New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it...

Uller · Jun 28, 2004, 02:09 AM

Not another fake soft-mod, but a new and easy way to unlock those damn unlockable X800 Pro vivos with the XT Core and 1.6ns ram.

You have to use a different XT Bios, the guy who did it first used the one from Gigabyte, because the Sapphire X800 XT Bios didn't have the correct size!
Get it here:
http://www.station-drivers.com/page/atidriv%20bios.htm

Now flash it onto your Vivo with 1.6ns Speed, load up Windows, restart when you are asked to do, and voilá, enjoy your 16 pipe-monster!

It will only work with this bios, the Sapphire X800 XT bios out on the web won't work!

ants · Jun 28, 2004, 02:54 AM

holy sh1t. someone try it!

lohthx1r · Jun 28, 2004, 03:55 AM

You mean no HardMOD is required ???

Uller · Jun 28, 2004, 03:59 AM

YES, no hardware mod is required!

Come on people, try it!

Brama · Jun 28, 2004, 04:14 AM

Also people with connected lasercut and still 12 pipes can try this bios to see if it unlocks last 4 pipes.

Please report results!

Bye,

Mao

stinger32 · Jun 28, 2004, 04:31 AM

can any1 try this for gs what are you waiting for.

ants · Jun 28, 2004, 05:23 AM

someone with an X800Pro try it!

Kibid · Jun 28, 2004, 06:07 AM

I would try it, but which of the bios's do I use? I see one listed at 500 for the core clock, but the XT's core clock is 520..

Uller · Jun 28, 2004, 06:12 AM

http://tw.giga-byte.com/Download/Dow...80x256v_f1.exe

This is the direct link to the bios!

Kibid · Jun 28, 2004, 06:19 AM

thanks uller, i'll download it and try it out right now (goes to hook up floppy drive again).. for the record i'll be trying with my Visontek x800pro which overclocks well past XT PE spec

Broken Hope · Jun 28, 2004, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kibid

thanks uller, i'll download it and try it out right now (goes to hook up floppy drive again).. for the record i'll be trying with my Visontek x800pro which overclocks well past XT PE spec

I would advise you NOT to flash a standard pro with this bios, the VIVO boards are different, they don't have the laser cut, they don't have the pipes disabled in hardware, just locked out in the bios.

You may end up screwing up your card.

figs · Jun 28, 2004, 07:37 AM

wots the price difference between x800 pro normail and vivo?

Broken Hope · Jun 28, 2004, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by figs

wots the price difference between x800 pro normail and vivo?

Almost nothing, my Club3D VIVO from www.overclockers.co.uk was £305 which is about going rate for a pro anyway.

ants · Jun 28, 2004, 07:41 AM

yer what figs said, whats the difference?

stinger32 · Jun 28, 2004, 07:42 AM

Broken hope---> have you tried to mods your club3d vivo to xt?

Broken Hope · Jun 28, 2004, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinger32

Broken hope---> have you tried to mods your club3d vivo to xt?

Not yet, stuck at work, need to test if the mem will hit 560 also, had it at 520 along with the core, so I'm thinking it should be okay. Won't know for a while.

figs · Jun 28, 2004, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Broken Hope

Almost nothing, my Club3D VIVO from www.overclockers.co.uk was £305 which is about going rate for a pro anyway.

ok, so wots the difference between the two cards? one obviously has vivo, but naything else?

stinger32 · Jun 28, 2004, 07:48 AM

but it is 1,6ns mem and no lasercut on the bridges on club3d VIVO?

Broken Hope · Jun 28, 2004, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinger32

but it is 1,6ns mem and no lasercut on the bridges on club3d VIVO?

I've not had the heatsink off but yes it has the 1.6ns memory and says XT on the heatsink sticker.

Kibid · Jun 28, 2004, 08:12 AM

no dice, the flash didn't work..prolly because it's not a vivo. Worth the try though. Didn't ruin the card, just simply flashed back to the original bios.

Codeman05 · Jun 28, 2004, 08:15 AM

ok well my pro has the vivo, theater rage chip, and the 1.6ns ddr3...so I'm about to get this a shot. Wish me luck

highpingdrifter · Jun 28, 2004, 08:27 AM

did it work ?

Brama · Jun 28, 2004, 08:28 AM

Dear kibid please explain better.

What card do you have?
Serials of GPU?
Did you join the lasercut with conductive paint?

The flash goes well but you don't have 16 pipes or the flash itself goes wrong?

