Unlocked Nvidia-Dell Video BIOS! Overclock ... ... Does anyone know if this BIOS will work on the recently shipped Dell 9400/E1705 laptops? I understand the oth ...

tikan · 03-13-2007, 06:35 PM

Does anyone know if this BIOS will work on the recently shipped Dell 9400/E1705 laptops? I understand the other bios from stormlifter no longer works on these machines.
Anyone Get a laptop in the last 2 weeks that had this work for them?

Xrei · 03-13-2007, 06:50 PM

Bache...

As long as the bios has that one (1) in it you'll do fine, i flashed mine with the wrong one at first due to a typo on Juan's page, but was able to do a blind flash and recover using the bios i believe you have in your thread.

Xrei · 03-13-2007, 07:12 PM

downloaded the atitool 2.7 when its running my whole screen starts to shutter, which driver is the best to use for the 7900gs unlocked with Jual Lu's bios? and where can i find the driver?

Sandy Davis · 03-14-2007, 06:12 AM

Tikan, yes this bios will work with the new cards. You must use the 791unv.rom.

tikan · 03-14-2007, 11:16 AM

Thank you very much Sandy. I actually tried it very late last night and it unlocked my Memory and Core. I will play with it now and see what happens. Also, I have been looking for a guide to taking the machine apart. I would like to apply AS5 to the GPU. Anyone know of a good one? I don't mind just ripping it apart, but I don't want to do any extra work if not needed.
I have overclocked a lot in the past but I am curious, what is the rough clock speed most people tend to get without upping the voltage?

Doughy · 03-14-2007, 08:16 PM

tikan you can get all assembly / disassembly guides from dell support site

bache · 03-15-2007, 02:44 PM

i also would like to know a below safe setting for the 7900gs on xps 1710.

im not after high numbers, but better than original.

also, some guide on attiool, so i dont do something wrong.

melshaw · 03-15-2007, 03:20 PM

I flashed mine to 1.24 volts at 600/800 Everthing runs great. 3dmark05 scores 9300. Max temps hit 86 using i8kfangui. Ati tool is great. I use it to create a profile for gaming. You can use it to auto find your max mem and core speeds. when it starts to artifact just back it off some and save the settings as a profile. I could push mine alot higher but there is really no need. some people hav pushed theirs to break the 10000 mark on 3dmark05

bache · 03-15-2007, 03:42 PM

are you on vista?

by specs, only difference is that i have 100G 7200 drive. and 355 card.

im thinking of the 1V flash,

only play games online with friends, like CS and unreal tournament. offline is for console if i have time.

will overclocking make normal apps faster (photoshop, video editing etc)

melshaw · 03-15-2007, 03:52 PM

600/800 was not stable for me at 1v. it won't make photoshop or anything like that faster cause your only changing the 3d clocks. And I am on xp

bache · 03-15-2007, 04:18 PM

ok, thanks. Guess im waiting to flash a little more.

The only games i had on the 8600 with 128MB radeon was CS and unreal.

CS seems fast now at high res. and grapics.

Ill maybe get 1 hour of gameplay after work, before the "other" one complains.

So bricking the new notebook doesnt tempt me

Sandy Davis · 03-15-2007, 05:38 PM

Tiken and bache, the highest I can overclock my 7900gs is 580/580. Anything higher on the memory clocks starts to artifact.

usuario2 · 03-18-2007, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justageek95

The GTX bios will not unlock the extra pipelines on the GS. At 1900x1200 the extra 256MB will make a difference.

So... what's the better?

GTX Bios or GS Bios unlocked?!?

VettePilot · 03-19-2007, 01:57 AM

Hey Guys,

I have been searching through this thread trying to determine if I should attempt to flash my 7900GTX to improve the performance.

I have a couple of questions:

1) Is it possible to flash my 7900GTX to a 7950GTX? If so please point me in the right direction

2) Since I have a 3 year warranty should I even mess with it?

3) Is the performance boost in real world gaming worth the trouble?

Thanks

Pirx · 03-19-2007, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juanlu206

See here...

How about an unlocked BIOS for the 3500M?

