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    260m GTX flashing thread (need some people :p )

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by The_Moo?, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. The_Moo™

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    I have the BIOS and the Nbitor

    now when i flash i should be in Hybrid SLI so if it doesn't work I will still have the 9400m correct?

    I am just worried i wont be able to boot in to the 9400m
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 17, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    which Nbitor version works?
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 17, 2009
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    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    I am not the person to ask about this haha, I avoid flashing vbios. I know that Dondadah88 has flashed his 9800m GTX BIOS many a time, should be same procedure so I'd ask him.

    I am interested to see how this works and really hope that it doesn't kill your card. Thanks for being the guinea pig.
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Jul 17, 2009
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  4. Megacharge

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    Its not going to kill his card, and if there is a problem it is reversible, as long as he can boot up with his 9400M it should be easy.
     
    Megacharge, Jul 17, 2009
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  5. The_Moo™

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    problem Nbitor doesn't work very well with the bios ....: :(
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 17, 2009
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  6. DanteDrac

    DanteDrac Notebook Consultant

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    Oh I can not wait till I get my laptop in 0.o. Then I'll be right there with you flashing GPUs. Good luck man! I look forward to having you being the guinea pig!
     
    DanteDrac, Jul 17, 2009
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  7. Prodigy-man

    Prodigy-man Notebook Geek

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    Awesome Moo I really hope it works for you. I am getting mine next Wednesday, 260 SLI. Would you guys recommend flashing them at the same time or one at a time?
     
    Prodigy-man, Jul 17, 2009
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  8. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    here is how to open it up.
    use gpu-z click the red part
    [​IMG]

    notice it says .bin
    [​IMG]

    where ever you save it change it to .rom
    [​IMG]

    now use the editior and open it up
    [​IMG]

    there's the rest of info.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=388335
    FOR SINGLE CARDS ONLY
    in the second post soviet made a guide on how to flash it. (don't follow the clocks.)
    SLI IS A DIFFERENT FLASH SETTINGS SOVIET POINTED THIS OUT TO ME LATER IN THIS THREAD.
    just post if you have any more questions.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 17, 2009
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  9. Prodigy-man

    Prodigy-man Notebook Geek

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    Good info ^^^^^ ,now if only Wednesday can come any faster
     
    Prodigy-man, Jul 17, 2009
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  10. sleey0

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    Does anyone have a very detailed spec list for the 260 and 280? I mean like voltages, etc.
     
    sleey0, Jul 17, 2009
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  11. nemoris

    nemoris Notebook Evangelist

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    nemoris, Jul 17, 2009
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  12. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    it owuld be the same as mine
    [​IMG]
    maybe they tweaked the other ones for lower voltaged. i did.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 17, 2009
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  13. Mandrake

    Mandrake Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    If you get the chance to change the name of the cards I want some recognition! :D
     
    Mandrake, Jul 17, 2009
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  14. sleey0

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    What is the "Extra" category? If it's full power shouldn't it be the same thing as 3D?

    Oh, and THANKS don! :D
     
    sleey0, Jul 17, 2009
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  15. MrButterBiscuits

    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    Ohhh we moved onto a new thread lol... alright keep me informed
     
    MrButterBiscuits, Jul 17, 2009
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  16. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Lol. what would you like them to by called.


    nope there different settings. that's why rivatuner, and other overclocking software isn't as stable as nvidia system tools because they automatically go to 3d instead of extra.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 17, 2009
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  17. Soviet Sunrise

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    Stupid dondadah88. The method I showed you is only for flashing single GPU notebooks. SLi notebooks need a different command in nvFlash.

    First, use the command nvflash -a to see the list of cards that nvFlash can see. Them proceed with the two following commands.

    "nvflash -4 -5 -6 -A -y -i0 G92M.rom"

    "nvflash -4 -5 -6 -A -y -i1 G92M.rom"

    The -ix selects which card to flash.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Jul 17, 2009
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  18. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Lol. i only have a single card and so does the moo. when i get sli now i know what to do(even though i thought it was the same lol).
     
    dondadah88, Jul 17, 2009
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  19. Soviet Sunrise

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    You're not the one I'm talking about. Prodigy-man has an M17x coming soon and he is gearing up to flash for his first time. I'm trying to prevent any mess ups for SLi users reading this thread, and potentialy you and The_Moo™ in the future as you only knew how to flash single cards before I posted. I'm just trying to save your hide from SLi users complaining that they can only flash one of their cards.

    I swear to god, the IQ of the Alienware forum has been going down the drain lately.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Jul 17, 2009
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  20. BIGX333

    BIGX333 Brazillian Overclocker

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    Actually MOO have 2 cards ;)

    Hybrid SLI is SLI after all :D
     
    BIGX333, Jul 17, 2009
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  21. dondadah88

    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ok i'll edit my first post alittle bit.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 17, 2009
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  22. sleey0

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    I think you need to chill.

    All the insults and crap are gonna get you out of here. Why don't you just post the info and move on?

