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    4850 gpuz bios thing (ongoing problem)

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by kcuk, Jan 1, 2010.

  1. Mandrake

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    Yes I tired multiple times.

    I think both my cards are. Video was screwed up using just the Master card. The more I tested the worse it became.

    Try reinstalling Windows with no Crossfire cable connected. If it doesn't break then it was just a coincident. ;)
     
    Mandrake, Jan 2, 2010
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  2. kcuk

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    mandrake any ideas bud?
     
    kcuk, Jan 2, 2010
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    sorry, want to borrow this thread.... May I know how did you flash your 4850 ?
     
    nodeffect, Jan 2, 2010
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  4. Mandrake

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    Did you say yours does not work with the Master alone?
     
    Mandrake, Jan 2, 2010
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  5. Mandrake

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    thread hijacker!! :eek:

    PM'ed ya with the info. ;)
     
    Mandrake, Jan 2, 2010
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  6. kcuk

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    havent tried with just the master installed i will do this in the morning

    could a slave card thats working correctly work on its own
     
    kcuk, Jan 2, 2010
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  7. Mandrake

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    good question. It's really to determine if both cards are bad or not.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 3, 2010
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  8. kcuk

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    right bud

    slave card in master slot = wont boot
    slave card in slave slot with master pulled = wont boot+cple of beeps
    master card in master slot = works!

    ive put slave card in freezer for the min :)

    i dont think the cards are bust still.
     
    kcuk, Jan 3, 2010
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  9. Mandrake

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    When you ran just the master card did you run Vantage to see if it was OK? I booted fine with just the master card but didn't have issues until I put stress on it. If it runs through Vantage ok I would guess it is fine.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 3, 2010
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    There needs to be some sort of clear cmos for these mxm cards.....

    Hope you all get this straightened out!
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Jan 3, 2010
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  11. kcuk

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    yep vantage ran fine 5200 .....ive only got p8400
     
    kcuk, Jan 3, 2010
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  12. Darth Bane

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    So this caused the problem, not OC/over-volting?
     
    Darth Bane, Jan 3, 2010
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  13. kcuk

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    where not sure but its nothing to do with volts modding or anything like this
     
    kcuk, Jan 3, 2010
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  14. Mandrake

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    My cards are getting swapped. I would just call Alienware and do the same if I were you.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 4, 2010
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    Hi guys,I have this problem before ( http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=437795). What I did : I install slave card in master slot and reflash it. After that I got both master cards and posibillity use modded drivers,but after fresh OS install in GPU-Z it was still a same madness.So problem solved now because I send lappy for repair and they change both GPU cards and motherboard
     
    Borbital, Jan 4, 2010
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  16. Mandrake

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    Well I hope I don't have a MB issue. I played Borderlands for a couple hours with my 3870s and I didn't have any issues. My replacement 4850s will be here later in the week.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 4, 2010
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  17. kcuk

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    yep my slave card is winging its way to me also :)
     
    kcuk, Jan 4, 2010
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    Are you going to keep using the 4850s or go back to the 3870s and sell the 4850s Mandrake? I am itching to try putting the 4850s into a D901c and see if I can get CF working! (but too worried it may not and I spend all my money :( )
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Jan 4, 2010
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    I'm not sure yet. It might actually make sense to sell the 4850s if I'm not going to benchmark with them. I've been gaming with the 3870s and I've had no issue. The reason for keeping the 4850s is it will make it easier to sell the system as a whole.

    On a side note when I called to get my 4850s swapped I bought an additional master 4850. Still don't know why they are so hard to get.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 5, 2010
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    Hmmm, risky i know but what are the Odds of MSI's vbios working? (I'd assume pretty slim?)
     
    catacylsm, Jan 5, 2010
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    What would be the advantages?
     
    Mandrake, Jan 5, 2010
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  22. Darth Bane

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    Sorry, but what exactly caused this problem? How did the cards went "bad"? I have an alienware 4850 and thought of changing the volts in the bios.
     
