Ati Radeon 9800 Pro Flash It Back To The Original
Replies: 9 | Post Date: January 13th 2006 | User: Uwez | Forums: devhardware.comWell i was thinking if i were to flash my card which is a ati radeon 9800 pro to a xt would it void the warranty, and what if i were to flash it back to the original back up bios would the manufacturers find out?
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- Radeon 9800 Pro Bios Flash
- Sapphire Ati Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Or Pny Nvidia 6600 Gt
- Notebook Ati Cards - Radeon 9800 And Radeon X600 Difference
- Flash Ati Radeon 9600 To A 9600 Pro Bios
- Upgrading From Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb
- Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Problem
- Upgrade From Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
- Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Issues
- Overclocking Ati 9800 Pro
- Driver For Ati 9800 Non Pro
- Ati Radeon 9800 Xt Lock Ups
- Support Ati 9800 Pro On Asrock P4i45gv
- Flash Ati Radeon 9600se
- Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Or Sli Geforce 6600gt 128mb
- Ati Radeon 9700 Pro Blank Screen
- Ati Radeon X1600 Pro Video Card Problem
- Ati Radeon 2600 Pro Agp Card Installation
- Ati Radeon X1950 Pro Graphics Card Problem
- Problem After Installing Ati Radeon X1650 Pro Agp
- Ati Radeon X700 Pro Pci Express Video Card Installation
- Flashing 9800 Pro To 9800 Xt
- Radeon 9800 All In Wonder Compatibility
- Radeon 9800 Issue
- Radeon 9800 Xt White Spots
- Radeon 9800 Driver Update
- Ati 9800 Screen Issue
- Updating The Card 9800 Pro 256mb Bios
- Radeon 9800 Xt 256mb Video Card Issue
- Upgrade Nvidia 9800 Gt To Ati 4890, Same Frame Rates
Radeon 9800 Pro Bios Flash
I've been reading these forums for quite some time on overclocking my cpu and video card which all have helped greatly. Now i have a question. Flashing the video card bios, how is that done exactly or is it recommended? I noticed ati tray tools have an option to dump the card bios. What does that do exactly?
My radeon is a saphire brand, i noticed on their website they have a bios flash utility, winflash. Does that flas my card bios to the most recent bios? Again is this something i need to do, should do?
Posted On: September 27th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
I've been reading these forums for quite some time on overclocking my cpu and video card which all have helped greatly. Now i have a question. Flashing the video card bios, how is that done exactly or is it recommended? I noticed ati tray tools have an option to dump the card bios. What does that do exactly?
My radeon is a saphire brand, i noticed on their website they have a bios flash utility, winflash. Does that flas my card bios to the most recent bios? Again is this something i need to do, should do?
Posted On: September 27th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
Sapphire Ati Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Or Pny Nvidia 6600 Gt
I was looking at the sapphire ati radeon 9800 pro 128mb and the pny nvidia 6600 gt at tigerdirect.com. Both look like amazing cards. I believe that the 6600 gt is 128 bit and not 256 bit like the 9800. And/or if the 6600 gt has other properties that can account for the difference in ghz i guess. My friend has the sapphire and he says it works great. I was wondering if the 6600 gt is better or worse than the sapphire ati radeon 9800 pro 128mb. The 6600gt is slightly less that the sapphire, i want to know which one i will get the most bang for my buck with. You can check out the cards at tiger direct of you want. I need an expert opinion on this because 230$ is alot of money for me. I kno all my system specs and everything i am torn between these 2 cards.
Posted On: January 3rd 2005 . View 8 Replies .
I was looking at the sapphire ati radeon 9800 pro 128mb and the pny nvidia 6600 gt at tigerdirect.com. Both look like amazing cards. I believe that the 6600 gt is 128 bit and not 256 bit like the 9800. And/or if the 6600 gt has other properties that can account for the difference in ghz i guess. My friend has the sapphire and he says it works great. I was wondering if the 6600 gt is better or worse than the sapphire ati radeon 9800 pro 128mb. The 6600gt is slightly less that the sapphire, i want to know which one i will get the most bang for my buck with. You can check out the cards at tiger direct of you want. I need an expert opinion on this because 230$ is alot of money for me. I kno all my system specs and everything i am torn between these 2 cards.
Posted On: January 3rd 2005 . View 8 Replies .
Notebook Ati Cards - Radeon 9800 And Radeon X600 Difference
Say a 256mb radeon 9800, and/or 256 radeon x600, how much of a difference would these have compared to their desktop counterparts. I wanna assume that they would try to just port it into the lappy but i seriously doubt that. So i guess that if the desktop 9800 has 8 pipes, the lappy version wud have 4 to keep it cooler? Same applies to x600 then right?
