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    R2 335m nvidia bios flashing to increase voltage

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by tassadar898, Apr 6, 2011.

  1. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    any updates DavyGT?
    i wish we had more people helping with this
     
    ajslay, Apr 12, 2011
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  2. DavyGT

    DavyGT Overclocker

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    I used Mavke's version of the VBIOS and the same error occurs. It's still 1 byte too large. I'll get into contact with Kizwan and see what he says.

    http://ocau.com/pix/ie2tb
     
    DavyGT, Apr 12, 2011
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  3. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    hmm i still think think thats the weirdest error ever.
    good idea, i might know someone who can also help, il call them up sometime tomarrow and see if we can add someone else to the team :cool:
     
    ajslay, Apr 12, 2011
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  4. tassadar898

    tassadar898 Notebook Evangelist

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    ignore this:
     

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    seraphkz Notebook Consultant

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    Hey, I don't mean to hijack this thread. But could you tell me what RAM sticks you are running?
     
    seraphkz, Apr 12, 2011
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  6. tassadar898

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    whatever stock came with and a random stick i bought off someone on craigslist (forgot the brand). i changed them to cas8 latency.
     
    tassadar898, Apr 12, 2011
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  7. ajslay

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    well, turns out the person that might have been able to help doesnt have experience with newer computer BIOSes...
    any new progress with the help of Kizwan?
     
    ajslay, Apr 12, 2011
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  8. DavyGT

    DavyGT Overclocker

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    Does it overclock well?

    Nope. He's away ATM.
     
    DavyGT, Apr 12, 2011
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  9. seraphkz

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    I want to know it too. Trying to find the best RAM's to get for overclocking past 166mhz on a r2.
     
    seraphkz, Apr 12, 2011
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  10. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    bump...


    my R1 is patiently waiting...
     
    whitrzac, Apr 13, 2011
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  11. DavyGT

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    Kizwan responded. Looks like we're back in business. It'll be ready in an hour of two.
     
    DavyGT, Apr 13, 2011
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    i cant wait to see what scores ppl will get after this works. :)

    thanks for the hard work to all ppl involved!
     
    some guy, Apr 13, 2011
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  13. DavyGT

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    Here it is. I suggest ajslay and whoever has recovery disks set up flash first. Usual disclaimer applies: Flash at your own peril.
     
    DavyGT, Apr 13, 2011
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  14. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    correction...


    my R1 is impatiently waiting... :rolleyes:


    side note... is it possible to pinmod the 335m? I was thinking about buying a mobo from ebay and pinmoding it...
     
    whitrzac, Apr 13, 2011
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  15. DavyGT

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    Yes, it is possible to further increase the voltage with a vmod on the 335's GPU voltage regulator.
     
    DavyGT, Apr 13, 2011
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  16. ajslay

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    alright il be flashing it right now =P
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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  17. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    ok i tested it and it resulted in 6 fast beeps at start up, hmmm...
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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    Dang. I kind of want this to work, since, if it does, I won't mind getting an R1.
     
    kevmanw4301, Apr 13, 2011
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  19. DavyGT

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    Try this. I removed bytes from "Corp" instead of "NVIDIA".
     
    DavyGT, Apr 13, 2011
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  20. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    im sure we can get it working, just takes time and lots of patients.
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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  21. kevmanw4301

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    Very true. Always does. My bros getting an R1, and me an R2, so I want to compare. :)
     
    kevmanw4301, Apr 13, 2011
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  22. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    alright il test this, il post back in 5 minutes if it works.
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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  23. ajslay

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    this one didnt work either, slow beep every 5 seconds or so..
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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  24. kevmanw4301

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    Man, that stinks.
     
    kevmanw4301, Apr 13, 2011
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  25. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    yeah it does, but it could be something simple were missing
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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  26. kevmanw4301

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    Sounds like its the fact that theres a byte over every time. The different beep sequences are puzzling.
     
    kevmanw4301, Apr 13, 2011
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  27. ajslay

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    yes they are, and i thought the 1 byte error was fixed.
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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  28. kevmanw4301

