Could you post the video card picture.
what the bios do you want? pc or mac version?
After look the picture you post,I maybe can post the bios you want.
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Could you post the video card picture.
what the bios do you want? pc or mac version?
After look the picture you post,I maybe can post the bios you want.
Here are my pictures from the video card. If you can give me the bios for MAC and the PC. Thank you very much for your help
http://img121.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=s1053192.jpg
http://img121.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=s1053192.jpg
Your video card is like sapphire 512 mb,because I ever have one.
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9028/487002.jpg
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/2228/487003.jpg
I am not sure if these bios is worked well.
Before trying to flash bios, you need have a pci video card.
It can help you to flash back original bios .
give me your mail,i mail the bios to you.
if above all is not worked,try the website（all in the website is pc bios）：
http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/
Thanks for the reminder, but I already bought a PCI video card. Here is my email: demorg82@gmail.com
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For these people who are still using 10.5 (like me) and want to flash 4870:
Dual display works under 10.5.8, at least for my reference 4870 512MB Club 3D - http://www.afterdawn.com/products/product_details.cfm/8021/club_3d_radeon_hd_4870_512mb_gddr5 - flashed with OEM ROM.
I run dual 1600x1200 screens without troubles (via DVI OFC).
Dual display works under 10.5.8, at least for my reference 4870 512MB Club 3D - http://www.afterdawn.com/products/product_details.cfm/8021/club_3d_radeon_hd_4870_512mb_gddr5 - flashed with OEM ROM.
I run dual 1600x1200 screens without troubles (via DVI OFC).
fouel Thank you very much for your BIOS. But unfortunately he did not come (which is on the MAC). The original I downloaded from the site http://www.techpowerup.com/. So that the video card is earned in Windows. I want to make the file by the method of Pipomolos with Peloche instructions. And I have 2 questions:
1) The original BIOS file in BIN, and I need a ROM. As can be converted from BIN to ROM.
2) The manual is written "File starts with 55 AA 7C, 55 AA /D, 55 AA 7E" And I started with "55 AA 7B"
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What should I do?
Thanks in advance
1) The original BIOS file in BIN, and I need a ROM. As can be converted from BIN to ROM.
2) The manual is written "File starts with 55 AA 7C, 55 AA /D, 55 AA 7E" And I started with "55 AA 7B"
What should I do?
Thanks in advance
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fouel Thank you very much for your BIOS. But unfortunately he did not come (which is on the MAC). The original I downloaded from the site http://www.techpowerup.com/. So that the video card is earned in Windows. I want to make the file by the method of Pipomolos with Peloche instructions. And I have 2 questions:
1) The original BIOS file in BIN, and I need a T. As can be converted from BIN to ROM.
2) The manual is written "File starts with 55 AA 7C, 55 AA /D, 55 AA 7E" And I started with "55 AA 7B"
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What should I do?
Thanks in advance
1.about bios file in changing bin to rom:
you can use Dos to do that. if you use GPU-Z to do that,the bios you save is the *.bin.
Using Dos,you can type below list:
atiflash -s 0 ***.rom -f
you can get ***.rom
2.I don't know how to modify the manual,because i think it is too complex.
I think the card that pcb is blue is too hard to success to flash for mac.
I recommend you change card that someone is done well and get the same card and bios .
Don't watse too much time for nothing.
If you got the ati reference card 512 mb ,I will give you the matched bios.
http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/3659/ati4870mac.jpg
Absolutely work for mac.
Good luck.
fouel Thank you very much for your BIOS. But unfortunately he did not come (which is on the MAC). The original I downloaded from the site http://www.techpowerup.com/. So that the video card is earned in Windows. I want to make the file by the method of Pipomolos with Peloche instructions. And I have 2 questions:
1) The original BIOS file in BIN, and I need a T. As can be converted from BIN to ROM.
2) The manual is written "File starts with 55 AA 7C, 55 AA /D, 55 AA 7E" And I started with "55 AA 7B"
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What should I do?
Thanks in advance
you do not need pipomolos instructions.
latest version of Zeus can make 4870 rom for you automatically.
Thank you. But it does not work. Here's a screenshot.