The other thing is, how does the desktop x600 compare to nvidia. Wats its competitor card? A regular 6800? Highly doubt that. Ill look this one up. I dont know the number of pipes on the x600.. Using sapphire's x600 pro for reference. It is 4 pipes. What the , fx series then?! 5950xt or sumthin in that order?
Posted On: May 11th 2005 . View 2 Replies .
Say a 256mb radeon 9800, and/or 256 radeon x600, how much of a difference would these have compared to their desktop counterparts. I wanna assume that they would try to just port it into the lappy but i seriously doubt that. So i guess that if the desktop 9800 has 8 pipes, the lappy version wud have 4 to keep it cooler? Same applies to x600 then right?
The other thing is, how does the desktop x600 compare to nvidia. Wats its competitor card? A regular 6800? Highly doubt that. Ill look this one up. I dont know the number of pipes on the x600.
Posted On: May 11th 2005 . View 2 Replies .
Flash Ati Radeon 9600 To A 9600 Pro Bios
In dos mode it tells me my card is a 9600 pro? Is that correct i have samsung memory on my card and i read it may be a 9600pro. Does that mean i may switch bios to a 9600 pro bios?
Posted On: May 20th 2006 . View 7 Replies .
In dos mode it tells me my card is a 9600 pro? Is that correct i have samsung memory on my card and i read it may be a 9600pro. Does that mean i may switch bios to a 9600 pro bios?
Posted On: May 20th 2006 . View 7 Replies .
Upgrading From Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb
I currently have a radeon 9800 pro 256mb, i was thinking of getting a more powerful card but i was wondering if i just got nvidia 7800 gtx (or something else thats pretty much top of the line) by itself would it be a big leap over how my computer can handle my current and future games on high settings or do i also need to change my cpu and things. Im obviously not gonna want to spend the cash if i there isn't going to be big improvement in what my computer will be able to handle. Id really appreciate any feedback cause i don't really know anything about computers and video cards. This is what im currently running on:
Amd athlon 64 3200 2. 0 ghz
1 gig of ram
Radeon 9800 pro 256 mb
Ive heard about the dual and quad cards but i dont have the cash for that. So would if i just got one of top cards out right now would it be enough?
Posted On: May 13th 2006 . View 14 Replies .
I currently have a radeon 9800 pro 256mb, i was thinking of getting a more powerful card but i was wondering if i just got nvidia 7800 gtx (or something else thats pretty much top of the line) by itself would it be a big leap over how my computer can handle my current and future games on high settings or do i also need to change my cpu and things. Im obviously not gonna want to spend the cash if i there isn't going to be big improvement in what my computer will be able to handle. Id really appreciate any feedback cause i don't really know anything about computers and video cards. This is what im currently running on:
Amd athlon 64 3200 2. 0 ghz
1 gig of ram
Radeon 9800 pro 256 mb
Ive heard about the dual and quad cards but i dont have the cash for that. So would if i just got one of top cards out right now would it be enough?
Posted On: May 13th 2006 . View 14 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Problem
I have a radeon 9800 pro 128 mb. And recently random colors and lines start appearing out of nowhere. The odd thing is that on desktop when i right-click > refresh. All of the lines go away only for a split-second and then they reappear again. This is a serious problem cuzz i cant play games and its hard enough to surf the web without getting frustrated. I have pics if you would like to see them. Btw, i have updated my graphics card, windows, motherboard and even put in some new ram as of today.
Posted On: August 21st 2005 . View 13 Replies .
I have a radeon 9800 pro 128 mb. And recently random colors and lines start appearing out of nowhere. The odd thing is that on desktop when i right-click > refresh. All of the lines go away only for a split-second and then they reappear again. This is a serious problem cuzz i cant play games and its hard enough to surf the web without getting frustrated. I have pics if you would like to see them. Btw, i have updated my graphics card, windows, motherboard and even put in some new ram as of today.
Posted On: August 21st 2005 . View 13 Replies .