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    Sorry, I didn't bother to read through the entire 18 pages.. Hah. Who knows.
     
    kevmanw4301, Apr 13, 2011
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  29. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    yeah. sometimes i wonder if im flashing them wrong lol
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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  30. kevmanw4301

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    Yeah, but you probobly are, seeing you can recover.
     
    kevmanw4301, Apr 13, 2011
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  31. ajslay

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    im probly doing it wrong??

    i have a recovery Flash Drive.
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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  32. kevmanw4301

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    Doing it right.
     
    kevmanw4301, Apr 13, 2011
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  33. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    so...


    what now? is there any hope for us R1 users?
     
    whitrzac, Apr 13, 2011
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  34. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    all we can do is test some more, if the r2 bios can be modded the r1 can too..
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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  35. kevmanw4301

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    Very true. I hope so soon.
     
    kevmanw4301, Apr 13, 2011
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  36. ajslay

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    same here man.
     
    ajslay, Apr 13, 2011
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  37. DavyGT

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    Try this. Have to remove bytes from the right location. Disclaimer: Flash at your own peril.
     
    DavyGT, Apr 14, 2011
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  38. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    alright il test this one, and was the location wrong last time?
     
    ajslay, Apr 14, 2011
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  39. DavyGT

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    Not wrong, just have to find a non-crucial part of the VBIOS to remove. Removing letters from "NVIDIA" causes no boot with checksum corrected.
     
    DavyGT, Apr 14, 2011
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  40. ajslay

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    you are the man!!!!!!!!!!!! it works, heres a screenshot!
     

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    ajslay, Apr 14, 2011
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  41. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    :eek: [​IMG]

    idiots guide to bios flashing? I could pinmod things all day, but software things don't agree with me...
     
    whitrzac, Apr 14, 2011
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  42. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    hahah nice, all you do is download the zip file, extract the folder and run the exe and make sure you go to advanced settings and uncheck "flash bios only if newer then system." hit ok, then hit flash at the bottem
     
    ajslay, Apr 14, 2011
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  43. tassadar898

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    GOOD JOB DAVY!!!! another excellent contribution to the m11x community.

    P.S. you should make a new thread for the R1 :p
     
    tassadar898, Apr 14, 2011
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  44. DavyGT

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    Thanks guys, sorry for the delays. Thank Kizwan too, he helped in a crucial step.

    tassadar, can't we just change the thread title and shoehorn in the link to the OP? Just add "Now with R1 support" or something like that. Running out of mods for the M11x. :(
     
    DavyGT, Apr 14, 2011
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  45. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    I forgot how fast that fan can spin... :eek: it probably moves more air than my desktop :rolleyes:


    It works!!! :D


    so far it is stable at a 560 GPU clock...
     
    whitrzac, Apr 14, 2011
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  46. ajslay

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    i helped too =p
    BTW im stable at 600/911/1460
    and scored 7790 on 3dm06
     
    ajslay, Apr 14, 2011
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  47. DavyGT

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    Oh yeah, thanks to all the testers known and unknown. Sorry.

    We need some guy to test this, see how far this will take the 2Ghz SU7300.
     
    DavyGT, Apr 14, 2011
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  48. ajslay

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    yeah we do, if i can get 7790 then im sure he could get 8.2k atleast. il be doing the 2ghz mod sometime in the next month or 2.
     
    ajslay, Apr 14, 2011
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  49. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    meh... I have some "explicative" video memory...


    As of right now, its running 600/860/1470

    if I clock the memory any higher, I get uber amounts of fragments...
     
    whitrzac, Apr 14, 2011
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  50. some guy

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    you guys are AWESOME!

    i will be trying this out later tonight after i get home from work.

    i may need a helping hand trying to flash, ive never done one on a Gfx card before. only on mobos.

    whats the stock voltage and modded voltage just for reference?

    ill report my temps, clocks and 3Dmark06 after the flash.

    thanks again guys! :)
     
    some guy, Apr 14, 2011
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