Thanks,

Mao

Codeman05 · Jun 28, 2004, 08:38 AM

no, the flash worked, but it looks like ati tool is saying only 12 active pipelines still

heres the code on my core:
R420
215RADCGA11F
GB8843.1
0418AA
The card also has 1.6ns Samsung memory and the Theater Rage chip

Damn I'm a little disappoited now, figured I'd have a pretty good chance with this card getting it to work

Brama · Jun 28, 2004, 08:47 AM

Codeman, which flasher do you use?

It seems that a polish guy was able to unlock using the flashrom 237 with these options: flashrom -p 0 biosname -f

Someone with a normal pro card already modded by conductive paint with no success (still 12 pipes) can try to flash this gigabyte bios and see if it enables 16 pipes?

Bye,

Mao

Brama · Jun 28, 2004, 08:50 AM

Here the link if someone is able to understand polish

http://twojepc.pl/news_wiecej.php?id...0ab4ce99a3b974

Codeman05 · Jun 28, 2004, 08:52 AM

I used the gigabyte flash tool. will Flashrom flash a bios "r8****.f1"
I wasn't sure that it could handle that extension...if it does, let me know and I'll try that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brama

Someone with a normal pro card already modded by conductive paint with no success (still 12 pipes) can try to flash this gigabyte bios and see if it enables 16 pipes?

I don't see why not, but I'm not sure. I tried the hardmod, and it didn't work

Codeman05 · Jun 28, 2004, 09:09 AM

looks like he used a differant bios...thats what he linked to anyway.
ATI.X800XT.256MB.Samsung.Rev.01

I have no idea what that page says lmao

Maybe I'll try that bios

EDIT: NM, I think he says that one didn't work so he tried the gigabyte bios

Brama · Jun 28, 2004, 09:14 AM

I don't read polish but logically it seems that the author tried first the xt samsung bios with only cosmetic and overclock results (still 12 pipes) and after flashed the gigabyte bios that unlocked the last 4 pipes.

You can rename the suffix of gigabyte bios in .bin or whatever you like.

After you can try to flash with the parameters that polish article suggests.

Bye,

Codeman05 · Jun 28, 2004, 09:15 AM

sounds good, I'll give it another go

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Uller Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 14	New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... Not another fake soft-mod, but a new and easy way to unlock those damn unlockable X800 Pro vivos with the XT Core and 1.6ns ram. You have to use a different XT Bios, the guy who did it first used the one from Gigabyte, because the Sapphire X800 XT Bios didn't have the correct size! Get it here: http://www.station-drivers.com/page/atidriv%20bios.htm Now flash it onto your Vivo with 1.6ns Speed, load up Windows, restart when you are asked to do, and voilá, enjoy your 16 pipe-monster! It will only work with this bios, the Sapphire X800 XT bios out on the web won't work!

Jun 28, 2004, 02:54 AM	#2
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Jun 28, 2004, 03:59 AM	#4
Uller Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 14	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... YES, no hardware mod is required! Come on people, try it! Last edited by Uller : Jun 28, 2004 at 04:11 AM.

Jun 28, 2004, 04:14 AM	#5
Brama Radeon X1900xt Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Milano Posts: 32	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... Also people with connected lasercut and still 12 pipes can try this bios to see if it unlocks last 4 pipes. Please report results! Bye, Mao

Jun 28, 2004, 04:31 AM	#6
stinger32 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 8	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... can any1 try this for gs what are you waiting for.

Jun 28, 2004, 05:23 AM	#7
ants BoostR Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Aus Posts: 974	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... someone with an X800Pro try it! __________________ Desktop #1: Intel Pentium 4 2.41G 533Mhz fsb \| 512mb VeriTech DDR400 RAM \| Gigabyte 64mb Radeon 9200 \| ASUS P4PE-X Motherboard (i845PE) \| 2x 40GB Seagate 7200 rpm 2mb cache Hard Drives \| Leadtek Winfast TV 2000XP Expert Edition \| 400W PSU \| 5.1 Channel Ozaki Nuke28 Speakers \| 8 in 1 USB2.0 Tevion Card Reader/Writer \| Windows XP Pro SP2 \| 17" Viewmaster LCD monitor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Desktop #2: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ Barton \| 512mb Kingston DDR333 RAM \| Gigabyte 128mb Radeon 9200SE \| Gigabyte GA-7VM400M(F) Motherboard (VIA KM400) \| 80GB Western Digital 7200 rpm 8mb cache Hard Drive \| LG all in one DVD drive w/ DVD-RAM \| 350W PSU \| 2 Channel JBL Pro Speakers \| Windows XP Pro SP2 \| 17" Futura LCD monitor \| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laptop: Intel Petium M Centrino 1.6GHz \| 1024mb DDR333 RAM \| 128mb Onboard Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 with 915 Express Chipset \| 40GB Fujitsu 4200 rpm Hard Drive \| CDRW/DVDRW Dual Layer \| 6 in 1 card reader/writer \| Built in 802.11b/g Wireless \| Windows XP Home SP2 \| 14" Widescreen with BrightView

