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    9800m GS 512

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Dspr_02, Aug 9, 2009.

  1. Dspr_02

    Dspr_02 Notebook Evangelist

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    Is it possible to flash this card to a GTS and then OC it to a 9800M GT. I dont really mind super heating as long as it does not kill everything (keep in mind that my old 1536 got to 110*c and kept running fine....well....it was a dell...).

    Any input is greatly appreciated!
     
    Dspr_02, Aug 9, 2009
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  2. NAS Ghost

    NAS Ghost Notebook Deity

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    You can flash it to a GTS I believe, but overclocking to the performance wont be easy due to the lack of shaders.
     
    NAS Ghost, Aug 9, 2009
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    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    Hers step-by-step on how to flash a video BIOS:

    1. Unistall your old driver, restart, press F8 on splash screen and boot Windows in Safe Mode, use Driver Swiper to clean the Nvidia content, restart, instal the DOX drivers
    2. Download HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool
    3. Download Windows 98 system files
    4. Once installed use HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool select your USB Device, check-mark "Create a DOS startup disk" and under "Using DOS system files located at:" click on the box with "...", locate the previously saved Windows 98 system files which were extracted into a folder
    5. Hit Start and let the application do its job (it should take around 10min or less)
    6. Once that's done download Nvflash and extract the content into the USB Key (root folder)
    7. Save the two provided ROM's called NEWBIOS.ROM and OLDBIOS.ROM into the key (root folder)
    8. Restart the computer
    9. On splash screen press Esc, select USB as bootable device (sometimes you may need to repeat the process until it boots through the USB)
    10. You should see a Windows 98 dos splash screen then the prompt
    11. Type
    12. It will ask you to press "Y" to proceed
    13. If all is done right it will say the flash was sucessful so you press Ctrl + Alt + Del and the computer will restart
    14. Done :)

    List of downloads:
    DOX 182.05: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/...howtopic=23114
    Driver Sweeper: http://phyxion.net/Driver-Sweeper/View-category
    HP Boot Utility: http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197
    NiBiToR: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/V...S-Editor.shtml
    nvflash: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/V.../nVFlash.shtml
    GTS BIOS files: http://www.4shared.com/file/111701804/5847d05/bootdisk.html (Inside you'll find the old and new BIOS along with the two Nvflash content)

    Make sure you read this:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=357807
     
    Cheeseman, Aug 9, 2009
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  4. Dspr_02

    Dspr_02 Notebook Evangelist

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    Wow thanks! This should be stickied!
     
    Dspr_02, Aug 9, 2009
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    Exostenza, Aug 9, 2009
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