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    8600m GT Original Bios

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Osserpse, Dec 6, 2007.

  1. Osserpse

    Osserpse Notebook Evangelist

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    Could someone please upload and post an original and unedited vga bios for their 8600m GT?
     
    Osserpse, Dec 6, 2007
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    If anyone would do that, I'd be greatful.
     
    Osserpse, Dec 6, 2007
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  3. Soulburner

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    Tell me how and I could do it.
     
    Soulburner, Dec 6, 2007
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    Get a program called NiBiTor 3.6.

    When you've opened it, go to Tools -> Read Bios -> Select Device -> 8600m GT

    Then Go to Tools -> Read Bios -> Read into File

    Then send me the .rom file it saves.

    Thanks!
     
    Osserpse, Dec 6, 2007
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    Well, like I said, I could use that bios ;o.
     
    Osserpse, Dec 6, 2007
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    PM me your email and I will send now
     
    Weegie, Dec 6, 2007
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    Soulburner, Dec 6, 2007
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    Thanks a bunch!
     
    Osserpse, Dec 6, 2007
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  9. Ghola

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    So these are bios that unlocked you 8600m GT so that you can now OC at will?

    Or these are just default bios?

    Was thinking it might be time to OC, but I'm so damn lazy to start playing with stuff LOL.
     
    Ghola, Dec 7, 2007
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  10. Soulburner

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    Its just the default BIOS.

    Use Rivatuner to overclock and get the latest laptopvideo2go modified drivers. I use 169.09 currently, and they are great.
     
    Soulburner, Dec 7, 2007
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    Anyone know hot to get nVidia BIOS modifier to edit the ROM?
     
    640k, Dec 11, 2007
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  12. gr33nf4c3

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    I wanted to investigate a little deeper into that 8600M GT stuttering issue and therefore wanted to see what GFX Bios loosk like, so I got that NiBiTor 3.9 tool and dumped my BIOS to a file. Compared to those appended in thread, it seemed a little small with only 19KB compared to 58KB posted by Soulburner. Also NiBiTor said it can't read the file it generated and told me to select which card I think this is. Then the error message "Data position/length out of data bounds" came up.

    I'm running a G1s. Has anyone experienced something similiar or would someone mind to try that tool and see if it can dump and read his G1s GFX Bios correctly?
     
    gr33nf4c3, May 9, 2008
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  13. pygo

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    Hmmm...is someone trying to flash a Quadro? =)

    Let us know how it goes...
     
    pygo, May 10, 2008
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  14. Paul1987

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    why would you want this bios over the m1530s 8600gt bios?
     
    Paul1987, May 10, 2008
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