Jun 28, 2004, 06:07 AM	#8
Kibid Radeon R100 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 33	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... I would try it, but which of the bios's do I use? I see one listed at 500 for the core clock, but the XT's core clock is 520.. Last edited by Kibid : Jun 28, 2004 at 06:08 AM. Reason: spelling error

Jun 28, 2004, 06:12 AM	#9
Uller Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 14	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... http://tw.giga-byte.com/Download/Dow...80x256v_f1.exe This is the direct link to the bios!

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Kibid Radeon R100 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 33	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... thanks uller, i'll download it and try it out right now (goes to hook up floppy drive again).. for the record i'll be trying with my Visontek x800pro which overclocks well past XT PE spec

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stinger32 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 8	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... Broken hope---> have you tried to mods your club3d vivo to xt?

Jun 28, 2004, 07:48 AM	#18
stinger32 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 8	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... but it is 1,6ns mem and no lasercut on the bridges on club3d VIVO?

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Kibid Radeon R100 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 33	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... no dice, the flash didn't work..prolly because it's not a vivo. Worth the try though. Didn't ruin the card, just simply flashed back to the original bios.

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Codeman05 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 13	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... ok well my pro has the vivo, theater rage chip, and the 1.6ns ddr3...so I'm about to get this a shot. Wish me luck

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Jun 28, 2004, 08:28 AM	#23
Brama Radeon X1900xt Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Milano Posts: 32	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... Dear kibid please explain better. What card do you have? Serials of GPU? Did you join the lasercut with conductive paint? The flash goes well but you don't have 16 pipes or the flash itself goes wrong? Thanks, Mao

Jun 28, 2004, 08:38 AM	#24
Codeman05 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 13	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... no, the flash worked, but it looks like ati tool is saying only 12 active pipelines still heres the code on my core: R420 215RADCGA11F GB8843.1 0418AA The card also has 1.6ns Samsung memory and the Theater Rage chip Damn I'm a little disappoited now, figured I'd have a pretty good chance with this card getting it to work Last edited by Codeman05 : Jun 28, 2004 at 08:41 AM.

Jun 28, 2004, 08:47 AM	#25
Brama Radeon X1900xt Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Milano Posts: 32	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... Codeman, which flasher do you use? It seems that a polish guy was able to unlock using the flashrom 237 with these options: flashrom -p 0 biosname -f Someone with a normal pro card already modded by conductive paint with no success (still 12 pipes) can try to flash this gigabyte bios and see if it enables 16 pipes? Bye, Mao

Jun 28, 2004, 08:50 AM	#26
Brama Radeon X1900xt Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Milano Posts: 32	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... Here the link if someone is able to understand polish http://twojepc.pl/news_wiecej.php?id...0ab4ce99a3b974

Jun 28, 2004, 09:09 AM	#28
Codeman05 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 13	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... looks like he used a differant bios...thats what he linked to anyway. ATI.X800XT.256MB.Samsung.Rev.01 I have no idea what that page says lmao Maybe I'll try that bios EDIT: NM, I think he says that one didn't work so he tried the gigabyte bios Last edited by Codeman05 : Jun 28, 2004 at 09:13 AM.

Jun 28, 2004, 09:14 AM	#29
Brama Radeon X1900xt Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Milano Posts: 32	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... I don't read polish but logically it seems that the author tried first the xt samsung bios with only cosmetic and overclock results (still 12 pipes) and after flashed the gigabyte bios that unlocked the last 4 pipes. You can rename the suffix of gigabyte bios in .bin or whatever you like. After you can try to flash with the parameters that polish article suggests. Bye,

Jun 28, 2004, 09:15 AM	#30
Codeman05 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 13	Re: New X800 Pro -> XT Mod! Try it... sounds good, I'll give it another go

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