R2 335m nvidia bios flashing to increase voltage

yeah i used winphlash64 and no i need to install that.. soo it shows .95v? does it hit .95v or does it stay less? and also how do i return to my stock bios if i ever need to in the future??

sorry about all the questions lol. i appreciate all your help

 

it will go up to 0.95v when under load, you can see in gpu-z under the sensors tab at the bottom. to test it just open something 3d and it should go up.

and if you want the original bios just go to the dell website and download it, should install the same way.

 

i tried to and it said the bios is the current one that im trying to download or something like that lol oh well i like the low temps

 

all you have to do is go to advanced setting and uncheck this setting in the screenshot

 

it doesnt even get to that point. when i download it from dell it downloads DellDriverDownloadManager instead and when i try to install that it says theres no drivers selected to be installed =/

 

just download it from chrome, and select browser only if it asks. it might not start the download right away so you might have to wait a sec.

 

nice good find, i didnt see that! +rep =]

 

thanks man and the flash to stock should go ok, but why not keep the mod?

 

ohh i am but just in case sh*t hits the fan, i got stock ready to go lol

 

haha true, if the flash goes bad,you would need a recovery Flash drive.
i could help with that if something went wrong.
but theres been a few people that have tested it, and i dont think you will have any trouble, im using it right now.

 

how is it working for you? and did you pinmod your r1 yourself?

 

yep i pin modded myself. and the hacked bios is working great, i can achieve a really great overclock with it.

 

damn im looking for someone with the knowledge to pin mod mine

 

You can't/don't want to solder? ajslay's mod is solder free and only requires cutting a pin. The only downside is that it is more of a buff, giving 8.4% extra performance instead of a large jump.

 

Has anyone else noticed bizarre FPS calculations in FRAPS and some in-game FPS counters, in tandem with using SetPLL, since installing this BIOS?

Before this BIOS, my FPS numbers would go up with each overclock - 133, 167, 175, 180, etc.

Ever since install, I noticed FRAPS and a couple of my games show lower FPS as I increase the CPU overclock. For example, Street Fighter IV shows 53 FPS at 180MHz, but 60 FPS at 167, and 70+ at 133. FRAPS shows 40FPS in Red Faction Guerilla at 180 and darn 50+ at 167.

However, visually, I can tell the numbers are wrong. There is definitely less choppiness at the higher overclocks. It's just the numbers being shown are incorrect. I can confirm that with synthetic benchmarks, like 3DMark06 and OCCT, which increase with each overclock.

Started happening after I flashed this BIOS.

Sounds crazy, but I'm witnessing it. Kinda makes FRAPS useless...

 

SetPLL does that. You need this.

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you! My goodness, that was easy. I thought I had lost my mind... or buggered my computer!

 

mines just under a 10% increase on the cpu but its VERY noticeable. its pretty simple, just cutt a pin on the pll.

 

[opps, wrong thread]

 

ajslay, can you direct how to get the software for recovery? i want to be safe since i only have this pc to work with. it end with bad flashing. tia!

EDIT: got it! many thanks to DavyGT & ajslay!

 

This all sounds too good to be true, what are the negatives? Cooking your machine? Bricking it?

Very impressive btw.

 

Thanks.

The negatives are: a) You have less battery life while gaming on battery and b) You'll have slightly higher temperatures. If you have an R1, then it has c) It will make the R1 fan more aggressive.

While there is a chance of bricking the M11x, it can be recovered easily using tassadar's guide in the OP. I tested it and it works well enough.

 

How about to gather all info in first post? Including soft we need to use to flash bios, recover tools and detailed guides?

 

Model: M11xR1 SU7300(SLG) 1.6Ghz (standard with no mods..yet)
Nvidia: 260.63
Intel: 2020
BIOS: A05
OS: Win7 SP1

I installed the 'modified' M11xR1 A05 volt mod GPU BIOS.

And I have a story to tell(not all bad), but first to get my facts straight.

What are you guys using to check the GPU voltage?

AND it will be seen to be a min of 0.8V at idle with Nvidia engaged after the BIOS volt mod and should max at 0.95V under load?

I'm using CPUID HWMonitor.

 

Ask Tassadar, it's his thread.

We are using GPUZ to check the voltage.

Yes, it should be .95v at load. No other voltages were touched.

 

Thanks, I've got to stop posting questions and then back tracking through the thread(s) and finding the answer for myself.

I shouldn't be wasting peoples time. Doh!

Anyway, back to doing science.

 

hey no problem DavyGT did the hard part. i just figured out how to recover a phoenix bios just in case.

 

You're all set to overclock (further). Go for it.

Aww thanks.

 

Well, that came out better than expected. Sort of.

