Problem flashing Bios - Msi R9 280

[assassinale]

hello guys, mi vga (Msi R9 280) is bricked!
windows detect it but it give error 43, so i tried to flash its bios using atiflash, i booted up from a dos ootable pendrive and a tried some commands, as you can see in the screenshot:

but it gave me this error! can you please help me?
i have an asus m5a78l-m lx3 as MOBO
and a fx 6300 CPU.
thanks!

 

[Folterknecht]

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/amd-ati-flashing-guide.212849/

You might get more responses (help) there.

 

[Solaris17]

Can you try flashing with a different bios?

Does this card have a bios switch?

 

[assassinale]

Can you try flashing with a different bios?

Does this card have a bios switch?

yes, the card have a bios switch, i tried to cahnge it, but i'm not able to flash a bios in none of the two cases.
and on this list https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/ i have found only one bios file or my vga (this : https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/?architecture=AMD&manufacturer=MSI&model=R9+280&interface=PCI-E&memType=GDDR5&memSize=3072)

 

[Solaris17]

yes, the card have a bios switch, i tried to cahnge it, but i'm not able to flash a bios in none of the two cases.
and on this list https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/ i have found only one bios file or my vga (this : https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/?architecture=AMD&manufacturer=MSI&model=R9+280&interface=PCI-E&memType=GDDR5&memSize=3072)

Does the card work correctly when the bios switch is flipped?

 

[assassinale]

Does the card work correctly when the bios switch is flipped?

no, it does not work in any of the two ways

 

[Solaris17]

no, it does not work in any of the two ways

Did you attempt to modify the second bios in anyway? It looks like you tried to flash to both chips.

What version of ATIflash are you using. Flash your backup

 

[assassinale]

Did you attempt to modify the second bios in anyway? It looks like you tried to flash to both chips.

What version of ATIflash are you using. Flash your backup

i'm using atiflash 4.17 (for dos) and i have no backup, because my vga stopped working before it could make one

 

[Solaris17]

i'm using atiflash 4.17 (for dos) and i have no backup, because my vga stopped working before it could make one

This makes a bit more sense. In the screen it looks like it is detecting your flash as 64k this is incorrect. Can you please take another shot of you attempting to flash to the OTHER bios (after flipping the switch and rebooting). It looks like it may have "Quit Working" because your EEPROM is corrupted or the chip is damaged. ATI eeproms are not 64k

 

[assassinale]

This makes a bit more sense. In the screen it looks like it is detecting your flash as 64k this is incorrect. Can you please take another shot of you attempting to flash to the OTHER bios (after flipping the switch and rebooting). It looks like it may have "Quit Working" because your EEPROM is corrupted or the chip is damaged. ATI eeproms are not 64k

ok, i'll try to switch the bios and make another screen

 

[Solaris17]

ok, i'll try to switch the bios and make another screen

Make sure your syntax is correct as well. it is

atiflash -f -p 0 xxx.rom

 

[assassinale]

This makes a bit more sense. In the screen it looks like it is detecting your flash as 64k this is incorrect. Can you please take another shot of you attempting to flash to the OTHER bios (after flipping the switch and rebooting). It looks like it may have "Quit Working" because your EEPROM is corrupted or the chip is damaged. ATI eeproms are not 64k

ok, i'll try to switch the bios and make another screen

Make sure your syntax is correct as well. it is

atiflash -f -p 0 xxx.rom

ok, so i tried to switch the bios but it gave me the same result
(i attach the screen but it looks the same as the old one)

 

[Solaris17]

Can you reseat the GPU for me? Try a different slot? Check the slots for damage or dust etc. Make sure contacts are clean. If you do any kind of mining or building in a small case and are using a riser card please remove it.

 

[assassinale]

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Can you reseat the GPU for me? Try a different slot? Check the slots for damage or dust etc. Make sure contacts are clean. If you do any kind of mining or building in a small case and are using a riser card please remove it.

i did this, i removed the vga, cleaned it, cleaned the socket and reputted in, but nothing change.
unfortunatly i have not 2 pci-e slots but i have a nvidia vga and it works perfectly on the socket

 

[Solaris17]

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i did this, i removed the vga, cleaned it, cleaned the socket and reputted in, but nothing change.
unfortunatly i have not 2 pci-e slots but i have a nvidia vga and it works perfectly on the socket

What is the exact model of your card?

 

[assassinale]

What is the exact model of your card?

my card is a MSI R9 280 Gaming with 3Gb of VRam, but I was seeing that the program says that my id is "679A" and searching online i found Vga different from mine, with id 679a.

 

[Caring1]

my card is a MSI R9 280 Gaming with 3Gb of VRam, but I was seeing that the program says that my id is "679A" and searching online i found Vga different from mine, with id 679a.

gpu device id matches.
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/164942/sapphire-r9280-3072-140508-2
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/158292/msi-r9280-3072-140223

 

[assassinale]

gpu device id matches.
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/164942/sapphire-r9280-3072-140508-2
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/158292/msi-r9280-3072-140223

oh, you are right, anyway i was already using the msi's bios while trying to flash

 

[Solaris17]

Can you get a picture of the back of the card that is clear?

 

[assassinale]

Can you get a picture of the back of the card that is clear?

here they are

 

[Solaris17]

Second picture top left chip (8 pin) next to coil inductor stamped 2R2 what does that 8pin chip say?

 

[assassinale]

Second picture top left chip (8 pin) next to coil inductor stamped 2R2 what does that 8pin chip say?

i made a photo, clear as i can.
i think that on the small chip is written "N8" and under "dM"

i made another one and i uploaded it there http://i.cubeupload.com/Ou83gH.jpg

 

[Solaris17]

You will need to read me what that chip says, it will be faint. Try angling it in the light so the letters show up better. A camera wont catch it unless you have a micro lens. Also did this issue happen After you removed the cooler?

 

[assassinale]

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You will need to read me what that chip says, it will be faint. Try angling it in the light so the letters show up better. A camera wont catch it unless you have a micro lens. Also did this issue happen After you removed the cooler?

i really cannot read what is written into it, it is small and faded.. i removed the cooler because i was having a problem with a chip i don't remember its name it was something like "magic--" or something like this, now this problem is gone but i have no output so i was trying to reflash the bios..

 

[Solaris17]

Unfortunately software can no longer help you with this issue. We need to know what is written on that chip so we can be certain it is one of the BIOS eeproms (what stores the BIOS) If you cannot read it we cannot be sure. We need to know so we can lookup the data sheet. It may be possible to fix but you would probably need to lift one of the pins and ground it out so that we can get write access.

At this point the card would need to be modified on a hardware level to potentially give us the ability to flash it. Your only other option is to send the card to someone that can flash it manually.