Upgrade From Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
I'm extremely new to upgrading computers and was looking for some help. I wanted to know if it is possible to upgrade from a radeon 9800 pro to a radeon x800xl . I was unsure because the memory types are different (9800pro ddr) (x800xl gddr3. ) My system specs. Ram-ocz value series 1gb (2 x 512mb) 184-pin ddr sdram unbuffered ddr 400 (pc 3200) dual channel kit system memory
Processor-amd athlon 64 3200+ newcastle 800mhz fsb 512kb l2 cache socket 754 processor
Mobo-dfi lanparty ut nf3 250gb socket 754 nvidia nforce3 250 atx amd motherboard
500 wat psu
Posted On: November 4th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
I'm extremely new to upgrading computers and was looking for some help. I wanted to know if it is possible to upgrade from a radeon 9800 pro to a radeon x800xl . I was unsure because the memory types are different (9800pro ddr) (x800xl gddr3. ) My system specs. Ram-ocz value series 1gb (2 x 512mb) 184-pin ddr sdram unbuffered ddr 400 (pc 3200) dual channel kit system memory
Processor-amd athlon 64 3200+ newcastle 800mhz fsb 512kb l2 cache socket 754 processor
Mobo-dfi lanparty ut nf3 250gb socket 754 nvidia nforce3 250 atx amd motherboard
500 wat psu
Posted On: November 4th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Issues
I have sent a support ticket to ati, but my experiences with their techies aren't particularly good ones, so i thought i'd post here as well. Here is what i sent them:
When i attempt to play any 3d game, i find that the game freezes and causes either a system hang or the video driver to reset itself (meaning slow performance and no directx support), depending on the game. I have tried reinstalling my catalyst drivers many times, but has never helped. I have also tried to reinstall directx, but that also hasn't appeared to have helped. I have even tried installing a new power supply, and while this solved some problems, it hasn't solved this one. So yeah. I also have no access to another computer with which to try my graphics card, so i'm a bit buggered there. It should still be under warranty if it needs repairing, but i'm a bit skeptical of that due to the high shipping cost and long distance to the usa. But if i have to, i will!
Edit: a couple of other things i meant to ask:can anyone tell me why my install file for catalyst 7. 7 tries to run in dos mode, which, of course, it fails at? The 7. 5 version of my catalyst control center refuses to open, and, on start-up, says the "catalyst control center: host application has encountered an error and needs to close. " Any ideas why?
Posted On: August 8th 2007 . View 4 Replies .
I have sent a support ticket to ati, but my experiences with their techies aren't particularly good ones, so i thought i'd post here as well. Here is what i sent them:
When i attempt to play any 3d game, i find that the game freezes and causes either a system hang or the video driver to reset itself (meaning slow performance and no directx support), depending on the game. I have tried reinstalling my catalyst drivers many times, but has never helped. I have also tried to reinstall directx, but that also hasn't appeared to have helped. I have even tried installing a new power supply, and while this solved some problems, it hasn't solved this one. So yeah. I also have no access to another computer with which to try my graphics card, so i'm a bit buggered there. It should still be under warranty if it needs repairing, but i'm a bit skeptical of that due to the high shipping cost and long distance to the usa. But if i have to, i will!
Edit: a couple of other things i meant to ask:can anyone tell me why my install file for catalyst 7. 7 tries to run in dos mode, which, of course, it fails at? The 7. 5 version of my catalyst control center refuses to open, and, on start-up, says the "catalyst control center: host application has encountered an error and needs to close. " Any ideas why?
Posted On: August 8th 2007 . View 4 Replies .
Overclocking Ati 9800 Pro
Lets start at the beginning and state my sys specs:
P4 3. 0ghz presscot
Gigabyte 8s655fx mobo
1 gig samsung ddr 400 3-4-4-9 2cmd (whatever that means)
Radeon 9800pro 256mb 256bit made by ati (hynix f-28 mem)
Hec ace 580wat power supply. Now these days my 9800pro is just not strong enough anymore and it currently runs at default settings (i think it's 378 338). The card just wont cut it. I want to oc it since buying a new one is not an option for now but i really know almost nothing about it. I am however willing to spend some money on a cooler but i need help determining which is the best for me to get, and how high i should o/c my card or maybe i should just flash it to 9800xt? I heard some ppl talk about doing this. Now i may be a newbie to o/cing, but im pretty handy with pcs in general so i don't fear doing this [plus the card has warranty so who cares right?
Posted On: October 27th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Lets start at the beginning and state my sys specs:
P4 3. 0ghz presscot
Gigabyte 8s655fx mobo
1 gig samsung ddr 400 3-4-4-9 2cmd (whatever that means)
Radeon 9800pro 256mb 256bit made by ati (hynix f-28 mem)
Hec ace 580wat power supply. Now these days my 9800pro is just not strong enough anymore and it currently runs at default settings (i think it's 378 338). The card just wont cut it. I want to oc it since buying a new one is not an option for now but i really know almost nothing about it. I am however willing to spend some money on a cooler but i need help determining which is the best for me to get, and how high i should o/c my card or maybe i should just flash it to 9800xt? I heard some ppl talk about doing this. Now i may be a newbie to o/cing, but im pretty handy with pcs in general so i don't fear doing this [plus the card has warranty so who cares right?
