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post #21 of 427
6/28/05 at 8:57pm
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Originally Posted by shoman24v
What kind of problems were you having when flashing? did you just flash your orignal ones when the modified ones failed?

Did you try flashing back your orignal bios once you saved them? did that work?
Give it a try, nvflash will just give you a random crash code. After failing with nvflash I tried another flash program (dont remember the name now) and it started flashing the card but ultimately failed and I ended up w/a bad flash and a dead card.
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post #22 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:07pm
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Originally Posted by 5150 Joker
Give it a try, nvflash will just give you a random crash code. After failing with nvflash I tried another flash program (dont remember the name now) and it started flashing the card but ultimately failed and I ended up w/a bad flash and a dead card.
lol Ok question... if I was to flash using NVflash and it didnt work what would I do to save the card? If the flash doesn't work does it not flash? And if I do kill a card what Would I tell dell so I can get my replacement?
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post #23 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:09pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by banie01
Is it possible to modify the cards voltage using this method?
Yes.
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post #24 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:11pm
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Originally Posted by shoman24v
lol Ok question... if I was to flash using NVflash and it didnt work what would I do to save the card? If the flash doesn't work does it not flash? And if I do kill a card what Would I tell dell so I can get my replacement?
Don't worry it won't kill your card so go ahead and try*. nVFlash will just crash and/or lock with an error message before it does anything to your card.




















*Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for you killing your card.
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post #25 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:11pm
lol ok, I'm gonna wait till the sager guys get me thier bios
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post #26 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:12pm
have you guys tried e-mailing Nvidia? Because if they make the card, they must have a utility to flash it.. (shrugs) they might give it to you..
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post #27 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:18pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by 5150 Joker
I was able to as well - the problem is flashing it. I've had an unlocked bios for quite sometime now that was cracked by the nibitor author and is recognized by his program.
When you attempted, did you check for compatability (-c) and then check the image you wrote (-k)?

I'm curious as to whether or not it was a successful (accurate) read for you.

If it was, I wonder if using -r (remove write protect) first might make any difference. I really wish you knew what the error was you were given.
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post #28 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:19pm
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Originally Posted by yagiska
When you attempted, did you check for compatability (-c) and then check the image you wrote (-k)?

I'm curious as to whether or not it was a successful (accurate) read for you.

If it was, I wonder if using -r (remove write protect) first might make any difference. I really wish you knew what the error was you were given.
Do you think this would work for the iXPS 2?
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post #29 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:19pm
don't worry Yag.. (laugh) Shom will tell you pretty soon what the error is
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post #30 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:20pm
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Originally Posted by yagiska
When you attempted, did you check for compatability (-c) and then check the image you wrote (-k)?

I'm curious as to whether or not it was a successful (accurate) read for you.

If it was, I wonder if using -r (remove write protect) first might make any difference. I really wish you knew what the error was you were given.
I checked for compatiblity but never used the -k switch. I did however try the -r remove write protect switch and it made no difference. As I said though, that shouldn't deter others from experimenting as long as they know that if they use another program aside from nvflash they risk a dead card (like me back then).
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post #31 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:31pm
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Originally Posted by JinXed
don't worry Yag.. (laugh) Shom will tell you pretty soon what the error is
YUP if those sager guys hurry up!!!!
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post #32 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:40pm
the thing is that.. if the image was faulty.. then disabling write protect wouldn't make a difference
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post #33 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:42pm
I doubt they will.. why don't you try extracting your old bios, and then flashing it to see if the program works? I'd do it myself, but I left my laptop home, and I won't have access to it till tomorrow
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post #34 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:44pm
Thread Starter 
Do me a favor. I need to know a few things.

~ When you checked for compatability, did it pass?
~ When you compared, did your image match your eeprom?
~ Did you try flashing it with that same image?

I'd like to rule out any possibility of outside interference and verify that the problem does indeed lie with nvflash.

Also, what are the default (not stock) cpu and memory speeds? By this I mean the speeds that you get when you click default in the OC panel. I might be able to hex edit that rom you sent me in case we ever get the flashing part worked out.
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post #35 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:44pm
Here's the modded rom file the nibitor author sent me: 6800 Go Ultra Rom It's an underclocked version just for testing.

The original image that I got from my 6800 Go Ultra: Original 6800 Go Ultra rom
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post #36 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:57pm
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Originally Posted by 5150 Joker
Here's the modded rom file the nibitor author sent me: 6800 Go Ultra Rom It's an underclocked version just for testing.

The original image that I got from my 6800 Go Ultra: Original 6800 Go Ultra rom

Did you use NvFlash to extract the bios or the NERD program?
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post #37 of 427
6/28/05 at 9:58pm
I was able to flash my orignal bios.

BRING THOSE BIOS ON SAGER LOL



As you can tell I am still on line since I did this post lol
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post #38 of 427
6/28/05 at 10:05pm
Nice confirmation! Nowthat we have that behind us we need to see if we can get the sager bios to work!
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post #39 of 427
6/28/05 at 10:06pm
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Originally Posted by cornholio
Nice confirmation! Nowthat we have that behind us we need to see if we can get the sager bios to work!
Werd....
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post #40 of 427
6/28/05 at 10:08pm
Now the question is ... how fast can these cards really go ?
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