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redzoneos   04-21-2008 at 04:14:20 PM

hello,
I have an MSI RX3870 OC edition (T2D512E) video card... The fan is loud as hell and is constantly running at 80%... supposedly a bios flash fixes this issue, but I've never had to flash a vid card bios before and want to make sure I do it right...

Can someone tell me the proper procedure, I'm having a hard time finding a good how-to guide for flashing GPU bios.

Thanks

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evongugg   04-21-2008 at 04:27:04 PM
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Refer to the MSI website for flashing procedures.
If it goes wrong for some reason, put a PCI video card in the computer and hook up the monitor to that. Then you can reflash the card.

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rabidbunny   04-21-2008 at 04:40:32 PM
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I would be careful flashing your gpu's bios. I did that with my x800gto a few years ago and it ended up killing my card. But that was because I was using a modified bios to unlock the extra 4 pipelines. I do not recommend doing this solely for more performance.

If you want the fan speed to go down, simply use Atitool to control your fan settings.
When i flashed my bios, I had to have a floppy disk that allowed me to boot into DOS and insert the modified bios that way. I don't remember how I did it exactly and I assume that flashing your 3870 might be different. I had help from someone who did the same thing on their card, but I doubt that he's still on Tom's anymore. :(

I will post with an update later.

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rabidbunny   04-21-2008 at 05:05:24 PM
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Ok, found a guide from a quick search on yahoo. If this one doesn't work, there are other ones out there.

http://www.techpowerup.com/printarticle.php?id=34

This one specifically mentions Ati, so it should help.

I don't know if that guide mentions it, but you MUST create a copy of your gpu's original bios in case it is f'd up. I think I remember that you can use Atitool to save the bios.

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redzoneos   04-22-2008 at 04:37:02 AM
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sweet thx for the info guys... Rabidbunny, I used that link and it was exactly what I was looking for... kinda funny because I went to that website, but I guess I got an older link and it was describing ATI cards from back in the day, so I thought it was useless.

Anyway I flashed my card and it's whisper quiet now, at least when i'm not gaming :)... in fact my entire case is, just imagine how loud it was before the update!!!

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rabidbunny   04-22-2008 at 10:23:21 PM
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Sweet! congrats. At least you know that you did it right...:)
Yeah, as long as that bios only changed the fan speed and NOT the shaders, core, or memory clock speeds, your card should be good to go!

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