Installed modified A04 BIOS
Poked it with a stick and didn't get the response I wanted.
Was getting really inconsistent 3DMark scores much lower than the same runs in Original A05 BIOS 3DMark06.
Re-Installed original A05 BIOS
Checked voltage (0.8V - 0.9V) and ran a 3DMark06 test.
Re-Installed modified A04 BIOS
Checked voltage (0.8V - 0.95V) and ran a 3DMark06 test.

It seems to have paned out OK.
Not sure what was going on the first time. Maybe backed out the change to soon without proper investigation.

Original A05 BIOS 3Dmark06 - 6857 3DMarks using 580/1415/880
Modified A04 BIOS 3Dmark06 - 6879 3DMarks using 580/1415/880

Modified A04 BIOS 3Dmark06 - 6912 3DMarks using 590/1416/900

I think the problem in the first attempt was that my GPU doesn't handle anything much above a core clock of 590 and a memory clock of 900.
In the past, 3DMark06 would 'crash' with an error message or the GPU clock would reset to base.
Now with the new modified A04 BIOS I'm able to clock marginally higher with both 3DMark06 and the GPU remaining stable.
At higher clocking the GPU does remain stable with little or no artifacts, but just doesn't give the rewards of those higher clock rates when it comes to 3DMark06.

So, all good no drama's. Just not going to crack the magic 7000 3DMark score with my GPU/CPU in this current environment.
However I do now have additional stability and somewhat less artifacts.

So, is there any plans to use an M11xR1 A05 BIOS as the base for the modification?

The M11xR1 A04 BIOS originally had issues with the fan remaining on when disengaging from Nvidia Discrete GPU.

So, big Ups to all who made this modification happen.

Update - Oh, guess what, my fan is stuck on and not disengaging even though the M11xR1 CPU temperature is now 25C!!!!

 

I'm pretty sure I used A05 as the base, not A04. Are you sure the file you used is R1A05moddedb3.zip? EDIT: I see it's A04. Must have grabbed the wrong file off the FTP.

EDIT: Here is the new BIOS. I have removed all previous versions. I suggest ajslay or anyone with recovery disks test this first though.

 

Dude, you're the man.

Downloading the new M11xR1 A05 BIOS with GPU voltage modification which replaces the previous M11xR1 A04 BIOS version.

M11xR1 rescue boys, drop a post when we're good to go with new GPU modification after your test.

Thanks for VERY prompt update.

 

If A04 was originally used, would that explain the increased fan noise that some guy reported? Might be better with A05?

 

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with the latest offering from DavyGT.

The fan management table was completely revised in the M11xR1 A05 BIOS.

You're in for a treat. Improved GPU and better fan temperature management.

 

I never noticed the fan difference so I used A04 as it unlocked the SIM slot so other WWAN cards can work. At least in my experience.\

Any better results?

 

ill totaly try this later tonight if all goes well. trying to finish Portal 2.

yea, actually playing a game for once and enjoying the benifits of the mods we have been doing.

 

That shouldn't take you too long.

And that is why we mod.

 

Fan locked in an on state was a big gripe early last year and it wasn't until A05 that it was finally fixed. The A05 fan table has a wider controlling spread, where as pre-A05 BIOS were either attempting to snap freeze your GPU/CPU or off.

Nope, I'm just sitting, sipping red wine, staring at a cat and waiting for the all clear.

Baby sitting a cat over Easter at another place, so don't have secondary PC/Tools for any sort of restore if it ends in tears.

 

just tested the modded A05 bios guys. it works. no problems at all. safe to flash.

 

awesome!

thanks for being the labrat.

 

lol no problem at all.

 

can someone post the stock R1 vbios? I'm getting some weird fragments in portal 2...


it looks similar to when you OC video memory too far, but it is at stock clocks

 

You can go to Dell for the stock BIOS. The flasher will complain about not having a newer version so go into advanced and fix it there.

 

any idea on why it would be doing that?

 

I don't have any idea why that is happening because you're the first person to report artifacting. Are your temperatures ok?

 

i havent noticed anything wrong, except Heaven DX11 Benchmark 2.5 froze up when changing a setting once.

other then that, nothing.

 

temps were good, unless something has changed between last night(benchmark/etc) and today...

 

Could it be driver related? Are you still getting the artifacts without the BIOS mod.

 

I'm in class now, but I'll do a little testing when I get home...

 

Just be aware the Dell A05 BIOS is a self extracting binary and as such may not overwrite the existing modified A05 BIOS due to version conflicts.

The Dell self-extracting A05 BIOS overwrites the previous A04 modified BIOS as it's seen as a lower version.

Just something to consider before getting to far down the track.

 

You can force Winphlash to flash and overwrite the BIOS, regardless of version.