Need help finding proper bios for Visiontek R9 290 4gb.

[RadFX]

I've tried a few and when windows loads it eventually freezes with the card installed. This is a dual fan card with a bios switch. Someone put an r9 290x bios on other side of switch and it won't flash back to an r9 290. So both bios's are not working properly. Windows freeze and backscreens. I tried the bioses listed on this site but they wont work either. http://kju135.egloos.com/m/1436206

Under the heatsink it as Elpida memory, nothing on the gpu chip and says LF R29FA on theboard.

 

[eidairaman1]

I've tried a few and when windows loads it eventually freezes with the card installed. This is a dual fan card with a bios switch. Someone put an r9 290x bios on other side of switch and it won't flash back to an r9 290. So both bios's are not working properly. Windows freeze and backscreens. I tried the bioses listed on this site but they wont work either. http://kju135.egloos.com/m/1436206

Under the heatsink it as Elpida memory, nothing on the gpu chip and says LF R29FA on theboard.

That might be the PCB design

Can you get pictures of the card, white stickers maybe?

LF R29FA at DuckDuckGo

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duckduckgo.com

 

[RadFX]

Apparently you can fix the black screen/freezing with a newer bios..maybe April 2014 or newer.

 

[eidairaman1]

Apparently you can fix the black screen/freezing with a newer bios..maybe April 2014 or newer.

VisionTek Radeon R9 290 Video Card - Circuit and Overclocking Guide

Today Steve Bassiri gives us a real close-up look at the VisionTek Radeon R9 290 video card in his Circuit and Overclocking Guide.

www.tweaktown.com

Apparently you can fix the black screen/freezing with a newer bios..maybe April 2014 or newer.

Im unsure if you can get a gpu-z screenshot, but this is a verified bios.

TechPowerUp

Extensive repository of graphics card BIOS image files. Our database covers submissions categorized by GPU vendor, type, and board partner variant.

www.techpowerup.com

The rest are unverified
Unverified

TechPowerUp

Extensive repository of graphics card BIOS image files. Our database covers submissions categorized by GPU vendor, type, and board partner variant.

www.techpowerup.com

Here a set of others by dev id and ssid.

TechPowerUp

Extensive repository of graphics card BIOS image files. Our database covers submissions categorized by GPU vendor, type, and board partner variant.

www.techpowerup.com

 

[RadFX]

Ok, I had this one installed - https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/165738/165738 and after I ddu'ed the drivers in safemode and re-installed the newest legacy driver it's working great!

Thanks very much for your help eidairman1!

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Now I just have to figure out which bios is which so I can short it and put the correct bios on it.

 

[eidairaman1]

Ok, I had this one installed - https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/165738/165738 and after I ddu'ed the drivers in safemode and re-installed the newest legacy driver it's working great!

Thanks very much for your help eidairman1!

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Now I just have to figure out which bios is which so I can short it and put the correct bios on it.

Follow reviews of that specific gpu and you should get info on bios switch.

 

[eidairaman1]

Ok, I had this one installed - https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/165738/165738 and after I ddu'ed the drivers in safemode and re-installed the newest legacy driver it's working great!

Thanks very much for your help eidairman1!

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Now I just have to figure out which bios is which so I can short it and put the correct bios on it.

Did you fix the problem?

 

[RadFX]

Yes, I downloaded atiflash_417 for Dos and it successfully flashed over the bad bios so I didn't have to short the bios chip.

 

[Imperator]

Great.
That means you have a fully functional video card now ?
Cheers

 

[RadFX]

The quiet bios seems to be perfect.. so perfect I put a Powercolor.R9290.4096.140814 bios on it (1040mhz&1350mhz) and its working better than ever! However someone is wrong with the other bios, it works but sometimes it backscreens', freezes or crashes the pc. Its had that problem since I got it a few months ago. I attached the bios it had on it when I got it. I'm not sure what card it's from.

 

[eidairaman1]

The quiet bios seems to be perfect.. so perfect I put a Powercolor.R9290.4096.140814 bios on it (1040mhz&1350mhz) and its working better than ever! However someone is wrong with the other bios, it works but sometimes it backscreens', freezes or crashes the pc. Its had that problem since I got it a few months ago. I attached the bios it had on it when I got it. I'm not sure what card it's from.

Id write over the bad bios

Probably a mining bios

 

[RadFX]

Id write over the bad bios

Probably a mining bios

Probably. I put the Visiontek 165738 bios on it but it's still not reliable. Maybe something wrong with that bios chip. At least the other works good.

 

[eidairaman1]

Probably. I put the Visiontek 165738 bios on it but it's still not reliable. Maybe something wrong with that bios chip. At least the other works good.

What about that bios which was working well?

 

[RadFX]

What about that bios which was working well?

Yeah, I tried a few. I flashed the most stable one on it.

 

[Imperator]

Yeah, I tried a few. I flashed the most stable one on it.

And?
It is working as it should?

 

[eidairaman1]

Yeah, I tried a few. I flashed the most stable one on it.

Which one dude?

 

[RadFX]

Flashed the https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/165738/165738 on it. No it's not working perfect.

 

[Imperator]

Yeah, I tried a few. I flashed the most stable one on it.

How do you know that the one you picked up was the right one? And above all how do you know that was the most stable one?

Flashed the https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/165738/165738 on it. No it's not working perfect.

So the most stable one from the one you found gives errors now ?
In what way it is not working perfect ? Elaborate please

 

[RadFX]

How do you know that the one you picked up was the right one? And above all how do you know that was the most stable one?

So the most stable one from the one you found gives errors now ?
In what way it is not working perfect ? Elaborate please

1. Is the bios with the switch closest to the display outputs.
2. Is the bios with the switch closest to the heat pipes.

#2 is working great with the Powercolor.R9290.4096.140814 bios at 1040mhz gpu and 1300mhz memory.
#1 has the Visiontek bios on it and it black screens and crashes the pc at times. Factory Visiontek bios should work perfect but I think there is something wrong with the #1 bios chip or some hardware that connects to it. It's not a new card after all. Who knows what the previous owners did to it.

 

[Imperator]

Well, after you informed us about your card, i suspect that the Visiontek BIOS is altered so that leads to those black screen and crashes.
Keep in mid that if a video card is broken at a hardware level , no BIOS will revive it.
If Powercolor BIOS is working, that is the proof that you have a working card with a wrong BIOS

 

[eidairaman1]

1. Is the bios with the switch closest to the display outputs.
2. Is the bios with the switch closest to the heat pipes.

#2 is working great with the Powercolor.R9290.4096.140814 bios at 1040mhz gpu and 1300mhz memory.
#1 has the Visiontek bios on it and it black screens and crashes the pc at times. Factory Visiontek bios should work perfect but I think there is something wrong with the #1 bios chip or some hardware that connects to it. It's not a new card after all. Who knows what the previous owners did to it.

Hey man contact visiontek and see if they can get you a verified bios for that specific card

 

[RadFX]

Well, after you informed us about your card, i suspect that the Visiontek BIOS is altered so that leads to those black screen and crashes.
Keep in mid that if a video card is broken at a hardware level , no BIOS will revive it.
If Powercolor BIOS is working, that is the proof that you have a working card with a wrong BIOS

Good call. I installed the same - https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/powercolor-pcs-r9-290.b2820 - bios on each bios chip and they both work fine now. I suspect someone changed the backplate and maybe cooler.

 

[Imperator]

So....we have a winner ?
Good news mate. We are happy for you.

 

[RadFX]

Yes, thanks for the help!

 

[eidairaman1]

Yes, thanks for the help!

Id still contact Visiontek and see what they say.