03-14-2007, 08:16 PM	#636
Doughy Proud Father :) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cambridgeshire, England Posts: 12,221 Reviews: 1 Benchmarks: 2 Credits: 91,798	tikan you can get all assembly / disassembly guides from dell support site __________________ XPS 630 Q9300 Quad Core, 4 Gig Ram, 1 TB 7200RPM RAID, 1GB ATI 3870x2 Video Card, Bluetooth, Wireless, 24" Widescreen Monitor, Logitech G15 & G7. Dell Studio 15 1555, 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo, 4 gig Ram, 500 Gig Hard Drive, 512mb Radeon 4570,, 15.6" WLED Screen. (Got bricked by Bios Update A09)

03-15-2007, 03:20 PM	#638
melshaw Yup That's Me Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,169 Credits: 632	I flashed mine to 1.24 volts at 600/800 Everthing runs great. 3dmark05 scores 9300. Max temps hit 86 using i8kfangui. Ati tool is great. I use it to create a profile for gaming. You can use it to auto find your max mem and core speeds. when it starts to artifact just back it off some and save the settings as a profile. I could push mine alot higher but there is really no need. some people hav pushed theirs to break the 10000 mark on 3dmark05 __________________ Dell XPS M1710 l Core 2 Duo T7200 l 3Gb Corsair 667 l 80Gb 7200 RPM SATA l Nvidia 7900 GS l Sharp WUXGA l Sony DVDRW l Intel Pro Wireless 3945 l Internal Bluetooth 355 l

03-15-2007, 03:52 PM	#640
melshaw Yup That's Me Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,169 Credits: 632	600/800 was not stable for me at 1v. it won't make photoshop or anything like that faster cause your only changing the 3d clocks. And I am on xp __________________ Dell XPS M1710 l Core 2 Duo T7200 l 3Gb Corsair 667 l 80Gb 7200 RPM SATA l Nvidia 7900 GS l Sharp WUXGA l Sony DVDRW l Intel Pro Wireless 3945 l Internal Bluetooth 355 l

03-19-2007, 01:57 AM	#644
VettePilot Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1 Credits: -350	Hey Guys, I have been searching through this thread trying to determine if I should attempt to flash my 7900GTX to improve the performance. I have a couple of questions: 1) Is it possible to flash my 7900GTX to a 7950GTX? If so please point me in the right direction 2) Since I have a 3 year warranty should I even mess with it? 3) Is the performance boost in real world gaming worth the trouble? Thanks __________________ Vette Pilot DELL M1710, 7900GTX, Vista Ultimate.

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03-13-2007, 06:35 PM	#631
tikan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 43 Credits: -179	Does anyone know if this BIOS will work on the recently shipped Dell 9400/E1705 laptops? I understand the other bios from stormlifter no longer works on these machines. Anyone Get a laptop in the last 2 weeks that had this work for them?

03-13-2007, 06:50 PM	#632
Xrei Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Credits: -339	Bache... As long as the bios has that one (1) in it you'll do fine, i flashed mine with the wrong one at first due to a typo on Juan's page, but was able to do a blind flash and recover using the bios i believe you have in your thread.

03-13-2007, 07:12 PM	#633
Xrei Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4 Credits: -339	downloaded the atitool 2.7 when its running my whole screen starts to shutter, which driver is the best to use for the 7900gs unlocked with Jual Lu's bios? and where can i find the driver?

03-14-2007, 06:12 AM	#634
Sandy Davis Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21 Credits: -334	Tikan, yes this bios will work with the new cards. You must use the 791unv.rom.

03-14-2007, 11:16 AM	#635
tikan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 43 Credits: -179	Thank you very much Sandy. I actually tried it very late last night and it unlocked my Memory and Core. I will play with it now and see what happens. Also, I have been looking for a guide to taking the machine apart. I would like to apply AS5 to the GPU. Anyone know of a good one? I don't mind just ripping it apart, but I don't want to do any extra work if not needed. I have overclocked a lot in the past but I am curious, what is the rough clock speed most people tend to get without upping the voltage?

03-15-2007, 02:44 PM	#637
bache Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 525 Credits: 195	i also would like to know a below safe setting for the 7900gs on xps 1710. im not after high numbers, but better than original. also, some guide on attiool, so i dont do something wrong.

03-15-2007, 03:42 PM	#639
bache Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 525 Credits: 195	are you on vista? by specs, only difference is that i have 100G 7200 drive. and 355 card. im thinking of the 1V flash, only play games online with friends, like CS and unreal tournament. offline is for console if i have time. will overclocking make normal apps faster (photoshop, video editing etc)

03-15-2007, 04:18 PM	#641
bache Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 525 Credits: 195	ok, thanks. Guess im waiting to flash a little more. The only games i had on the 8600 with 128MB radeon was CS and unreal. CS seems fast now at high res. and grapics. Ill maybe get 1 hour of gameplay after work, before the "other" one complains. So bricking the new notebook doesnt tempt me

03-15-2007, 05:38 PM	#642
Sandy Davis Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 21 Credits: -334	Tiken and bache, the highest I can overclock my 7900gs is 580/580. Anything higher on the memory clocks starts to artifact.

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