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    Gx640 Vbios Beta

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by kosti, May 21, 2010.

  1. NotEnoughMinerals

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    could a vbios flash zap your card? is that even possible? got disconnected somehow...
     
  2. el_oscyppo

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    As i investigated before I don't even think that VBIOS was really flashed. But BIOS and EC firmware was - for sure. And in my Opinion they are somehow communicating with each other and something went wrong... It is a software issue, so the point is to find another software solution to fix it... but I don't know how...
     
  3. kosti

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    Have you tried doing a blind flash? Basically you boot from a bootable usb drive and force the old bios back on the card. Set up a bootable disk to boot into DOS, make sure to put the atiflash app on there as well as the original bios and then type:

    atiflash -p -f 0 originalbiosname.rom

    Let us know how this goes. Also, maybe you want to try clearing the system's cmos by disconnecting the battery on the motherboard after the main battery and power have been unplugged.
     
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    OMG I just blackedout and saw months into the future!

    Did someone just try a blindflashforward?
     
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    Question - what is the verdict on this vBIOS now?
     
  6. NotEnoughMinerals

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    Works well for some, worse for others. Typical beta I suppose. I'm not gonna try flashing my vbios again anytime soon.
     
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    Any word on a stable/legitimate release?
     
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