2900 bios clock tool

[regan1985]

wonder if you could use somthing like this on the 2600,course it would be a different bios but the program layout should be similar

 

[mandelore]

wonder if you could use somthing like this on the 2600,course it would be a different bios but the program layout should be similar

possible, if it detects the core and memory speeds correctly, you should not have a problem editing them, just always make backups and either keep a pci card handy or know what exactly to type in dos when flashing incase u gotta blind flash

 

[regan1985]

i dont have a spare pci ex card otherwise id give it a go!! ill see if i can get some1 2 test for me

 

[EastCoasthandle]

check first post, I added instructions

got it thanks. I take it there is a space between the -p and the 0 (zero)

atiflash -p 0 -newbios 2900xt.bin -f

 

[mandelore]

got it thanks. I take it there is a space between the -p and the 0 (zero)

atiflash -p 0 -newbios 2900xt.bin -f

that is correct

 

[regan1985]

i loaded the program and it didnt pick up my clocks so i guess it doesnt work on the 2600

 

[Nezacant]

I'm going to try this out. I'm running two watercooled 2900xt 1gb cards and have been looking for a easy way over overclocking them and running them in crossfire. I'll post my results here.

 

[Wile E]

I was kinda refering to large voltage increases with stock cooling...

but if a card can handle 900 on stock, then theres no reason not to flash it
actually, I suppose stock cooling, "may" handle the 1.2v bios, just depends on what it currently runs at and how well u feel about a hot card

@ Themailman: for the original thread on tpu about finding the modded bios's, look here:

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=44611

Just an fyi, the 512MB stocks at 1.2v, so the stock cooler is able to handle it. I was just testing mine in ATI Tool with the furry cube at 1.3V. Topped out at about 80C. That's with the fan at 100% tho. Wish I could alter the fan profiles via bios. I'd crank her to 1.3 in BIOS, and see where I could go.

I need to buy that damn waterblock already. lol

 

[nflesher87]

I'm going to try this out. I'm running two watercooled 2900xt 1gb cards and have been looking for a easy way over overclocking them and running them in crossfire. I'll post my results here.

please do
I'm looking forward to trying this out once I get my crossfire running

 

[Nezacant]

Mandelore, do you know if the bios editor program works in Vista x64? (I'm at work so I can't play around with it right now.) I saw you were running vista ultimate but wasnt sure if it was 32 or 64.

 

[Nezacant]

i loaded the program and it didnt pick up my clocks so i guess it doesnt work on the 2600

You did make a copy of your bios right? The program doesn't "pick up clocks" it reads them from the bios file you copy.

 

[AphexDreamer]

Just to let everyone know, I'm Playing all my games with My pro at 850core @1.35 Volts with Fan at max all the time. I would try and Run 3dMark but around the Proccesor test I get a BSOD. Anyways, I'll try and See how far I can take it, I'v gone as far as 870 but it got preaty hot at 92C(Wish It were water cooled). Any tips anyone would like to give me?

 

[Mediocre]

Mandelore....

Any chance of getting a copy of a 1GB BIOS at 1.35V? (stock XT clocks maybe?)

I'm tempted to delve into this, as my pro maxxes out at around 812 with 'stock' voltage. The HR-06 should keep me save up to 1.4 I'd guess...


Pretty Please

 

[cpo_sharky]

The HR-06 should keep me save up to 1.4 I'd guess...

Couldn't get my HR-06 to cool for *hit. Actually increased my temps. Might try the wrap around method in the future. Btw, with a fan installed, it will take all your slot space except for maybe the bottom slot.

 

[Mediocre]

yeah yeah, already have one, have had it a few months. Much better than stock cooling, but I had to sacrifice my PCI x-fi card. Will probably grab a PCI-E one soon.

I love mine. Not sure how it could be any worst than the stock cooler. The recessed core is a little tricky, and tightening it down is a little acqward, but once it's tight, dropped my idle and load temps 15-20C...


