Seeking BIOS for Powercolor HD4890 PCS+

[Randy Bobandy]

I'm looking for an HD4890 BIOS, version 011.022.001.005.032404 or later, specifically from a Powercolor HD4890 PCS+ card.

I recently bought two of 'em, but they both have BIOS 011.022.001.000.032215. Which would ordinarily be fine, except that I'm one of the unlucky few who's trying to pair them with a Dell 2408WFP LCD:

<http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/263520-33-4890-problem-plese-help>
<http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=260&threadid=112160>
<http://en.community.dell.com/forums/p/19257125/19499666.aspx>
<http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20090416184301534>

I used ATI Flash to replace one of my cards' BIOS with an updated Sapphire BIOS, but it bricked my card. So I had to install it into my second PCI-E slot and re-flash back to the original BIOS.

The VGA Bios Database doesn't have a BIOS for the PCS+ version of the Powercolor HD4890, and I'm still waiting to hear from Powercolor on this issue. The only solution I've found online is to flash with a newer BIOS.

Thanks!

 

[Randy Bobandy]

One of the support techs at Powercolor sent me a new BIOS today (version 011.022.006.000.000000).

I won't get a chance to try it out until tonight, but will report back once I do, in case anyone else cares about this issue.

 

[Randy Bobandy]

Yep, that did the trick!

 

[aquax]

can you please share the bios?

 

[largon]

What has the world come to...
Bios updates for graphics cards.

 

[Randy Bobandy]

Just submitted it to the VGA BIOS Database!

 

[aquax]

Just submitted it to the VGA BIOS Database!

Thanks but I can't find the bios in the TPU database, sometimes it takes ages to be there, please private it to me or upload it on the website

 

[Randy Bobandy]

Yeah, I wondered about the turnaround time on that, having never submitted to the database before.

Anyway, I just sent you a PM with a link to the BIOS file.

 

[glenboy]

yes its not there yet i just looked could you pm a link to the bios for me as well thanks

 

[Randy Bobandy]

PM sent!

 

[glenboy]

cheers dude got it ok

 

[Randy Bobandy]

np!

 

[glenboy]

cheers randy interestingly the voltage on the pcs in 3d is the normal 1.3125 so powercolor must have cherry picked better binned chips for the gpus, fan profiles is a bit more aggressive than standard card to cope with the higher gpu speed

 

[aquax]

yeah 1.3125v is somewhat low for 950MHz Core, as I know the vcore was 1.50v

 

[Randy Bobandy]

cheers randy interestingly the voltage on the pcs in 3d is the normal 1.3125 so powercolor must have cherry picked better binned chips for the gpus, fan profiles is a bit more aggressive than standard card to cope with the higher gpu speed

Yeah, that does seem to be the case. I got one "good one" (capable of 1.0GHz/1.2GHz no problem), and one that can't get much past 950MHz/1.1GHz. I haven't bothered to try to mod the voltage registers yet, but I might if I decide to upgrade the coolers. (I've been lusting after a Koolance Exos2 V2 for a while, but can't quite bring myself to bite the bullet!) I set the fans to a constant 50%, which seems to keep the cards cool enough without generating much noise.

 

[d0minat0r]

I need this bios or original bios from AX4890 1GBD5
Thanks

 

[Randy Bobandy]

Sent you a PM last night.

 

[d0minat0r]

Sent you a PM last night.

BIG thanks

 

[egarT]

Hi Randy, I would love if you could send me and PM with the link aswell.. Bought the PCS+ a week ago and the sound is something out of this world, Then i noticed that if you update the bios for it the sound lvl will decreace. Thanks In advance.

-egarT

 

[eva2000]

Make that another person interested in the bios i got an Amaze HD4890 it uses same pcb/controller and memory as Powercolor PCS so interested in this bios for powercolor pcs.

 

[eva2000]

Thanks Randy seems my Amaze bios version is same with newer date 6/18 vs 6/12. Download links for both bios 1st post here.

RBE screenshot capture links below

Powercolor PCS+

Amaze HD4890

 

[Randy Bobandy]

Hmm... Interesting. Maybe the one they sent me was a week or so pre-release? Dunno. Anyway, thanks for the link and pix!

 

[eva2000]

Or maybe date is just when AMD/ATI approves/passes on the bios to the vendor (Amaze) ?