Changing card bios

[lf751]

Is it possible to change a HD2900 bios to a bios from a 3XXX bios?

 

[killablade]

Why would you want to?

 

[lf751]

Because the bios in a HD2900 is *POO*, It's constantly crashing in DX10 games.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Mind your language, Ive edited your post.

 

[lf751]

Ok...um so would this bios be fine in a HD2900 pro..

http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/20666/Asus.HD3850.512.071220.html

 

[I Hunta x]

never reflashed a graphics card only mobo's, but i doubt it would work as there different different chips are they not?

 

[lf751]

Well they are mostly the same internally, the 3850 has a few more features and a newer bios so it might fix my problems. I'm going to go ahead since I can just use the backup and restore.

 

[lf751]

Ok my HD2900 is now in a coma...um so how do I restore it because it's saying "adapter not detected" thing is apparently using a build in graphics chip (like I am now) disabled the other ports but I can't find a way to turn it off, do you think my other board with a build in ATI chipset I could enable multi-view which might then let me recover?

 

[killablade]

you could always try

 

[lf751]

Well that didn't work, now it's back in the original pc but it now turns on (light flashes fans are still currently spinning) but no display. But it still said no adapter found message on Atiflash, could someone help me here?

 

[tinytomlogan]

Im pretty sure if you flash the bios to the wrong card its dead dude. Thats why ati flash cant find the card, the bios is the raw operating system on the card.

Ill be very surprised if you get it back now tbh.

 

[lf751]

Well hopefully I will get my grant in at the end of the month so I can get a nice 5770, how does that sound?

 

[lf751]

Thing is I will also need a new mobo since mine is damaged from OCing my Pentium 4 years ago.

Hell, this is why I'm part of the Overclock3d forums.