Posted On: October 27th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Driver For Ati 9800 Non Pro
Ive been out of the whole computer scene for a while and i was just curious as to what would be the best video driver for an ati 9800 non-pro. If someone could tell me a version for omega drivers or just normal drivers that would be great. Btw, can you oc the 9800 non-pro cause i tried and my whole screen went black after only adding like 3 mhz to the core.
Posted On: May 18th 2005 . View 1 Replies .
Ive been out of the whole computer scene for a while and i was just curious as to what would be the best video driver for an ati 9800 non-pro. If someone could tell me a version for omega drivers or just normal drivers that would be great. Btw, can you oc the 9800 non-pro cause i tried and my whole screen went black after only adding like 3 mhz to the core.
Posted On: May 18th 2005 . View 1 Replies .
Ati Radeon 9800 Xt Lock Ups
I just installed a new motherboard and since then i cannot get my 9800xt to run on the pc. It will freeze within 5 mins for sure. I have run the pc on its onboard video and another video card and it runs perfect for weeks. I have installed the 9800xt into another pc and no problems, it has now ran it for over 3 days, so i know the card is fine. So i am almost positive its some type of setting. I have fdisked and reloaded windows and not installed a single program. It ran the windows install fine with the 9800xt but once it got to windows it locked up within 5 mins. I am not able to even have enough time to install the catalyst driver. If i run it with the onboard video or this other cheap card i can run it for weeks. The pc i tested the 9800xt on is a really slow old pc, with no catalyst drivers, just the windows drivers it installs automatically. I have disabled the onboard video when i have tried to run the 9800xt and that didn't change a thing. The only possible thing is i think that old pc is 4x agp and the one i am trying to get it to run on is 4x/8x and in the bios there is no place to change the agp speed. My setup is. Mainboard: aopen ax4sg
Processor: intel pentium 4 3. 06gb
Memory: 2gb 266ddr
Hard drive: western digital 80gb
Posted On: February 24th 2007 . View 9 Replies .
I just installed a new motherboard and since then i cannot get my 9800xt to run on the pc. It will freeze within 5 mins for sure. I have run the pc on its onboard video and another video card and it runs perfect for weeks. I have installed the 9800xt into another pc and no problems, it has now ran it for over 3 days, so i know the card is fine. So i am almost positive its some type of setting. I have fdisked and reloaded windows and not installed a single program. It ran the windows install fine with the 9800xt but once it got to windows it locked up within 5 mins. I am not able to even have enough time to install the catalyst driver. If i run it with the onboard video or this other cheap card i can run it for weeks. The pc i tested the 9800xt on is a really slow old pc, with no catalyst drivers, just the windows drivers it installs automatically. I have disabled the onboard video when i have tried to run the 9800xt and that didn't change a thing. The only possible thing is i think that old pc is 4x agp and the one i am trying to get it to run on is 4x/8x and in the bios there is no place to change the agp speed. My setup is. Mainboard: aopen ax4sg
Processor: intel pentium 4 3. 06gb
Memory: 2gb 266ddr
Hard drive: western digital 80gb
Posted On: February 24th 2007 . View 9 Replies .
Support Ati 9800 Pro On Asrock P4i45gv
I have the asrock-p4i45gv 2. 4ghz-1gb ram-motherboard. It has an agp slot called agi. Will my ati 9800 pro work in this slot? Because i can't get it to run right. Catalyst control center keeps showing that it is running on 0x. Whenever i move it to 4x or 8x, it reboots and goes back to 0x. Am i doing something wrong here?
Posted On: June 13th 2006 . View 6 Replies .
I have the asrock-p4i45gv 2. 4ghz-1gb ram-motherboard. It has an agp slot called agi. Will my ati 9800 pro work in this slot? Because i can't get it to run right. Catalyst control center keeps showing that it is running on 0x. Whenever i move it to 4x or 8x, it reboots and goes back to 0x. Am i doing something wrong here?
Posted On: June 13th 2006 . View 6 Replies .
Flash Ati Radeon 9600se
To what bios should i flash my ati radeon 9600se?
Posted On: January 11th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
To what bios should i flash my ati radeon 9600se?
Posted On: January 11th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Or Sli Geforce 6600gt 128mb
My brothers buying a pc off the internet, a fully configured one. Ive sorted all the specs out for him and its looking to be a pretty nice machine. But ive got to the graphics card section and im in confusion about which one to choose, at the moment im thinking between either the radeon 9800 pro 128mb (doesn't say the brand) or the sli geforce 6600gt 128mb (again no brand). If you could tell me which one to go for or a better one for about the same price, although im only looking to spend £110 on it. I would greatly appreciate it ?
Posted On: August 14th 2005 . View 7 Replies .
