YodaBob
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- Joined
- Dec 13, 2010
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- PNW, USA
System Name | Multi-homed Certification Rack |
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Processor | AMD PhenomII x3 720, Athlon 64 x2, Intel Atom N280 |
Motherboard | Asus & NFI ATX, Asus EeePC |
Cooling | Bunch of fans and big, honkin' heatsinks |
Memory | 14GB (DDR3/DDR) spread over three cases |
Video Card(s) | Remote Desktop via my little Asus netbook |
Storage | Lots (RAID0's, RAID5's, Basic Disks, SSD's, and spans) |
Display(s) | Got an old Sony 17" LCD around here somewhere... |
Case | (2) CoolerMaster Elite 360's (Upgrading to (2) 4u rack mounts) |
Audio Device(s) | Huh? |
Power Supply | Big 'uns |
Software | Microsoft Server and Desktop OS's |
Benchmark Scores | Most proud of a 450MB/s ATTO score for a RAID0 consisting of (3) Samsung SATA drives on an LSI 9211- |
I realize the hardware is ANCIENT, but I am (of necessity) a "bottom feeder".
I recently purchased a Sappire X800 GTO AGP (1024-CC66-00-SA) card, from a leading online shopping site, to serve as a backup for the few remaining AGP cards
installed in PC's I support for remembers of my extended family. Shame on me, but I did not fully test the card before posting favorable feedback.
Unfortunately, the card I received appears to have been rendered useless as the result of a failed BIOS flash attempt. Upon installation, I am greeted with
only a blank screen. I installed a PCI video card and attempted to view the current configuration (atiflash -i), but find that the there is an apparent
insurmountable configuration error. The Rialto (PCIe-AGP bridge) BIOS location on this card is completely empty. There is nothing to be saved, recovered, or
backed up using the "atiflash" application. Not having completed the BIOS flash myself, I DO NOT HAVE a backup copy of the original Rialto BIOS!
I've spent a HUGE amount of time scouring this forum (and the World-wide Web) for a solution, but to no avail. All that is left for me is a plea for help!
I believe I can "save" the card if only some gracious person, as fond of ancient iron as I, might possibly post a copy of the Rialto PCIe-AGP bridge BIOS
originally found on the card so that I might flash the card back into a usable state.
What I believe may help: ANY Rialto BIOS from AGP cards based on the ATI R423 or R430 GPU chip is worth a shot!
My plea: Members currently running (or having available) compatible hardware: Please post saves of BIOS files with the potential to provide a solution to my
unfortunate predicament.
Thanks!
YodaBob
I recently purchased a Sappire X800 GTO AGP (1024-CC66-00-SA) card, from a leading online shopping site, to serve as a backup for the few remaining AGP cards
installed in PC's I support for remembers of my extended family. Shame on me, but I did not fully test the card before posting favorable feedback.
Unfortunately, the card I received appears to have been rendered useless as the result of a failed BIOS flash attempt. Upon installation, I am greeted with
only a blank screen. I installed a PCI video card and attempted to view the current configuration (atiflash -i), but find that the there is an apparent
insurmountable configuration error. The Rialto (PCIe-AGP bridge) BIOS location on this card is completely empty. There is nothing to be saved, recovered, or
backed up using the "atiflash" application. Not having completed the BIOS flash myself, I DO NOT HAVE a backup copy of the original Rialto BIOS!
I've spent a HUGE amount of time scouring this forum (and the World-wide Web) for a solution, but to no avail. All that is left for me is a plea for help!
I believe I can "save" the card if only some gracious person, as fond of ancient iron as I, might possibly post a copy of the Rialto PCIe-AGP bridge BIOS
originally found on the card so that I might flash the card back into a usable state.
What I believe may help: ANY Rialto BIOS from AGP cards based on the ATI R423 or R430 GPU chip is worth a shot!
My plea: Members currently running (or having available) compatible hardware: Please post saves of BIOS files with the potential to provide a solution to my
unfortunate predicament.
Thanks!
YodaBob