The Video BIOS Flashing Guide!

Adrian Wong · 10th Apr 2004, 02:05 PM

Many people know how to flash the motherboard BIOS as well as the benefits of doing so. But not many people know about flashing the video BIOS. Some aren't even aware there IS a video BIOS!

So today, Chai and I present a guide on video BIOS flashing. We will touch on what the video BIOS is, why it should be "flashed" and how to do it. Come and check it out if you are interested in flashing your video BIOS!

Link : The Video BIOS Flashing Guide!

Max_87 · 10th Apr 2004, 03:53 PM

This is a very detailed guide, nice work!

jmke · 10th Apr 2004, 07:44 PM

Go here for more nVIDIA / ATI bios's: http://www.mvktech.net/download.php

wildfrogman · 11th Apr 2004, 07:46 AM

I have just read the video card bios flashing article and its easy to understand. Also, I knew there had to be a reason or two why I keep old videocards~parts lol... a pci video card would come in real handy if something went wrong.

TungstenBoy · 11th Apr 2004, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

Go here for more nVIDIA / ATI bios's: http://www.mvktech.net/download.php

link alreadi in the review wat..........

zy · 11th Apr 2004, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TungstenBoy

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

Go here for more nVIDIA / ATI bios's: http://www.mvktech.net/download.php

link alreadi in the review wat..........

its was not in the review when he posted..
the review was updated,..

Jadison · 12th Apr 2004, 06:33 PM

A big thanks to you two for writing this article (and for sending it our way). It couldn't have come at a better time! I also work at DeltaChrome.com and I'm currently testing 2 cards: the S8 and S8 Nitro 256MB. It just so happens that I need to flash the BIOS on the S8 Nitro with a new BIOS revision I received, but I've personally never done this b4 and was scrounging around for some decent directions. And, then this guide makes it's way into my mailbox!

Looking over it briefly, it's very easy to understand and follow step by step. I'll be flashing the video BIOS on my S8 Nitro shortly and will report back with the results (if anyone's interested).

Once again, keep up the great work on all the guides and articles!

AMDAthlon64 · 13th Apr 2004, 09:04 AM

I can't find any geforce 2 GTS bios files any where

does any one know any sites where to get them from

Adrian Wong · 13th Apr 2004, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AMDAthlon64

I can't find any geforce 2 GTS bios files any where

does any one know any sites where to get them from

I did a Google search (http://www.google.com.my/search?q=Ge...oe=UTF-8&hl=en) and came up with some POSSIBLE links you should check out :-

- http://www.sparkle.com.tw/Intranet/asp/bios/bios.htm

- http://www.moddingzone.com/articles/geforce-bios/

- http://www.ixbt.com/video/gfbios.shtml

There are more links. Googling is a very effective way of searching for such files.

OleNOR · 14th Apr 2004, 07:49 AM

hi there!

Have a problem with my r9800 pro that i flashed with an xt bios. After a days use i got this strange black screen when i was playing a game and after rebooting my screen would not come from suspend mode. figured it was my vga card and was correct. Planed to flash it back to original bios, but after installing my pci card and made it work, it wouldent post with the bad r9800 pro in the agp slot.

My mb is an abit ai7 and it stops on the post code 25 where it checks for an valid video bios. and some other stuff.

Since i don't have an other mobo to flash on i need to know if it's posible that my card is totaly dead, or if my problem of flashing is related to the motherboard not supporting a agp vga card that has a bad bios, even if a pci card is present and set to boot first?

any help would be grateful.

ole

10th Apr 2004, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 30,146 Reputation: 3081 Rep Power: 67	The Video BIOS Flashing Guide! Many people know how to flash the motherboard BIOS as well as the benefits of doing so. But not many people know about flashing the video BIOS. Some aren't even aware there IS a video BIOS! So today, Chai and I present a guide on video BIOS flashing. We will touch on what the video BIOS is, why it should be "flashed" and how to do it. Come and check it out if you are interested in flashing your video BIOS! Link : The Video BIOS Flashing Guide! __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

10th Apr 2004, 03:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: Sarawak, Malaysia. Posts: 11,293 Reputation: 2024 Rep Power: 37	This is a very detailed guide, nice work! __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com P4 630 / Abit IP35 Pro / G.Skill F2-8000CL5-4GBPQ / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F

13th Apr 2004, 09:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
AMDAthlon64 Newbie Join Date: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Geforce 2 GTS Bios files I can't find any geforce 2 GTS bios files any where does any one know any sites where to get them from

14th Apr 2004, 07:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
OleNOR Newbie Join Date: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Problem after flashing an r9800 pro to xt hi there! Have a problem with my r9800 pro that i flashed with an xt bios. After a days use i got this strange black screen when i was playing a game and after rebooting my screen would not come from suspend mode. figured it was my vga card and was correct. Planed to flash it back to original bios, but after installing my pci card and made it work, it wouldent post with the bad r9800 pro in the agp slot. My mb is an abit ai7 and it stops on the post code 25 where it checks for an valid video bios. and some other stuff. Since i don't have an other mobo to flash on i need to know if it's posible that my card is totaly dead, or if my problem of flashing is related to the motherboard not supporting a agp vga card that has a bad bios, even if a pci card is present and set to boot first? any help would be grateful. ole

10th Apr 2004, 07:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
jmke Newbie Join Date: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 4 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Go here for more nVIDIA / ATI bios's: http://www.mvktech.net/download.php

11th Apr 2004, 07:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
wildfrogman Warming up Join Date: 2 Dec 2002 Location: USA Posts: 124 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 7	I have just read the video card bios flashing article and its easy to understand. Also, I knew there had to be a reason or two why I keep old videocards~parts lol... a pci video card would come in real handy if something went wrong.

12th Apr 2004, 06:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jadison Newbie Join Date: 4 Mar 2003 Posts: 4 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	A big thanks to you two for writing this article (and for sending it our way). It couldn't have come at a better time! I also work at DeltaChrome.com and I'm currently testing 2 cards: the S8 and S8 Nitro 256MB. It just so happens that I need to flash the BIOS on the S8 Nitro with a new BIOS revision I received, but I've personally never done this b4 and was scrounging around for some decent directions. And, then this guide makes it's way into my mailbox! Looking over it briefly, it's very easy to understand and follow step by step. I'll be flashing the video BIOS on my S8 Nitro shortly and will report back with the results (if anyone's interested). Once again, keep up the great work on all the guides and articles!