My brothers buying a pc off the internet, a fully configured one. Ive sorted all the specs out for him and its looking to be a pretty nice machine. But ive got to the graphics card section and im in confusion about which one to choose, at the moment im thinking between either the radeon 9800 pro 128mb (doesn't say the brand) or the sli geforce 6600gt 128mb (again no brand). If you could tell me which one to go for or a better one for about the same price, although im only looking to spend £110 on it. I would greatly appreciate it ?
Posted On: August 14th 2005 . View 7 Replies .
Ati Radeon 9700 Pro Blank Screen
My problem is this: occasionally my screen is blank after coming up from sleep-mode or restart. This also happens after playing half-life 2 and doom 3. Sometimes after a minute or so, the screen will come on fine and sometimes it is blank for a very long time. Things that i have done to solve the problem include unplugging, then reconnecting the dvi cable and, just this morning, updating to the catalyst 5. 1 drivers. Nothing seems to be working . . . On another note, after installing the 5. 1 catalyst control center, restarting my computer and loading the program gives the following error:
"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on ok to terminate the application. "I have uninstalled all ati programs and drivers off of the computer and re-installed with no apparent luck. I'm a little upset that i can't fix this issue and hoping that someone out there knows what the *** is going on and could offer some advice! My computer set-up is as follows:
Dell 8200
Ati radeon 9700 pro
Lg 19" flatron lcd monitor
796 mb ram
Posted On: January 19th 2005 . View 1 Replies .
My problem is this: occasionally my screen is blank after coming up from sleep-mode or restart. This also happens after playing half-life 2 and doom 3. Sometimes after a minute or so, the screen will come on fine and sometimes it is blank for a very long time. Things that i have done to solve the problem include unplugging, then reconnecting the dvi cable and, just this morning, updating to the catalyst 5. 1 drivers. Nothing seems to be working . . . On another note, after installing the 5. 1 catalyst control center, restarting my computer and loading the program gives the following error:
"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on ok to terminate the application. "I have uninstalled all ati programs and drivers off of the computer and re-installed with no apparent luck. I'm a little upset that i can't fix this issue and hoping that someone out there knows what the *** is going on and could offer some advice! My computer set-up is as follows:
Dell 8200
Ati radeon 9700 pro
Lg 19" flatron lcd monitor
796 mb ram
Posted On: January 19th 2005 . View 1 Replies .
Ati Radeon X1600 Pro Video Card Problem
I have an ati radeon x1600 pro video card and lately i've been experiencing video problems when i play cod4. The video is "jumpy" similar to when you get lag. I'm getting 90+ fps all the time and my cpu temp is between 38-40 c, so i know can't be lag. I updated the video card drivers and the wireless router is not the problem either. I scanned my computer for viruses and spyware last night and nothing harmful was found. I thought it could be my antivirus but i just uninstalled it and i still have the problem. Is the video card dying? Any ideas or solutions?
Posted On: January 9th 2009 . View 6 Replies .
I have an ati radeon x1600 pro video card and lately i've been experiencing video problems when i play cod4. The video is "jumpy" similar to when you get lag. I'm getting 90+ fps all the time and my cpu temp is between 38-40 c, so i know can't be lag. I updated the video card drivers and the wireless router is not the problem either. I scanned my computer for viruses and spyware last night and nothing harmful was found. I thought it could be my antivirus but i just uninstalled it and i still have the problem. Is the video card dying? Any ideas or solutions?
Posted On: January 9th 2009 . View 6 Replies .
Ati Radeon 2600 Pro Agp Card Installation
I just got a ati radeon 2600 pro agp card for my pc. I've followed the instructions in the manual for setup yet it isn't working, can anyone guide me how to properly install this card better then the manual?
Some specs if you need:
-Windows xp home
-Amd duron processor
-400 watt psu
-2 gigs of ram
Posted On: July 10th 2008 . View 2 Replies .
I just got a ati radeon 2600 pro agp card for my pc. I've followed the instructions in the manual for setup yet it isn't working, can anyone guide me how to properly install this card better then the manual?
Some specs if you need:
-Windows xp home
-Amd duron processor
-400 watt psu
-2 gigs of ram
Posted On: July 10th 2008 . View 2 Replies .
Ati Radeon X1950 Pro Graphics Card Problem
I have a iceq3 his x1950pro 512mb pci-e video card that i just bought last week. My power supply is 400w and 20a. After i play a game for 20mins, little squares come up all over the screen! And then the computer locks up and either resets or gives me the blue screen! Im not sure why? Ive tried different drivers, but it doesn't seem to fix it.could it be my power supply or is this a problem with the video card? Or are the drivers im getting bad?
Posted On: July 18th 2007 . View 10 Replies .
