X800 Pro VIVO to XT PE Bios Mod

utetopia · Nov 18, 2005

How do I use the empty.bin file? I've downloaded the ISO and burnt it with the X800XTPE file but want to remove the previous BIOS data from my card. Thanks.

Sh0K · Nov 18, 2005

Hi all this is my first post on this forum :rockout:

Can I mod an x800 with 12 pixel pipeline with R430, to X800XL with 16pixel pipeline?

I tried some bios of x800xl downloaded here using latest atiflash (atiflash -p 0 x800xl.bin -f -sst) but on reboot i have black screen :banghead:

and i have to use a pci card to flash original bios.....
Where is the problem? Please help me :confused:

ps: sorry for my english

bobyjo · Nov 18, 2005

Sh0K said:
Hi all this is my first post on this forum

Can I mod an x800 with 12 pixel pipeline with R430, to X800XL with 16pixel pipeline?

I tried some bios of x800xl downloaded here using latest atiflash (atiflash -p 0 x800xl.bin -f -sst) but on reboot i have black screen and i have to use a pci card to flash original bios.....
Where is the problem? Please help me

ps: sorry for my english

atiflash -p 0 x800xl.bin -f -sst

You did not follow instructions, this is the way to place the switches before flashing.
atiflash -p 0 -f x800xl.bin

www.techpowerup.com/bios/Sapphire.X800XT.256.Samsung16_040624.bin
Download this bios and flash to it with the floppy disk way.

Why are you wanting to flash to the XL version?
Which memory chips does your card have?

Sh0K · Nov 18, 2005

bobyjo said:
atiflash -p 0 x800xl.bin -f -sst

You did not follow instructions, this is the way to place the switches before flashing.
atiflash -p 0 -f x800xl.bin

www.techpowerup.com/bios/Sapphire.X800XT.256.Samsung16_040624.bin
Download this bios and flash to it with the floppy disk way.

Why are you wanting to flash to the XL version?
Which memory chips does your card have?

If i flash with your command line i got error and i can't flash because the card is locked, if i flash with my command line the flash is ok but on the reboot the monitor is black :banghead:

Your URL point to another graphic card with another chipset (R420), i want to flash my card to x800xl because have the same core of my card (R430)
My card have Infineon 2ns i'm searching one bios of x800xl backuped with atiflash:
atiflash -s 0 RIALTO.bin
atiflash -s 1 R430.bin

ps:the latest atiflash isn't upgraded to support r430 infact if i do atiflash -i the asic is R423

bobyjo · Nov 19, 2005

Sh0K said:
If i flash with your command line i got error and i can't flash because the card is locked, if i flash with my command line the flash is ok but on the reboot the monitor is black
Your URL point to another graphic card with another chipset (R420), i want to flash my card to x800xl because have the same core of my card (R430)
My card have Infineon 2ns i'm searching one bios of x800xl backuped with atiflash:
atiflash -s 0 RIALTO.bin
atiflash -s 1 R430.bin

ps:the latest atiflash isn't upgraded to support r430 infact if i do atiflash -i the asic is R423

www.techpowerup.com/bios/Sapphire.X800XL.256.Samsung16_050120.bin

OK Then flash with this bios.

www.techpowerup.com/bios/ATI.X800XL.256.Samsung16_050120.bin

Or this one. Both are XL bios but they are also 1.6 ns memory chips.

Sh0K · Nov 19, 2005

bobyjo said:
www.techpowerup.com/bios/Sapphire.X800XL.256.Samsung16_050120.bin

OK Then flash with this bios.

www.techpowerup.com/bios/ATI.X800XL.256.Samsung16_050120.bin

Or this one. Both are XL bios but they are also 1.6 ns memory chips.

I tried both bios but on reboot i receive black screen. What is caused by?
I used atiflash -p 1 x800xl.bin -f -sst

adapter 0 is the bridge RIALTO
adapter 1 is the R430

I think that i need 2 backup bios:
atiflash -s 0 rialto.bin
atiflash -s 1 r430.bin
who can help me?

bobyjo · Nov 19, 2005

Sh0K said:
I tried both bios but on reboot i receive black screen. What is caused by?
I used atiflash -p 1 x800xl.bin -f -sst

adapter 0 is the bridge RIALTO
adapter 1 is the R430

I think that i need 2 backup bios:
atiflash -s 0 rialto.bin
atiflash -s 1 r430.bin
who can help me?

