X800 Pro VIVO to XT PE Bios Mod

[zOaib]

Other than teh yellow connector, i see no way of identifying a card as vivo. what is vivo anyways? its the x850 pro, and i plan to take it to XT PE after i get it.

http://images.andale.com/f2/107/114/13148546/1129547838808_1131137413622_DSCF0013.jpg

MAKE SURE there is a rage theater chip on the back of the vivo card , some vivos didnt have that apparently those cards will have problems runnign at xt pe speeds and 16 pipes unlocked cause the bios for all the xt pe includes the rage theater chip function so if u dont have one then u will have problems ............... i have an asus pro vivo which had the theater chip i didnt know this first , flashed the xt pe bios for a friend of mine who had a ati pro vivio , but things didnt go well on his card , so i compared and saw it didnt not have the rage theater chip on the back ........... anyone else can confirm this i am just making sense out of what i experienced , =)

 

[zOaib]

Hi guys, i have a connect 3D x800 pro Vivo which i have currently flashed to the 16 pipe Bios. All works fine, all pipes unlocked and have had it like that for a few months now. I have tested the card to see if it can run at XT PE speeds and it runs fine without any artifacts. Would it be worth my while to flash it to a XT PE or just keep the bios that i got now and overclock to the XT PE speeds? Im not sure if it would make any difference speed wise? Any advice would be great, thankz.

i checked my asus pro vivo by doing only the 16p bios first , and did what u are doing test n see if it will run smooth on xt pe speeds , which it did then i went ahead flashed the xt pe bios , the card runs great , even did the overdrive feature on the catalyst and am runnign very stable at 526/560 .......... temps on stock were 41-43 idle 67-73 max load .............. so i fitted a ATI silencer 4 rev 2 cooler on it which keeps it at 34-36 idle and 55-59 max load !

 

[bobyjo]

i checked my asus pro vivo by doing only the 16p bios first , and did what u are doing test n see if it will run smooth on xt pe speeds , which it did then i went ahead flashed the xt pe bios , the card runs great , even did the overdrive feature on the catalyst and am runnign very stable at 526/560 .......... temps on stock were 41-43 idle 67-73 max load .............. so i fitted a ATI silencer 4 rev 2 cooler on it which keeps it at 34-36 idle and 55-59 max load !

Definately flash to the XT pe bios. Not just the speed is different.
The memory timings are different in the pe bios as well.
This is why there are cards that refuse to run OC'ed to 520/560 by just upping the speed. Then if the bios is flashed to the pe version, that card may run just fine.
This is due to the memory timing in the bios mkes the card run really fine.
In fact some of these cards can even be OC'ed to above pe speeds due to the timings of the bios makes this possible.

 

[MalachiConstant]

I've been looking for info on whether cards manufactured by ATI itself work. I'm looking into buying one at AllStarShop.com (http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?pid=9963&sid=8NNWSC5WU2BA8GRGWX4D7NEKBFUJ9DC7#), and truth be told I probably will anyway. I just want to know, for future reference, if anyone has managed to flash the BIOS on this particular card (or on any 100% ATI card) to the XT PE.

 

[Carterhawk]

How does the VIVO feature work anyways? how does this compare to an all-in-wonder card? i have a motorola dvr box, feed through a wintv card, but the svideo on it is crapy, can i feed DVI or component into the card?

 

[djbbenn]

The vivo uses a svideo/av cables cable for in/out, and have high definition tv support. The AIW have coaxial support and others. They are just a more beefed up version of the vivo really. DVI is an output only for displays.

-Dan

 

[Carterhawk]

The vivo uses a svideo/av cables cable for in/out, and have high definition tv support. The AIW have coaxial support and others. They are just a more beefed up version of the vivo really. DVI is an output only for displays.

-Dan

does it have stereo sound? ive been living in a mono world, and when i listen to something i captured via the box's firewire, i notice the stereo difference.

 

[djbbenn]

I don't think they have sound, when I used the vivo on my card, I just went though my sound card. But the AIW, I'm not sure about them with sound support. Do some googling.

-Dan

 

[zOaib]

I've been looking for info on whether cards manufactured by ATI itself work. I'm looking into buying one at AllStarShop.com (http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?pid=9963&sid=8NNWSC5WU2BA8GRGWX4D7NEKBFUJ9DC7#), and truth be told I probably will anyway. I just want to know, for future reference, if anyone has managed to flash the BIOS on this particular card (or on any 100% ATI card) to the XT PE.

if i were u i'd get the ASUS X800 PRO VIVO from www.newegg.com , only 239.00 dollars and this card is capable of being moded to run as a full XT platinum edition x800 ............ so for 30 mor bucks u should go for that for sure , just my advice !

