Mod X850Pro@X850XT/XT-PE

[Giux-900]

Ho trovato questa guida, cosa ne pensate??????????????????

You don't need rivatuner for this kind of modding/flashing. It is recommended that you use the ATI X850 Pro AGP from ATI itself which has VIVO also, there seem to be alot of people who uses this card and are successfully flash to XT/PE with 16 Pipes.

Before you begin: THIS MOD/FLASH IS FOR AGP VERSION ONLY!!!

Here are the steps on how to do it

1: Download the XT-PE BIOS, and the Modified flashrom (check the attachment)
2: Make a backup of your current BIOS with modified flashrom.
3: Flash your AGP X850Pro with XT-PE BIOS with modified flashrom.

Commands:
To save your bios type this: "flashrom -s 0 backup.bin" (your original bios will now labeled "backup" and the extension is "bin"
To flash the bios type this: "flashrom -f -p 0 (bios name).bin"

Notes: I rename the XTPE's bios to PE so it would be easier for me or even you to remember and to flash.

To back up type this : "flashrom -s 0 backup.bin"
To flash type this : "flashrom -f -p 0 PE.bin"

Cautions: It is recommended that you downclock it to the Pro's original 500/500 or 520/540 for XT. But DO NOT leave it at PE speed without aftermarket cooling.

I hope that all you will be able to unlock it like i did and enjoy your 16 pipes card

Here is the ATI X850Pro AGP Vivo Card that i used to flash
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....ct&id=11188426 70249

Thus far we (us ATI modders and Sphere of course) have only seen the agp vivo versions unlock but all other pros should still be able to flash to a 12 pipe xtpe.

Although, it should works on the ATI VIVO card, i have no guarantee that it will turn out like we wanted, so don't put your bet on it and if it turns out that you can't unlock the 16 pipes, it will hurts you really bad, and me too (cause you'll witch (replace the "w" with "b") and moan about it to me.

You could always get any other brand X850Pro that has VIVO, examples are Sapphire, MSI. ect....

Edit: Another thing, you can unlock your Pro to get 16 pipes after you flashed to XTPE, then if you really want it, you can always use your original bios to flash it back (it will stay 16 pipes) to get CONTROL OF YOUR FAN!!!

The XT and PE bios disable your ability to control your fan, all i know so far is that the Pro has that ability to leave you with that function.

Use the ATIflash provided in this attachment to flash it back to PRO and have the fan controller.

Edit: You can also re-flash to XTPE with the modified flashrom to get the XTPE name and THE CONTROL OF YOUR FAN TOO!!! I tried it and it worked, Now I was able to get both the XTPE bios with the Fan Controller

If you have any question please send me a PM or Sphere.

EDIT: I added the bios "X850XTPE with Fan Controller" as a shortcut to you guys, so just use the modified flashrom and that bios then you're done, you will get both 16 pipes 540/590 speeds and fan controller
Attached Files
File Type: zip atiflash309.zip (91.7 KB, 428 views)
File Type: zip flashrom16p.zip (114.0 KB, 1275 views)
File Type: zip ATI X850XTPE AGP.zip (34.3 KB, 417 views)
File Type: zip x850 xtpe 1.6 fan control agp.zip (34.3 KB, 870 views)



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Old Submited: 09-13-05 | Last Update: 09-13-05
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Couple things to add/suggest.

You should host the files here.

The aftermarket cooling is required on only some pros. (The ones that dont cool the ram stock.)

Thus far I have only seen the agp vivo versions unlock but all other pros should still be able to flash to a 12 pipe xtpe.

You should include that this isn't guaranteed to work in all cases.

the x850's that are not from ati dirrectly are almost always identical except for the sticker.

There seems to be a problem with the pe's fan controls so if they want they can flash a 16 pipe pro bios to the card by using this bios with the moded flashrom.

You can use rabit to turn vivo on or of in a bios if needed.

Here are some bioses you can use in your guide dude.
http://www.overclock.net/showthread....116#post252116

Btw, if you want ill add a link to your guide in my faq.
Attached Files
File Type: zip 16 pipe x850 pro agp 1.6.zip (34.3 KB, 357 views)
File Type: zip RaBiT.zip (156.4 KB, 152 views)

[folken84]

questa guida l'hai presa da tecnpowerup!
io ho una connect3d x850pro vivo ed ho seguito questa guida, sia usando il bios di una x850pro modificato(con16pipe) e sia con uno di una x850xt, ma niente atitool mi dice che ho sempre e sl 12pipe..

