininal de ATI Tech. y no de otra compañia como se puede ver en la imagen. Mi post es para saber si alguno de ustedes podria ayudarme a convertir mi tarjeta de video en una superior como una X800XL o Pro y activar los 16 pipelines. He buscado mucho en internet y solo encuentro las BIOS para la de 256Mb y la mia es de 128Mb. Espero su ayuda por favor.
Atte: MEGABYTEDESU
 

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I got the X850 Pro, AGP, 4B4B, Chip Type R481, with 12 pipe Line. I ran the
ati tool, core to 571 than it crash, the memory 588



CONFIG_DIE_FUSES 0xFFFFEFFF
CONFIG_SUBTRATE_FUSES 0xFFFFFF9F
CONFIG_ROM_FUSES 0x861
GB_PIPE_SELLECT 0x6E48


Need to know how to Flash my Card, I got window XP
when i Reboot to dos it is A:\ cammand filename not found. ALso am i suppost to drag the bin file the the ATIFlash. This is the coammand i put atiflash -f -p -newbios 0 x850xt_2.bin
 
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