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Old 02-16-2003, 07:48 PM   #1
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Sapphire 9700Pro BIOS flashing?!?!

anyone know where i can find the needed software to flash a 9700Pro BIOS? my card is a "powered by" Sapphire 9700Pro v1.1

im trying to get some info on this and noone seems to know about this subject, so any information is appreciated. thanks...
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Old 02-16-2003, 07:49 PM   #2
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and what exactly are you trying to flash it into? a 9700 Pro Pro?
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Old 02-17-2003, 09:30 AM   #3
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i flashed my 978003.rom with the new and improved 978004.rom.
i did some memory tweaking for the timings and my memory improved from 680 to 730!

im running 380/730 stable as a rock now!!!
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Old 02-19-2003, 10:53 AM   #4
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I've got a sapphire r9700 pro aswell. Not sure what version it is but i'd be interested in flashing it if I could. Where did you get the rom and tools for flashing it?
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Old 02-21-2003, 05:08 PM   #5
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Heres a source: http://www.3dchipset.com/bios/ati/flash/index.php
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Old 02-21-2003, 05:31 PM   #6
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Nice. Hey Cad, did the flash utility allow you to make a back-up before you flashed the new bios?
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Old 02-21-2003, 05:37 PM   #7
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There is a command you can type in to make a backup.

atiflash -s 0 filename.rom
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Old 02-21-2003, 06:02 PM   #8
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Great! Thanks.
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Old 02-22-2003, 05:21 PM   #9
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I've used ATIFLASH to make a backup of my current rom but the radedit program won't recognise it. Also, where can i get the newest rom from, half of that sites in korean or something
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be careful with it - its precious
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