I have a iceq3 his x1950pro 512mb pci-e video card that i just bought last week. My power supply is 400w and 20a. After i play a game for 20mins, little squares come up all over the screen! And then the computer locks up and either resets or gives me the blue screen! Im not sure why? Ive tried different drivers, but it doesn't seem to fix it.could it be my power supply or is this a problem with the video card? Or are the drivers im getting bad?
Posted On: July 18th 2007 . View 10 Replies .
Problem After Installing Ati Radeon X1650 Pro Agp
I need a bit of help. My husband and i have run into a problem we've never seen in all of our years of dealing with computers (upgrades, building, etc. ). Recently, i tried to make the switch from an old nvidia geforce fx 5500 to an ati radeon x1650 pro because my nvidia card has all but died from my days of simming, and nvidia cards seem to hate sims 2 anyway (infinite loop problems). I got a great deal on this card, had my husband install it, and i thought that would be the end all of this problem. No. Card slid in smoothly, started up the machine, and bam - instead of seeing the bios, xp, and whatnot load up, we see some weird pastel pink, blue, and green pixelated screen. We've never encountered something like this before. So we popped out the new card and put the old crappy nvidia card back in. I'm assuming that behind the weird colored dotted screen, windows loaded, because when we put the nvidia card back in, the desktop loaded with the ati catalyst drivers that come with the card. I ran driver cleaner, thinking that perhaps xp was picking up some leftover of the old nvidia drivers. No go. Still the same weird screen. Obviously, there's no way to install the catalyst drivers without the card installed (at least, i don't know of a way since you just get an error message that would say "no recognizable software/hardware" and such). It's useless to tell me to boot into safe mode because i can't even get to that option, much less the bios option. It's like xp isn't picking this card up or something. I had thought it was a compatibility issue. This new card is an 1. 5v and the nvidia is a 3. 3v, but researching the motherboard (a gigabyte ga-k8u-939) has shown that we should be having no problems of this sort. A guy on another board has suggested as much - that the card should work; we just need to change bios settings. But the guy never emailed me back, and i'm a little weary of changing the bios as per some anonymous person's instructions (since that can screw things up pretty badly, and i don't want hours upon hours of reinstalling ***). So. Does anyone know what the *** the problem is? Did we miss a step somewhere by accident? Could it be that this card doesn't like this monitor (this monitor is some hunk of refurb crap called "qrium" that we bought at microcenter a while back)? I'm running out of ideas and starting to regret getting this card now as it's become $75 i really didn't have down the drain.
Posted On: July 19th 2007 . View 7 Replies .
I need a bit of help. My husband and i have run into a problem we've never seen in all of our years of dealing with computers (upgrades, building, etc. ). Recently, i tried to make the switch from an old nvidia geforce fx 5500 to an ati radeon x1650 pro because my nvidia card has all but died from my days of simming, and nvidia cards seem to hate sims 2 anyway (infinite loop problems). I got a great deal on this card, had my husband install it, and i thought that would be the end all of this problem. No. Card slid in smoothly, started up the machine, and bam - instead of seeing the bios, xp, and whatnot load up, we see some weird pastel pink, blue, and green pixelated screen. We've never encountered something like this before. So we popped out the new card and put the old crappy nvidia card back in. I'm assuming that behind the weird colored dotted screen, windows loaded, because when we put the nvidia card back in, the desktop loaded with the ati catalyst drivers that come with the card. I ran driver cleaner, thinking that perhaps xp was picking up some leftover of the old nvidia drivers. No go. Still the same weird screen. Obviously, there's no way to install the catalyst drivers without the card installed (at least, i don't know of a way since you just get an error message that would say "no recognizable software/hardware" and such). It's useless to tell me to boot into safe mode because i can't even get to that option, much less the bios option. It's like xp isn't picking this card up or something. I had thought it was a compatibility issue. This new card is an 1. 5v and the nvidia is a 3. 3v, but researching the motherboard (a gigabyte ga-k8u-939) has shown that we should be having no problems of this sort. A guy on another board has suggested as much - that the card should work; we just need to change bios settings. But the guy never emailed me back, and i'm a little weary of changing the bios as per some anonymous person's instructions (since that can screw things up pretty badly, and i don't want hours upon hours of reinstalling ***). So. Does anyone know what the *** the problem is? Did we miss a step somewhere by accident? Could it be that this card doesn't like this monitor (this monitor is some hunk of refurb crap called "qrium" that we bought at microcenter a while back)? I'm running out of ideas and starting to regret getting this card now as it's become $75 i really didn't have down the drain.
Posted On: July 19th 2007 . View 7 Replies .
