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    Possible to upgrade bios on ATI 4870?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Krayzie993, Jun 23, 2013.

  1. Krayzie993

    Krayzie993 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just curious as to whether you can upgrade the bios on the dual 4870's? if so what is the latest version? and also in gpu-z one of my cards says bios unknown, is that normal?

    If you can, is it tough to do with dual cards?

    Sorry for all the questions but I've never flashed a bios on a GPU.
     
    Krayzie993, Jun 23, 2013
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    There is not a new version, if you wanted to mess around with voltage and overclocking by editing the existing files that may be possible with RBE but would take some time and care to achieve.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 23, 2013
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    Krayzie993 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it normal for gpu-z to say bios unknown on one of the cards?
     
    Krayzie993, Jun 29, 2013
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    Depends on the platform, most iGPU's will show like that.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jul 1, 2013
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    It is a little odd, if it has trouble ATIFLASH can extract the bios directly.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jul 1, 2013
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    You can dump the vBIOS of the card that's reporting correctly and flash it on the other card.
    But if the system is working correctly, you probably shouldn't bother.
     
    katalin_2003, Jul 1, 2013
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