USE these switches:::atiflash -p 0 -f X800xxxx.bin

PLace your bios where I have the X800xxxx.bin
I just flashed my X800 to a pe version again.
This works even if the codes are a mismatch.

Labg11 · Nov 21, 2005

X850pro

Is there any bios to just unlock the 4 remaining pipelanes on a x850pro???, just like the bios on the x800xl 16P does?.

I really don't want to mess with the clock speed i like my fan at 54% and 40ºC Vpu and board.

Thanks in advance.

flapjack · Nov 21, 2005

bobyjo said:
USE these switches:::atiflash -p 0 -f X800xxxx.bin

PLace your bios where I have the X800xxxx.bin
I just flashed my X800 to a pe version again.
This works even if the codes are a mismatch.

You'll probably need to put the -f switch at the end, too.

I got the "The part numbers do not match" error until I did this.

flapjack · Nov 21, 2005

Labg11 said:
Is there any bios to just unlock the 4 remaining pipelanes on a x850pro???, just like the bios on the x800xl 16P does?.

I really don't want to mess with the clock speed i like my fan at 54% and 40ºC Vpu and board.

Thanks in advance.

AGP = yes
PCI-E = no

BigTommy · Nov 23, 2005

hey guys im getting a connect3d x850 pro vivo agp and im wondering if another manufactuers x850 xtpe bios will work on my card + will the vivo thingy will still work coz i didnt see at the bios page any xtpe bios with "vivo"

Zoors · Nov 24, 2005

Yes the VIVO will work, at least the VO... It did so on my Club3D X800Pro now biosed as a Sapphire XTPE.

redcoat · Nov 25, 2005

improvements but still 12 pipes

Hello!
I just flashed my Saphire X800 Pro VIVO bios to Asus X800 XT PE. I have run tests on F.E.A.R. and I'm getting 82 fps instead of prior 72 fps. So I have improvements. However, the atitool says I still only have 12 pipes running though I do have improvements?? Any ideas?
Thanks!

flapjack · Nov 25, 2005

Try ATI Tray Tools. I have had much better luck with it.

dnalevelc · Nov 25, 2005

I am having trouble

I have a BBA X800Pro VIVO AGP 256. I can't even get the bios to save itself. I have tried to use atiflash and flashrom. I have used the options -s 0 oldbios.bin and it won't let me access the cards bios. I checked and it tells me the bios is locked. is there anything I can do? I jus want to try and get the 16 pipes activated. I can't go to XT speeds or higher. I found out if I go over 480 on either my core or mem it decides to corrupt my display. Please help me. If you need any more info or the exact wording that it tells me when I try to backup I will get it for you.

:banghead:

Thanks
DNA

flapjack · Nov 25, 2005

Well, first off... you can much more easily back up the BIOS by doing a BIOS dump with ATI Tray Tools.

Then, flash using ATIFlash.

dnalevelc · Nov 25, 2005

thank you for the fast reply. I will try that. I also jus did the Rivatuner test to see if my registers showed the right info and they do. I hope this works. I am just not happy that I can't go over a 480 speed on my core or mem.

thanks again

DNA

jeehaa · Nov 25, 2005

goodday all.

I'm trying to flash my:

Sapphire x800 pro vivo 1.6 ns (gc16) to a x800XT PE.

I've downloaded atiflash and the modified flashrom (16p) but i'm using atiflash.

i've made a startup disk (boot) and a disk with:

atiflash.exe (latest)
atiflash.CHG
oldbios.bin (backup of my own bios: atiflash -s 0 oldbios.bin)
pebios.bin (renamed file, original was: ATI.X800XT.256.Samsung16.040609.bin (latest from bios list)
sbios.bin (renamed file, original was: Sapphire.X800XT.256.Samsung16_040624.bin)

If I understand everything well, I'll have to flash with pebios.bin

so when I try I get this:

atiflash -p 0 pebios.bin

result:

OLD SSID: 0D62
NEW SSID: 0002

SSID MISMATCHED (error) and then you'll have to press 1 to continue

Why shouldn't I try the Sapphire bios? It's a sapphire card so I don't understand why I should take the ATI bios...

anyway when I try the Sapphire bios I get the same:

OLD SSID: 0D62
NEW SSID: 1576

SSID MISMATCHED (error) press 1 blablabla

What am I doing wrong/what should I do?

which bios to use?

