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Fire$torm
05-06-11, 06:42 PM
Hi Team,

I could use a little assistance. I have the Diamond Radeon HD 4870 that I received from DrPop's brother. I have flashed its BIOS using three different 4870 files all to no avail. So I'm hoping that anyone on the team with a unmodified 4870 BIOS please post a copy of it here in a zip or rar file? It has to be from a 4870 with 512MB DDR5 RAM.

You can grab the BIOS data using TechPowerUP's GPU-Z (http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/) utility by clicking the button as shown in the pic below. GPU-Z will save the file with a name like RV770.bin or similar.

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Any help would appreciated. Thanks in advance.

F$
Maxwell
05-06-11, 06:54 PM
I don't have one, so I can't comply. :(

But I have to ask the forehead smack question: did you try the file from here (http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/17168/Diamond.HD4870.512.080609.html)?
Mike029
05-06-11, 06:54 PM
My card is down right now but I may have the original Asus disk with drivers etc on it. Could that help?
Fire$torm
05-06-11, 08:33 PM
My card is down right now but I may have the original Asus disk with drivers etc on it. Could that help?

Unfortunately no, It won't be on the driver disk. But thanks for replying.
Fire$torm
05-06-11, 08:34 PM
I don't have one, so I can't comply. :(

But I have to ask the forehead smack question: did you try the file from here (http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/17168/Diamond.HD4870.512.080609.html)?

Yeppers. That is where I got the three I tried.
joker
05-06-11, 08:56 PM
Sorry, my 4870 has 1024 megs of memory.
Maxwell
05-06-11, 09:00 PM
What is the error you're getting when trying to flash it, and why do you need to flash it?
Fire$torm
05-07-11, 12:36 AM
What is the error you're getting when trying to flash it, and why do you need to flash it?

I do not get an error. The card accepts the update. When I try to boot with this card in the system, the computer goes through the POST then the card shuts down and the system halts. That it. Nothing ever shows on the monitor screen.

The reason I am flashing is to try and fix the bad flash DrPop's brother got when he flashed the card.
Maxwell
05-07-11, 12:45 AM
Are you using software to flash the BIOS, or the more complicated method? Whatever you use, have you tried the other?
joker
05-07-11, 12:46 AM
Just out of curiosity how are you flashing it since it does not work?
Fire$torm
05-07-11, 01:11 AM
Just out of curiosity how are you flashing it since it does not work?

I do it in DOS using the ATIFlash.exe utility. It takes the flash just fine. The utility reports a successful update. If I reboot back into DOS and query the BIOS data, it all checks out. The flash utility does not report any errors but the card keeps shutting down if I try to boot into windows. I know it shuts down because the cooler fan stops spinning. Hoping that a different BIOS file might force the card to reset.
Maxwell
05-07-11, 01:15 AM
Can you stick this in another machine connected with another card in Crossfire mode? I'm wondering if it would work then...
Fire$torm
05-07-11, 01:28 AM
Can you stick this in another machine connected with another card in Crossfire mode? I'm wondering if it would work then...

I didn't think of that but I do not have a crossfire cable. :(
Maxwell
05-07-11, 01:46 AM
I didn't think of that but I do not have a crossfire cable. :(
Really? Damn. I have a crapton of them for some reason. I would send you a couple, but I'm not sure the postage is worth it...
DrPop
05-07-11, 02:27 AM
I could send one- probably like $1 for postage...if you think it will help anything?
Fire$torm
05-07-11, 01:12 PM
Really? Damn. I have a crapton of them for some reason. I would send you a couple, but I'm not sure the postage is worth it...


I could send one- probably like $1 for postage...if you think it will help anything?

I think the cable is a long shot at best. So not worth the stamps. Thanks for the offer though.