NVDA 3080 CARD IS NOT WORKING AFTER FLASH

[chandra2ravi]

I flashed the 3080(MSI - NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3080 VENTUS 3X PLUS 10G OC) and after flashing the card is not working. I have the backup that is also not working. Is the VBIOS chip broken?

I flashed using the nvflash. MSI afterburner not showing the card. Where can i buy the MX25U8035FM1I CHIP?

Thanks in Advance!

 

[Udyr]

Was the GPU misbehaving or not working properly before you flashed it the first time?

 

[Caring1]

Update the Motherboard chipset drivers before doing anything else,

 

[chandra2ravi]

Was the GPU misbehaving or not working properly before you flashed it the first time?

It was working good and no issues before

 

[Udyr]

It was working good and no issues before

Then why did you decide it was a good idea to flash it?

 

[Totally]

It was working good and no issues before

Then why?

 

[chandra2ravi]

Then why?

I read some where new bios will improve performance. So updated

 

[Totally]

Yeah, in some cases but definitely not yours. You already had an OC model, that would have been the better BIOS.

Edit: oh it's a LHR card, i guess you were trying to make it a not LHR card.

 

[chandra2ravi]

What’s the fix for this?

 

[wolf]

When you say the backup is broken, it has a physical switch that you've flipped and it's still bricked?

 

[eidairaman1]

What’s the fix for this?

Rma, and stop flashing your cards,or get a spi flasher

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Rma, and stop flashing your cards,or get a spi flasher

I have a great, very expensive GPU, i don't really know what i am doing, and am going to flash a different bios to it, oh dear i have broken it, how do i fix it. LOL

It was working good and no issues before

Lesson learned here. If it's working fine, leave it alone.

 

[Shou Miko]

Usually if it was just to access to Resizable bar support most manufactures even Nvidia would create a easy to use tool for end users that usually just require run as administrator in Windows that's it.

But I agree with @eidairaman1 and @Tigger people should stop flashing when their cards are working fine and don't have any issues.

If you are looking for performances gains look in to OC with Afterburner instead it's safer then flashing.

 

[Deleted member 215115]

Where can i buy the MX25U8035FM1I CHIP?

MX25U8035FM1I Macronix | Integrated Circuits (ICs) | DigiKey

Order today, ships today. MX25U8035FM1I – FLASH - NOR Memory IC 8Mb (1M x 8) SPI - Quad I/O 108 MHz 8-SOP from Macronix. Pricing and Availability on millions of electronic components from Digi-Key Electronics.

www.digikey.com

Though I wouldn't recommend it. You can't even flash a BIOS, let alone solder and flash a chip.

 

[chandra2ravi]

MX25U8035FM1I Macronix | Integrated Circuits (ICs) | DigiKey

Order today, ships today. MX25U8035FM1I – FLASH - NOR Memory IC 8Mb (1M x 8) SPI - Quad I/O 108 MHz 8-SOP from Macronix. Pricing and Availability on millions of electronic components from Digi-Key Electronics.

www.digikey.com

Though I wouldn't recommend it. You can't even flash a BIOS, let alone solder and flash a chip.

Ordered. It will come with BIOS or do we need to flash a chip before? My friend is chip programmer he can flash the bios.

 

[Udyr]

I read some where new bios will improve performance. So updated

Stop "reading somewhere" without doing proper research and asking around trusted forums for advice.

Ordered. It will come with BIOS or do we need to flash a chip before? My friend is chip programmer he can flash the bios.

I guess your friend should have done the first flashing (or advice you against it).

 

[oldwalltree]

Yeah, in some cases but definitely not yours. You already had an OC model, that would have been the better BIOS.

Edit: oh it's a LHR card, i guess you were trying to make it a not LHR card.

This is definitely it. Want extra performance? just overclock it. Instead of flashing a non LHR BIOS from a different card on a LHR card. Probably did not want to be roasted because they want to mine crypto with it.

 

[chandra2ravi]

NO, this is NON LHR

 

[STSMiner]

Flashing the BIOS on a GPU is risky if your using the 'wrong file' for that card.

As for others commenting on here, sometimes the BIOS will get updated by the OEM / AIB's .... some do it via their own software, EVGA for example via the X1 app.

Time to RMA that card and get it fixed / replaced.

 

[Dr. Dro]

There's no need to buy a new BIOS chip, just use nvflash and reflash the original VBIOS for it by using the same force flash command you used to flash the incorrect VBIOS. If nvflash can't see the card anymore, well, you're SOL, flip the card for someone who knows how to fix it.

You have an LHR card, the ASIC used is different (GA102-202), you can't just flash the original non-LHR VBIOS on it, there are hardware level differences to reduce Ethereum hash performance, it's intentional to slow down cryptocurrency miners from hogging gaming GPUs. Something similar occurs with old GTX 780 cards, the newer manufacture models are silently designated Rev. 2 and use the updated GK110B processor from the 780 Ti in it, flashing the original GK110 780 BIOS on it will result in a brick. Was messing around with one this week.

BIOS updating isn't for rookies, if you're not sure of what you're doing, don't do it. That's the golden rule.

NO, this is NON LHR

The Ventus PLUS is LHR, 100%. Unless you have the older, original Ventus. If you're going to open your card, it's easy to tell. Non LHR is GA102-200, LHR is GA102-202. It's laser etched onto the chip.

 

[chandra2ravi]

MSI has own tool, dragon-center. But this is also not working. I'm sure the chip is broken. I ordered a new chip. I used the nvflash for reflashing, I did several times with all options, but no luck.
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[oldwalltree]

There's no need to buy a new BIOS chip, just use nvflash and reflash the original VBIOS for it by using the same force flash command you used to flash the incorrect VBIOS. If nvflash can't see the card anymore, well, you're SOL, flip the card for someone who knows how to fix it.

You have an LHR card, the ASIC used is different (GA102-202), you can't just flash the original non-LHR VBIOS on it, there are hardware level differences to reduce Ethereum hash performance, it's intentional to slow down cryptocurrency miners from hogging gaming GPUs. Something similar occurs with old GTX 780 cards, the newer manufacture models are silently designated Rev. 2 and use the updated GK110B processor from the 780 Ti in it, flashing the original GK110 780 BIOS on it will result in a brick. Was messing around with one this week.

BIOS updating isn't for rookies, if you're not sure of what you're doing, don't do it. That's the golden rule.



The Ventus PLUS is LHR, 100%. Unless you have the older, original Ventus. If you're going to open your card, it's easy to tell. Non LHR is GA102-200, LHR is GA102-202. It's laser etched onto the chip.

Agreed. Post pictures of the chip I'm eagerly waiting...

 

[STSMiner]

 

[The King]

MSI has own tool, dragon-center. But this is also not working. I'm sure the chip is broken. I ordered a new chip. I used the nvflash for reflashing, I did several times with all options, but no luck.
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Did you use GPU-Z to make a backup copy of your BIOS?
If so its possible the file size is wrong or its corrupted.

Find the exact BIOS for your card from TPU VGA BIOS database and flash that BIOS. Make sure its the same LHR if that is what your card is.

Good luck.

 

[qubit]

Ordered. It will come with BIOS or do we need to flash a chip before? My friend is chip programmer he can flash the bios.

Bad idea. I think you're going to physically wreck the card and be stuck with a brick that you can't RMA. Just RMA it now and don't flash the next card unless it's the official tool from NVIDIA / MFR for a specific issue.