Zoors · Nov 25, 2005

http://www.techpowerup.com/bios/Sapphire.X800XT.256.Samsung16_040624.bin

That was what I used on my X800Pro VIVO 256, and it worked fine...
I think there was a note about "if u get error , you have to use the switch...xxx"

In the flash guide you find these words:

If you are trying to flash a BIOS for a different card then you will get a security warning that the BIOS does not match your card. If you are absolutely sure that the BIOS is compatible you can use the -f parameter to force flashing. For example atiflash -f -p 0 BIOS.bin

jeehaa · Nov 25, 2005

ok i missed that, sorry for that. I'll download the one you posted and try right away.

edit:

alright the flash worked, but I still have 12 pipes active. I used the ATIflash tool again; should I use the modified flashrom instead?

Zoors · Nov 25, 2005

jeehaa said:
ok i missed that, sorry for that. I'll download the one you posted and try right away.

edit:

alright the flash worked, but I still have 12 pipes active. I used the ATIflash tool again; should I use the modified flashrom instead?

I used the modified...

JourneyMan · Nov 25, 2005

Hey ya'll, I have a Sapphire x800pro VIVO PCI-16x and I performed the flash using the flashrom and the Sapphire x800 xt bios from the list, since there wasn't a single xt pe bios listed for PCI-16x.

The flash worked (shows up as a GT though), but I still only have 12 pipes. I've tried uninstalling my drivers and then reinstalling them, but I get no more pipes.

Acually, when I first did the flash it showed 8 pipes, them I un/reinstalled my drivers and it picked up to 12. I've tried the pro version with 16 enabled pipes and it won't even work, and I tried the ATI x800 xt bios, but it gives visual errors in my PC bios. I just want my 16 pipes, I'll OC the rest, so bios edition doesn't matter if someone can get me to 16 pipes.

jeehaa · Nov 25, 2005

Zoors said:
I used the modified...

you've just made my day! it worked out well and now I have 16 pipes. thanks!

dnalevelc · Nov 25, 2005

i used ATI Tray Tools to make a backup of my bios and I flashed my card with the X800Pro 16P bios. I knew my card couldn't handle the speeds of the XT or the XT PE. I have a success. I played BF2 last night with 16 pipes and it was perfect. I even played NFS Most Wanted today. I wanna say thanks to everyone for posting your trials and tribulations, and thanks to you Wizzard and Flapjack for reminding me about the Tray Tools.

DNA

kaikai601 · Nov 26, 2005

Hi guys this is my first time on the forum, I have followed the directions and flashed my ATI X850Pro with the XT bios...after I reboot and run ATItool it still shows as 12 pipes, but the clocks are XT speed...I've tried to reinstall the drivers, but it still shows as 12 pipes, can anyone help me please? Thanks.

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Motherboard	DFI LP NF4 Sli-D
Cooling	CNPS9500CuLed
Memory	OCZ 2x1gb Platinum
Video Card(s)	VisionTek HD3850 512
Storage	WD 500gb SATA3
Display(s)	Samsung 22" LCD
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System Name	My Stuff
Processor	A64 X2-4400
Motherboard	DFI LP NF4 Sli-D
Cooling	CNPS9500CuLed
Memory	OCZ 2x1gb Platinum
Video Card(s)	VisionTek HD3850 512
Storage	WD 500gb SATA3
Display(s)	Samsung 22" LCD
Case	Tsami Dream
Audio Device(s)	Onboard w/Logitech 5.1's
Power Supply	OCZ GameXStream700 Watt
Software	XP Pro SP2

System Name	My Stuff
Processor	A64 X2-4400
Motherboard	DFI LP NF4 Sli-D
Cooling	CNPS9500CuLed
Memory	OCZ 2x1gb Platinum
Video Card(s)	VisionTek HD3850 512
Storage	WD 500gb SATA3
Display(s)	Samsung 22" LCD
Case	Tsami Dream
Audio Device(s)	Onboard w/Logitech 5.1's
Power Supply	OCZ GameXStream700 Watt
Software	XP Pro SP2

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