    Is it that time of the month for you?
     
    sleey0, Jul 17, 2009
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  23. Axman

    Axman Notebook Evangelist

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    I try this with my 280 and nibitor comes up with an unknown bios and some real goofy clock speeds. My core speed was in Terahertz, I really wish it was but something wrong. If you get it to work moo post up a DIY or something to that extent.
     
    Axman, Jul 17, 2009
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  24. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

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    Change the ID for your GTX 280M to a 9800M GTX and select rescan BIOS in the Adv. Info tab. NiBiTor will be able to read your card properly after that. Make sure you change it back to the GTX 280M ID before you save the BIOS.

    Yes, forgive me. My sincere apologies. I still need to learn how to my head cool.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Jul 17, 2009
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  25. airplaneman

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    Sorry for being the slow one here, but Moo, you are going to flash the GTX 260M with the 280 Bios right?
     
    airplaneman, Jul 17, 2009
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  26. dondadah88

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    no i don't think so. i think he just wants higher voltage.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 17, 2009
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  27. Mandrake

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    I gave him my 280 bios that's why I wanted credit.
     
    Mandrake, Jul 17, 2009
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  28. jason9

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    any recommendations on how I go about starting to overclock my SLI 260Ms? what ratios should the core/memory/shader be and what increments to increase them by.
     
    jason9, Jul 17, 2009
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  29. Megacharge

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    Yep that's what he is doing, we want to see if the extra 16 stream processors can be unlocked by bios flashing the 260M to a 280M, or if they have been laser cut by Nvidia.
     
    Megacharge, Jul 18, 2009
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  30. Prodigy-man

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    Thx for the SLI info Soviet Sunrise. Would anyone be able to send me 280m GTX bios images to me?
     
    Prodigy-man, Jul 18, 2009
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  31. Mandrake

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    PM me your email address.
     
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  32. The_Moo™

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    Nbitor says the card isn't supported

    Which is what im trying to say Don ;)

    I have to use NVflash
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 18, 2009
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  33. The_Moo™

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    Mandrake i need you to save it AS A .ROM
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 18, 2009
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  34. Mandrake

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    will do.

    10 char
     
    Mandrake, Jul 18, 2009
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  35. Mandrake

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    It won't let me save as anything else but a bin. I did go ahead and rename it.
     

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  36. The_Moo™

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    NVflash says it cannot open the ROM file ???
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 18, 2009
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  37. Mandrake

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    Don went to work. Need Soviet to come here.
     
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  38. anothergeek

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    You have to force flash it in DOS
     
    anothergeek, Jul 18, 2009
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  39. The_Moo™

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    ok i have the USB drive set up i created a folder did it exactly like Z said ....

    The GPU bios won't try to flash my MOBO right? Sorry never done this ....
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 18, 2009
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  40. Mandrake

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    I've never done this procedure but when flashing you should be specifying a device to flash.
     
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  41. sleey0

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    Yeah, nvflash will not touch your motherboard's BIOS. lol
     
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  42. The_Moo™

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    OK it threw up a BUNCH of errors

    BIOS didn't match
    PCI subsystems didn't match
    Subsystem ID's don't match


    It started to flash but i guess the values in the subsystem didn't match (figured)

    Any way any one let me what i need to do now ?

    Internet is down :(
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 18, 2009
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  43. Axionkt

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    You can bypass the checking part by using -5 -6
    eg nvflash.exe -5 -6 Bios1.rom
    These errors shouldn't worry you too much, I used to get the same ones on my m1730 and I still get the same errors on the 280m on the m17x (using original bios)
     
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  44. The_Moo™

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    ok i ran it with -5 -6

    and now it says the board id's don't match ?????


    They do i checked it in Nbitor but nvflash won't flash with it like that :(

    Any more ideas?
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 18, 2009
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  45. dondadah88

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    unless it's trying to flash your 9400m. disable that. then since you have a single gpu
    nvflash -6 -5 -4 -Y -a ????.rom if not then
    nvflash -6 -5 -4 -A -y ????.rom
     
    dondadah88, Jul 18, 2009
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  46. The_Moo™

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    but the boards are the same ... no im not flashing the 9400m ;)
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 19, 2009
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  47. dondadah88

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    did you try it in the order i posted. i did -4 -5 -6 -y -a and it didn't work. i have to do it . like it says so it can bypass everything.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 19, 2009
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  48. The_Moo™

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    hummm

    i think i forgot the jump drive ...

    i just came back to my grandparents cuz my Grandpa is having surgrey ...lemme look for the jump drive
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 19, 2009
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  49. Soviet Sunrise

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    Okay, TL;DR. I spent the day wiping my hard drive and loading a fresh copy of Seven build 7264, so forgive me for my absence. Have you all saved the device ID in the BIOS correctly as 060A? I think I have mentioned it in my post back on page three.
     
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  50. The_Moo™

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    you mean the bios name ? (never flashed before...) :eek: sorrry

    Yes the 280 BIOS is named 060A.ROM

    only error i have left is the board error .... but i don't have my jump drive to flash now.
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 19, 2009
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