 

[ericlikeseatin]

i picked up a refurbished sapphire x800pro vivo for $214 2 days ago at newegg. its no longer listed but if you wait a few days, its bound to show up. i wonder if buying refurb from newegg is risky...

anyway, i cant wait till the card comes. i'll post my unlocking experiences

 

[bobyjo]

Most of the referb stuff at NewEgg are returns that have absolutely nothing wrong with them. Otherwise the person did not like the item, so they dream up something wrong with the item just to get the return. When it gets to thier test shop, the item works as it should therefore it goes out for sale.

 

[Cally]

i picked up a refurbished sapphire x800pro vivo for $214 2 days ago at newegg. its no longer listed but if you wait a few days, its bound to show up. i wonder if buying refurb from newegg is risky...

anyway, i cant wait till the card comes. i'll post my unlocking experiences

It is a good card I hope you will enjoy it. I might have gone to the ATI Clearance shop and bought one for $179.00 with a 3 yr warranty. There is a discount code 1010 I think it is ,you can get online that reduces the cost by 5% making the cost of the card $170.05. Most of the ones they ship are new. This is a PCI-E version and that is the only kind they have. Maybe you need a AGP version.

http://shop.ati.com/searchresults.asp?dept_id=39

 

[ericlikeseatin]

yeah, i would have bought the card from ati but i need the agp version. sigh..using agp, i cant help but feel shafted. there are no longer bleeding edge cards made for agp. nor is there an x800gto2 in the agp version

this is my last upgrade for my s478 system. it has been through some good times ..

 

[Cally]

I hear that ericlikeseatin. I bought my last AGP card 2 months ago. This system I hope will last me 2 yrs then a complete change over will be due. For a AGP card you got a good price so you can be happy about that.

 

[bobyjo]

yeah, i would have bought the card from ati but i need the agp version. sigh..using agp, i cant help but feel shafted. there are no longer bleeding edge cards made for agp. nor is there an x800gto2 in the agp version

this is my last upgrade for my s478 system. it has been through some good times ..

The X850 XTpe card comes in AGP format. This is about as high a bleeding edge as you can get. IMO::

 

[Vario]

ATI's clearance refurb. work?

Hey I'm building a new comp without breaking the bank and have been researching this mod for awhile.

I was looking to buy this x800 pro (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102466R) from newegg, but the 15 day warrenty seems pretty poor, so I was happy to see an above poster locate one at the ati shop.

Will the ati clearance refurb. work with the 4 pipe unlock? http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2707477&section_id=8

If so Ill buy it right now!

Does anyone have a discount code?

Thanks.

edit: am I better off buying a x800gto2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102595 and doing the x850xt pe unlock for the money?
Is there a significant difference in x850xt pe performance versus x800xt pe?

Trying to factor price/performance into my budget.

-Vario

 

[scitmon]

flashing bios

I have a Powercolor X800 Pro Vivo with a Powercolor X800 XT bios at the moment, however i'm having to clock the speeds down with Ati Tray Tool

I noticed the is a Ati x800 XT PE 16p bios which keeps stock speeds but unlocks the pipelines.

My Question is: is it ok to flash this Ati Bios to my powercolor card? I looked for a 'powercolor X800 XT PE 16p' bios but there wasn't one...

 

[Vario]

I am pretty sure you can. They all have the same core.

 

[Cally]

the code is 1010 as posted. Enjoy

 

[zOaib]

Hey I'm building a new comp without breaking the bank and have been researching this mod for awhile.

I was looking to buy this x800 pro (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102466R) from newegg, but the 15 day warrenty seems pretty poor, so I was happy to see an above poster locate one at the ati shop.

Will the ati clearance refurb. work with the 4 pipe unlock? http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2707477&section_id=8

If so Ill buy it right now!

Does anyone have a discount code?

Thanks.

edit: am I better off buying a x800gto2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102595 and doing the x850xt pe unlock for the money?
Is there a significant difference in x850xt pe performance versus x800xt pe?

Trying to factor price/performance into my budget.

-Vario

that ati card is not a vivo , so 4 pipes cannot be unlocked !

 

[scitmon]

I am pretty sure you can. They all have the same core.

can anyone confirm this for sure?

 

[ericlikeseatin]

yep, reading the previous pages in this thread, other people have used the ati bios to flash cards from other makers. the other makers just put a new sticker on the heatsink...the core remains unchanged. my x800pro vivo is coming in the mail today!

 

[Vario]

Anyone got advice on the cheapest x800 pro? Looking to go under $200 on a new card, preferably not refurbished.

Ive seen some weird brands with vivo on newegg.

 

[ericlikeseatin]

im pretty sad...the refurb card i received from newegg was DOA and now i have to pay a $30 restocking fee, AND shipping. argh..anyone see any good deals on x800pro vivo AGP version? :shadedshu

 

[Vario]

Well I came close to buying a x800xt pe for $208 from ebay, but I was in a hurry and my max bid was $200 Im an idiot.