The program can only choose 4870 with 1Gb or 4890, and I need 4870 512 Mb. Therefore the crashes error.
Asus eah4870 dk 1g
Does anybody have a rom for the ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5/A?
I downloaded a ASUS rom and it was a wrong one. Apparently, I don't know where to find the rom for my card.
I'm running 1,1, 2.66, 10.5.8
Thanks!
Does anybody have a rom for the ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5/A?
I downloaded a ASUS rom and it was a wrong one. Apparently, I don't know where to find the rom for my card.
I'm running 1,1, 2.66, 10.5.8
Thanks!
Yeah, I used zeus, but the rom I used was a the wrong one. I couldn't figure out how to generate a rom from zeus so I downloaded someone's ASUS rom, but it didn't work.
Zeus is pretty small and simple app, but I can't figure out how to generate a rom from it. I feel like an idiot!
Ok, so I tried to generate the rom and got the "Rom not compatible with script. EFI must be added manually." Unfortunately, doing it manually is way over my head. If anyone has a rom for the ASUS EAH4870 DK/HTDI/1GD5/A, please post.
Thanks.
Thanks.
5970
So I've been poking around the internet and I'm just wondering why there hasn't really been any progress with flashing the 5 series especially now that apple has released their own version of them. So what's the reason behind the 5970 still not working under Mac OS X?
So I've been poking around the internet and I'm just wondering why there hasn't really been any progress with flashing the 5 series especially now that apple has released their own version of them. So what's the reason behind the 5970 still not working under Mac OS X?
Bought another video card.
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Kept to the old bios, the new BIOS downloaded from here https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/8525817/
, but it still does not work. MAC PRO will not boot. Following the sound, he again repeated. Cause the loading of any MAC OS X or Windows not work.
Someone tell me how to make ROM file from the original BIN.
Kept to the old bios, the new BIOS downloaded from here https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/8525817/
, but it still does not work. MAC PRO will not boot. Following the sound, he again repeated. Cause the loading of any MAC OS X or Windows not work.
Someone tell me how to make ROM file from the original BIN.
You need to flash this card in PC now. To create custom ROM from original dump use pipomolo42 script or Cindori's Zeus. Card you've bought will probably have one downside: it won't be immune to SL updates due to custom ROM.
It would be better if you'd buy reference one, but it's too late now.
It would be better if you'd buy reference one, but it's too late now.
Bought another video card.
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Kept to the old bios, the new BIOS downloaded from here https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/8525817/
, but it still does not work. MAC PRO will not boot. Following the sound, he again repeated. Cause the loading of any MAC OS X or Windows not work.
Someone tell me how to make ROM file from the original BIN.
This card is my first card to flash it for mac.
After I tried to flash it for 1.5 month, I gave up one day.
I find a reference card to flash and I success.
I really recommanded that you get a reference card (512MB) ,DON'T watse time for this card(sapphire 512mb),because it is hard to flash.
Unless you spend $209.99 to get the same card ,the card is flashed for mac.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mac-Pro-ATi-Rad...195?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3a5fe2f78b
You can buy one and flash the card rom to yours,then you have two card for mac or pc.
Save you time or spend some money, it is up to you.
P.S.
If you buy an ati reference card (P/N:102B5070110 000001),I will email you the mac bios.
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No, it isn't. It has reference cooler only. All reference cards have AMD logo on PCB, red PCB and doesn't need ROM modification, messing with kexts after OS update etc.
Some cards are causing "looped" chime after bad flash, card isn't broken, it just needs to be flashed again in PC with proper ROM.
You should know it better than me
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My radeon 2600xt just burned last night . I have a sapphire radeon 4870 vapor-x 1GB . I want to flash it but i do not have the tools as my MacPro is innoperable . Could somebody send me the efirom of this specific card if they tried it and it works ? Thanks in advance .
My radeon 2600xt just burned last night . I have a sapphire radeon 4870 vapor-x 1GB . I want to flash it but i do not have the tools as my MacPro is innoperable . Could somebody send me the efirom of this specific card if they tried it and it works ? Thanks in advance .
Roms
http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/
100% Chance to find yours there . They have almost every video card ROM . Original ones .
http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/
100% Chance to find yours there . They have almost every video card ROM . Original ones .