[Help] Can't overclock my Radeon!!!

[-=TriX-R4-KidS=]

Everytime I attempt to overclock my Radeon (Sapphire Radeon 9000 non-pro 64mb).........the system (xp pro) crashes with the following error:

"Technical Info:

***STOP: 0xc0000008e (0xc00000005, oxbf9e05fc, oxefb12250, ox00000000)

*** ati2dvag.dll - Address BF9e05fc base at fb9b8000, datestamp 3e602b67"

even w/ a 1 mhz overclock this crash happens....

the ati2dvag.dll is the driver....so I though it was the driver causing the crash....but it happens w/ cat 3.1 and 3.0 as well. the current drivers are cat 3.2....and are fine when im not trying to overclock.

Any Ideas?

the only thing i can think of is to update the video card bios...but i dont know if that would help at all.

-TriX

 

[-=TriX-R4-KidS=]

bumpage.........

surely someone has some idea what is causing this?

 

[El<(')>Maxi]

Ya maybe a bios lock on that card. Don't quote me on that tho...............

 

[-=TriX-R4-KidS=]

well damn it... : (

any idea on where i can get a hacked bios for my card?

-TriX

 

[PreservedSwine]

http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=178819
Has a lot of R9500/9700 overclcoking bios's- maybe you can dig up an R9000 BIOS out of that thread- try the search feature as well.

 

[-=TriX-R4-KidS=]

well.....i was doing some messing around and installed the original drivers for the card from the manuf's CD........and w/ these drivers (not sure about v number but they are 6/22/2002.........i can overclock just fine. too bad i lose about 1000 points in 3dmark w/ these old drivers.

so i guess its the drivers : \ . maybe these new cat 3.4's will help.

 

[Sòmines]

I've the same problem and the same videocard (sapphire), but I'm running W2K and whenever I overclock the card and start a game or 3dmark01, it returns to stock specs, 250/200.
I was able to overclock with the slower stock drivers also.
I installed the latest cat 3.4 without luck.
I tried Rivatuner, Rage3dtweaker, radlink, powerstrip,... and no luck.
I don't know what to do, but it is a driver lock for sure, not a BIOS lock, although a BIOS edit might solve the problem. If you know how to do it POST PLEASE.

Sòmines.

 

[tweaker]

Maybe.... the 3.2 cats we used on our card were very unstable and crashed our sys a bunch of times. we loaded the 3.4 cats and viola!! no crash!

 

[Wraith]

The non pro is clock locked in all drivers after 2.4's Sorry to break it to you :-\
I put a corb and ramsinks on mine, but as soon as i up the drivers...it resets!

looks like we have to wait for ATI to unlock our cards......it may not be soon, or even ever

Sorry

 

[specific]

Rivatuner

 

[Wraith]

Like I said, it wont work

 

[specific]

Like I said, it wont work

that's incorrect
Rivatuner does allow overclocking on the 3.4 cats
there is no need to bios mod the Sapphire

 

[Wraith]

Where can i get this, i want to try it out....i think you are wrong my friend.

 

[specific]

i'm doing it right now
378core
297mem
on my Sapphire 9500 using the 3.4 cats and the driver patch found here along with Rivatuner

no bios mod needed

enjoy

 

[Wraith]

Ok bro, we are talkin about the 9000 non pro not the 9500. BIG difference.

BTW- Igot my 9000 to OC using pstrip and hoger! w00t!

 

[specific]

Ok bro, we are talkin about the 9000 non pro not the 9500. BIG difference.

BTW- Igot my 9000 to OC using pstrip and hoger! w00t!

oops

misread the thread
guess i'll go stick my finger in a fan now