Anyway, mand seems to be afk

Maybe he'll see this and hook us up...the clock utility is nearly useless (to me) unless I can raise my Vcore

 

[mandelore]

here is the 1gb2900xt bios @ 1.35 volts in 3d mode

http://www.mediafire.com/?cnxglj9w1nn

its at stock xt clocks, im still looking for a way to get 1.4volts or greating in the bios, I know its possible, coz I scanned the quantumn force bioses that did 1k+ core and they had 3d voltages of 1.47+, tho
I didnt understand how they managed it...

enjoy

 

[Mediocre]

here is the 1gb2900xt bios @ 1.35 volts in 3d mode

http://www.mediafire.com/?cnxglj9w1nn

its at stock xt clocks, im still looking for a way to get 1.4volts or greating in the bios, I know its possible, coz I scanned the quantumn force bioses that did 1k+ core and they had 3d voltages of 1.47+, tho
I didnt understand how they managed it...

enjoy

Going to do it now, thanks! I'll post some results, hoping for ~50mhz on core (to 850) and a temp 80ish

 

[mandelore]

Going to do it now, thanks! I'll post some results, hoping for ~50mhz on core (to 850) and a temp 80ish

id imagine more than 850...

 

[Nezacant]

This may sound stupid and funny to most, but I've been tying to create a bootable flash drive for about 3 hours now with no success.

 

[mandelore]

This may sound stupid and funny to most, but I've been tying to create a bootable flash drive for about 3 hours now with no success.

compact flash?

thats what im using, i used my 4gb readyboost cf card... it was a days work to figure it out.

I had to change the drive letter to A: via the control panal admin tools/hard disk thingy

then I found out that if i simply used my motherboard driver cd, it had a bootable "freedos" boot repair disk on.

so, i put all my stuff, bioses etc on my removable cf card, now drive A:, restart pc, boot via cd, in dos prompt, since the cf is drive a:, it actually comes up as drive c: in dos,

so just then go to c:, and access the tools.

Oh, i did format my cf disk with fat via format option. you probs dont need one of these steps but its what i did and now it works

 

[Nezacant]

compact flash?

thats what im using, i used my 4gb readyboost cf card... it was a days work to figure it out.

I had to change the drive letter to A: via the control panal admin tools/hard disk thingy

then I found out that if i simply used my motherboard driver cd, it had a bootable "freedos" boot repair disk on.

so, i put all my stuff, bioses etc on my removable cf card, now drive A:, restart pc, boot via cd, in dos prompt, since the cf is drive a:, it actually comes up as drive c: in dos,

so just then go to c:, and access the tools.

Oh, i did format my cf disk with fat via format option. you probs dont need one of these steps but its what i did and now it works

I was able to make the flash drive bootable using that HP Program you listed. I have a friend thats into computer forensics and he used some program he had to strip the files off the boot sector of a windows disk. He then sent me the files (which windows blocked because it thought they were dangerous... gg Microsoft... so we had to rename them and when I extracted them, rename them back) and those files are just what the HP program needed to creat the boot sector on the flash drive.

Yeah... you wouldn't think making a damn boot disk would require so much... maybe now I can actually flash my 2900.

Oh which brings me to another question. I tried to back up my bios file but that program wont work with windows vista x64... Something to do with digitally signed drivers... gg microsoft... gg....

Any ideas?

 

[mandelore]

I was able to make the flash drive bootable using that HP Program you listed. I have a friend thats into computer forensics and he used some program he had to strip the files off the boot sector of a windows disk. He then sent me the files (which windows blocked because it thought they were dangerous... gg Microsoft... so we had to rename them and when I extracted them, rename them back) and those files are just what the HP program needed to creat the boot sector on the flash drive.

Yeah... you wouldn't think making a damn boot disk would require so much... maybe now I can actually flash my 2900.

Oh which brings me to another question. I tried to back up my bios file but that program wont work with windows vista x64... Something to do with digitally signed drivers... gg microsoft... gg....

Any ideas?

think u may need to reboot, press f8 and disable driver signing i think... i dont have vista 64 so not 100% certain, but i believe that is what peeps used to get atitool to work

 

[mandelore]

omg, this is amazing, I asked Shamino if he could incorporate voltage adjustment into his tool, and within a day he DID!!!!



Shamino:



here it is http://resources.vr-zone.com/Shamino/QuantumForce2900Editor.exe

I am asking if you can simply type in 1.4 etc and that is the value that will be set.

fingers crossed

 

[Nezacant]

w00t! That guy is awsome.

F8 didn't work. I disabled digital driver signing and I no longer got that error... but the program couldn't detect my ati adapter.

 

[Nezacant]

First benchmark in. I tried one lone card (no crossfire)

Card at Default specs: 3dmark score of 8246
Card Overclocked GPU @ 900 3d ram @ 1200: 3d mark score of 8231

yeah.... I don't know either, but it didn't work. I'm gunna go back and try and figure out what happened.

Edit: Voltage was at 1.35