Ati Radeon X700 Pro Pci Express Video Card Installation
I bought an ati radeon x700 pro from ebay and am having problems installing into my brand new gateway gt5056 media center pc. This is a pci express card which requires no power plug. I disabled the onboard video (nvidia 6100 gpu onboard) on the foxconn (oem model to gateway) motherboard in this machine. I cannot disable the onboard through the phoenix-award workstation bios cus when i go into the pci/pcp menu and disable the onboard segment it disables the pci and pci express as well. In other words the bios options do not allow me to disable just 1 of the 3 and enable the pci express. So. Then i boot up and the card is not even recognized by windows. I have even gone so far as to exchange this machine for an exact replacement at circuit city and ordered and installed an xclio 450 watt power supply from newegg and am still having no luck. I need someone with extreme experience i guess for help to work through getting this card to take. The guy i bought it from even works with pcs as a living and seems very knowledgeable by just talking to him and the instructions he gave me. It is a 2005 serial number on the card so if anyone has any knowledge on how ati's warranty works i will use that as my last resort. They shouldn't need a receipt being that the serial number has a 05 right in it. I doubt i have 2 bad motherboards. And just to let you know i am not a novice either but i am not an expert yet, though pretty close so far til i hit this snag. Also the cooling fan on this card does spin and the drivers after i start installing cannot find the hardware for the driver being installed and i am installing the latest catylyst driver.
Posted On: April 23rd 2006 . View 3 Replies .
I bought an ati radeon x700 pro from ebay and am having problems installing into my brand new gateway gt5056 media center pc. This is a pci express card which requires no power plug. I disabled the onboard video (nvidia 6100 gpu onboard) on the foxconn (oem model to gateway) motherboard in this machine. I cannot disable the onboard through the phoenix-award workstation bios cus when i go into the pci/pcp menu and disable the onboard segment it disables the pci and pci express as well. In other words the bios options do not allow me to disable just 1 of the 3 and enable the pci express. So. Then i boot up and the card is not even recognized by windows. I have even gone so far as to exchange this machine for an exact replacement at circuit city and ordered and installed an xclio 450 watt power supply from newegg and am still having no luck. I need someone with extreme experience i guess for help to work through getting this card to take. The guy i bought it from even works with pcs as a living and seems very knowledgeable by just talking to him and the instructions he gave me. It is a 2005 serial number on the card so if anyone has any knowledge on how ati's warranty works i will use that as my last resort. They shouldn't need a receipt being that the serial number has a 05 right in it. I doubt i have 2 bad motherboards. And just to let you know i am not a novice either but i am not an expert yet, though pretty close so far til i hit this snag. Also the cooling fan on this card does spin and the drivers after i start installing cannot find the hardware for the driver being installed and i am installing the latest catylyst driver.
Posted On: April 23rd 2006 . View 3 Replies .
Flashing 9800 Pro To 9800 Xt
I'm thinking of flashing my 9800pro to an 9800xt (it has the r360 core although it says r350 in ati tool) the main reason is that i heard that the xt uses more aggressive timings which will help in performance. + I want the temp censor. Right now i have modded a thermaltake spark 7 hs and fan and have it o'ced to 455mhz core/370mhz mem , so heat's not a prob. My noob question is i have winxp formatted in ntfs. Will a ms-dos boot disk still work when i try to flash the card or will it screw up.
Posted On: January 6th 2006 . View 2 Replies .
I'm thinking of flashing my 9800pro to an 9800xt (it has the r360 core although it says r350 in ati tool) the main reason is that i heard that the xt uses more aggressive timings which will help in performance. + I want the temp censor. Right now i have modded a thermaltake spark 7 hs and fan and have it o'ced to 455mhz core/370mhz mem , so heat's not a prob. My noob question is i have winxp formatted in ntfs. Will a ms-dos boot disk still work when i try to flash the card or will it screw up.
Posted On: January 6th 2006 . View 2 Replies .
Radeon 9800 All In Wonder Compatibility
I got a compaq presario 5000 , with an athlon thunderboird 1, 4 ghz , 640 mb of ram, a via apollo kt133 chipset , uwave 2 motherboard, and a agp 2. 0 universal slot max 4x (actually wiht an nvida vantlt 8mb agp 2x card). I want to know if i can buy to it a radeon 9800 alll in wonder, i read on ati web site that this radeon 9800 requires an agp 4x , and a universal 3. 0 agp slot so thats my question. If not whats the best card for my cpu ( a directx 9 card please, i know th best for directx 8. 1 is the geforce ti 4600).
Posted On: January 21st 2007 . View 2 Replies .