[Giux-900]

prova a flashare prima con quello tosto della xtpe, che ti sblocca le 4 pipe, poi flasha con quello pro-mod 16 pipes le mantieni attivate (forse).
Comunque non voglio farti combinare casini, controlla prima!!!!

[Giux-900]

è possibile che hai usato il programma per flashare non modificato?
devi usare Flashrom modificato, che non preserva le 12 pipes, così puoi passre a 16 con il bios xt

The X850 Pro VIVO can be modded the same way, you just need another Bios.

It is still running with only 12 Pipelines, even after flashing an XT Bios to it. The reason why the XT Bios does not unlock the additional pipelines can be found in the Flashrom flashing tool. It "preserves" certain ROM Bios settings when flashing another BIOS:

Several people have used a Gigabyte Bios and flashing tool to get around this, but for some reason you can not flash back to 12 pipelines with this method- if you have defective pipelines you keep them.

[overfusion]

Allora io mi sono informato in merito perchè qualke mese fa trovai in un negozio la X850pro VIVO a 250€ KE prezzone! Allora la risposta che ho avuto nei forum stranieri è stata:

"la mod @X850XT non si può fare più con un semplice aggiornamento BIOS, le Pipes dormienti sono state tagliate con il laser! Quindi eventualmente si dovrebbe mettere mano al saldatore e lavorare sulla skeda!"

Personalmente non so se il gioco vale la candela riskiate di fottere la skeda, provate a clokkare la scheda e vedete dove arriva!

[folken84]

Originariamente inviato da Giux-900

è possibile che hai usato il programma per flashare non modificato?
devi usare Flashrom modificato, che non preserva le 12 pipes, così puoi passre a 16 con il bios xt

The X850 Pro VIVO can be modded the same way, you just need another Bios.

It is still running with only 12 Pipelines, even after flashing an XT Bios to it. The reason why the XT Bios does not unlock the additional pipelines can be found in the Flashrom flashing tool. It "preserves" certain ROM Bios settings when flashing another BIOS:

Several people have used a Gigabyte Bios and flashing tool to get around this, but for some reason you can not flash back to 12 pipelines with this method- if you have defective pipelines you keep them.

ma cosa intendi per flashrom modificato?mi pui postare dove prendelo? la mai unica preoccupazione è solo di risvegliare le 4pipe dormienti e scoprire che queste sono danneggiate e nn riuscire + a rimettere tutto come prima, secondo te rischio più del dovuto?la mia scheda cmq è una vivo quindi dovrebbe avere il chip della x850xt,ma atitool mi dice che ho il chip r481,ma la x850xt nn ha l'r480??

[Giux-900]

flashrom modificato ti sblocca le 4 pipelines perchè è "not preserve original bios R4xx settings"
lo trovi su:
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...lashrom16p.zip

leggi attentamente quì che spiega bene:
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ng/vidcard/100

[folken84]

Grazie mille Giux-900!
stasera provo la modifica e poi vi faccio sapere...speriamo vada tutto bene..

[folken84]

nn è possibile!!!
neanche usando flashrom modificato sn riuscito a sbloccare ste maledette pipeline, ho flashato sia il bios della x850(mod16) e sia quello della x850xt.. mi sa che ho l'unica scheda vivo con il taglio laser, per saperlo e togliermi il pensiero sn obbligato a togliere il dissi? grazie cmq dei consigli..ciao

[folken84]

cirovagando su internet sono arrivato alla conclusione che le connect3d x850pro vivo sono proprio sfigate di loro,infatti nn ho trovato nessuno che sia riuscito a sbloccarle a x850xt!!!!è pazzesco!tra tutte le marche dovevo scegliere proprio questa? di buono c'è che tengono un buon overclock (580/620),vorrà dire che mi metterò il cuore in pace,cmq se qualcuno conosce un'altra procedura si faccia avanti..

p.s.
la scheda che pare + propensa ad essere sbloccata sembra essere quella prodotta da ATI..

[kaiko]

caz----- l'ho appena ordinata anche io. .. ma porc....

[Italia 1]

Sono passati soltanto piu di 11 anni dall'ultimo messaggio, ma confermo che funziona