    Darth Bane, Jan 5, 2010
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  23. Mandrake

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    Don't have proof how it was caused. This didn't happen while benchmarking. It happened while I was reinstaling the OS.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 5, 2010
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  24. kcuk

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    hi mandrake bud i got replacement 4850 slave today and im still having problems,

    now it sees as standard vga device wont install m17 drivers for it and still has code 10 unable to start.

    but still the master card is ok
     
    kcuk, Jan 7, 2010
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  25. Mandrake

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    I bought an extra card and that came in but not my replacements.

    I assume you tried to reinstall the drivers?
     
    Mandrake, Jan 7, 2010
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    yes bud im going to try a new install tomorrow

    it wont even accept it as 4850 just vga graphics adapter
     
    kcuk, Jan 7, 2010
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    Possible you messed up the motherboard graphics card slot?
     
    DHC, Jan 7, 2010
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    possible i hope not tho

    now it say the other drivers aint possible with this virsion of windows

    im using windows 7 ultimate 64 :(
     
    kcuk, Jan 7, 2010
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  29. Mandrake

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    Would need some 3870s to see if they acted the same.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 7, 2010
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  30. kcuk

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    its hard to decide if its
    card
    c/f cable
    motherboard
    software
     
    kcuk, Jan 7, 2010
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  31. cookinwitdiesel

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    then just get the whole system replaced ;)

    (image your drives first to save time)
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Jan 7, 2010
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    Hmm when alex had his 4850s he had some problems like this if i recall, he used a DNA pair of drivers (9.4'S) possibly, will browse around to see if i can pinpoint the exact post.
     
    catacylsm, Jan 7, 2010
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  33. kcuk

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    if you could bud before i loose my laptop
     
    kcuk, Jan 8, 2010
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    mandrake bud di you say your 3870s work ok, as i rang a/w and now telling me i need to ship it off to em as they think motherboard is goosed :(
     
    kcuk, Jan 9, 2010
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  35. Mandrake

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    Yes, I'm using them right now.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 9, 2010
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    did you have to re install drivers when you put 3870s back in or was it plug and play.
     
    kcuk, Jan 9, 2010
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  37. Mandrake

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    I uninstalled CAT 9.12 and reinstalled.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 9, 2010
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    right cheers bud .... i dont really want to ship the thing off to a/w so im just covering all possible ideas.

    just a favour you couldnt try sumething for me please mandrake if you have the time and the paste.

    if you have you couldnt try just putting the cards back in now youve been running with the two 3870s, and see if it works.
     
    kcuk, Jan 9, 2010
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  39. Mandrake

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    Put the 4850s back? I already shipped them to AW.

    Plus I had problems with the Master card also. You don't so the situation is not the same.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 9, 2010
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    ok bud thanks for reply :)
     
    kcuk, Jan 9, 2010
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    I let you know what happens as soon as the new ones come in.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 9, 2010
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    okidoki bud, how long do alienware keep these things normally to repair, any ideas
     
    kcuk, Jan 9, 2010
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  43. Mandrake

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    Personally I've never sent a broken system to them.
     
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  44. granyte

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    so basickly instaling an os without the CFX cable kinda reveal issue you might have had later anyway?


    this definitly looks like a project for my 364'th day of warranty ......
     
    granyte, Jan 9, 2010
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  45. Mandrake

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    lol, probably more like coincidence.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 9, 2010
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  46. Mandrake

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    Take a look at my last post in my for sale thread/link in my sig.
     
    Mandrake, Jan 10, 2010
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    I'm fairly new to modding ati bios. Is there anything messed up with this particular bios? All I did was change the volts from 1.05 to 1.07. (obviously it's for the alienware 4850)
     

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  48. granyte

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    thisis the bios for your slave card but i don,t see anything particularly wrong
     
    granyte, Jan 11, 2010
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  49. Darth Bane

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    it's for a master card. Thanks for looking at it.
     
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  50. granyte

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    if it's for the smaster then it's like 1 or 2kb to heavy

    i didn't saw anything wrong with it but some one like mandrake with more experience with thoses should give it a look


    how ever what have you used to change the bios?
     
    granyte, Jan 12, 2010
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