how to flash the bios on a 8500LE?

[AMD900]

i just d/l this Radeon 8500 OEM > Retail BIOS Flash

from Tweaks-The Definitive Guide thread but how do i flash it i put the whole file in a 1.44 disk then what?

 

[Cisco Kid]

i just d/l this Radeon 8500 OEM > Retail BIOS Flash

from Tweaks-The Definitive Guide thread but how do i flash it i put the whole file in a 1.44 disk then what?

before you go flashing just d/l powerstrip and crank your core/mem to 300/300 run 3 dmark2K1se and see what happens (artifacting)

cisco kid

 

[KILLorBE]

Just boot from the disk you made, at the A prompt type START.EXE and the rest is self explanatory.

EDIT: It might be wise to do what Cisco said first.

 

[AMD900]

from the box and everything stock on 3dmark01 not se 8099
then @ 144 fsb and 295/295 i got 9103 i couldn't do 300/300 i think is my case cooling

 

[AMD900]

that was before i had to format

 

[AMD900]

i just got 9596 @144fsb and297/297 after i defrag my hd

 

[Cisco Kid]

i just got 9596 @144fsb and297/297 after i defrag my hd

good job do not bother flashing it then, your card will run 300/300 , jeez you are on the heels of my 9804 score guess I gota unlock soon hehehhe

cisco kid

have fun......

 

[Arkaine23]

8500

Flashing to retail bios gives you more agressive memory settings which should give evn better performance. If the flasher itself is not bootable, stick a dr dos basic boot disk on the floppy with it. www.bootdisk.com

Running the flasher is self-expalnatory. I think you just type start.exe

 

[AMD900]

i just hit 9731 on 3dmark2001SE @144 fsb and 295/295

 

[AMD900]

ok i had to use my super disk to go to the a prompt then i started the program but it ask me if i wanted to flash to pal or nl something which one should i choose? also how should i save my bios that came with mi card b/c in case i f this up i can still send it back?

 

[Arkaine23]

bios flasher

You can always flash back to the OEM bios using the bios flasher. I beleive it gives you the option to back-up your old bios once you select to flash to a new one.

You want NTSC since you live in North America. This is the type of TV-signal the TV-out will use.

 

[AMD900]

500 more points and i'll be right w/ u i think my psu is holding me back. i can't go anymore than 144fsb

 

[AMD900]

**** man it flash it to a 64mb and i can't do any o/c or it'll fris. is there a bios to flash it to a 128 mb or how do i flash it back to the old bios?

 

[Arkaine23]

radeon bios flash

Yes, there are 128mb bios'. I didn't know your card was a 128mb model cuz its not in your sig, or I would have said something earlier. Hit up Rage3d for a quick answer and link. Does your card have bga memory (small square-shaped memory modules, or the rectangular kind?

If your card uses bga memory, then maybe this will help some...

 

[AMD900]

yeah they are small squares 4 on each side and ive tryed to d/l that link 4 or time but is damage or something

 

[Arkaine23]

bios

Well, I'm stuck at work now, and rage3d is blocked from here. But I'd head over there and search with one or more of these terms: "8500 128mb 7008 bios" until you find a thread or someone who knows where a good link is. You could even try that search on google and I bet you'd find what you need. The trick is only knowing what to search for....

 

[Arkaine23]

Links

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=33631633&highlight=128+bios

Follow that link. It allowed me to dowload the file. And there are instrctions in that thread.

Your other post has disappeared because I posted there as well. Why do posts keep disappearing??? I thought that was a one-time thing. :grrr:

 

[AMD900]

i had to turn my d/l manager off (dumbass)

 

[AMD900]

good job do not bother flashing it then, your card will run 300/300 , jeez you are on the heels of my 9804 score guess I gota unlock soon hehehhe

cisco kid

have fun......

i flash it w/ 7008 for a 128 giga i think they were fix for a built by ati 128 they let me go for 300/300 @144fsb,turbo on bios open gl and direct 3d set at porformance i broke 9965 on 3dmark2001SE.

 

[Gnufsh]

How could I mod the bios for higher default clock speeds? I'm thinking of getting one of these cards.