I got a compaq presario 5000 , with an athlon thunderboird 1, 4 ghz , 640 mb of ram, a via apollo kt133 chipset , uwave 2 motherboard, and a agp 2. 0 universal slot max 4x (actually wiht an nvida vantlt 8mb agp 2x card). I want to know if i can buy to it a radeon 9800 alll in wonder, i read on ati web site that this radeon 9800 requires an agp 4x , and a universal 3. 0 agp slot so thats my question. If not whats the best card for my cpu ( a directx 9 card please, i know th best for directx 8. 1 is the geforce ti 4600).
Posted On: January 21st 2007 . View 2 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Issue
Pentium iii
1133 mhz
320 mb ram
Radeon 9800 pro *128 mb (is there a real difference between the 256 and the 128 in their performances?)
I know, i know. Lousy computer for an awesome graphics card. Hope fully i'm gonna get a pentium 4 in a few more weeks with 512 mb ram, hopefully even more. I do the system compatibility test in the ati multimedia tool bar. Everything a-ok except some capture driver installation failure, a warning about dma for cd operations may not be enabled and the most important. "Directx components are not installed properly", meaning, it thinks i don't have directx 8. 1 or greater installed(properly). So i downloaded dx 9. 0c, i do the test again. The exact same thing, didn't find the directx 9. 0c. I followed the help instructions, checked the dxdiag, said directx 9. 0c, went to display and only the test directdraw button was enabled. The direct3d was not enabled and the 3 accelerations were not available and the enable buttons were "blocked". Yes, i followed the instructions and went to the ati troubleshoot and the hardware acceleration was on high. What the *** is wrong with my radeon(hey! It rhymes! ). I kept searching for instructions but there was absolutely no answer!
Posted On: February 4th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Pentium iii
1133 mhz
320 mb ram
Radeon 9800 pro *128 mb (is there a real difference between the 256 and the 128 in their performances?)
I know, i know. Lousy computer for an awesome graphics card. Hope fully i'm gonna get a pentium 4 in a few more weeks with 512 mb ram, hopefully even more. I do the system compatibility test in the ati multimedia tool bar. Everything a-ok except some capture driver installation failure, a warning about dma for cd operations may not be enabled and the most important. "Directx components are not installed properly", meaning, it thinks i don't have directx 8. 1 or greater installed(properly). So i downloaded dx 9. 0c, i do the test again. The exact same thing, didn't find the directx 9. 0c. I followed the help instructions, checked the dxdiag, said directx 9. 0c, went to display and only the test directdraw button was enabled. The direct3d was not enabled and the 3 accelerations were not available and the enable buttons were "blocked". Yes, i followed the instructions and went to the ati troubleshoot and the hardware acceleration was on high. What the *** is wrong with my radeon(hey! It rhymes! ). I kept searching for instructions but there was absolutely no answer!
Posted On: February 4th 2005 . View 14 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Xt White Spots
I have a radeon 9800xt. It has 1 vga output and 1 dvi output. I use a dvi to vga converter to output to a 2nd monitor (my big lcd tv). I have been using this setup no problem for a couple of years. However, i am now having issues with 'video' playback. The actual pc image (ie windows) displays fine on both monitors. However, when i play a video file - whether it be xvix, divx a dvd etc or whatever play i use wm classic, wmp etc, i get a video full of 'white spots' on both display- i have attached a photo. This does not occur when the 2nd display isn't selected. So, i don't beleive it's a codec issue. I use the catalyst control center to switch displays - i use 'clone' mode mainly, but have tried the others.
Posted On: January 27th 2007 . View 1 Replies .
I have a radeon 9800xt. It has 1 vga output and 1 dvi output. I use a dvi to vga converter to output to a 2nd monitor (my big lcd tv). I have been using this setup no problem for a couple of years. However, i am now having issues with 'video' playback. The actual pc image (ie windows) displays fine on both monitors. However, when i play a video file - whether it be xvix, divx a dvd etc or whatever play i use wm classic, wmp etc, i get a video full of 'white spots' on both display- i have attached a photo. This does not occur when the 2nd display isn't selected. So, i don't beleive it's a codec issue. I use the catalyst control center to switch displays - i use 'clone' mode mainly, but have tried the others.
Posted On: January 27th 2007 . View 1 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Driver Update
I have an ati all-in-wonder radeon 9800 graphics card for my computer, and a game says i need to update before i can play it. I have searched all over for an update but have been unsuccessful, if anyone can give me a link of somewhere where i can find an update you'd be my hero.
Posted On: June 13th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
I have an ati all-in-wonder radeon 9800 graphics card for my computer, and a game says i need to update before i can play it. I have searched all over for an update but have been unsuccessful, if anyone can give me a link of somewhere where i can find an update you'd be my hero.
Posted On: June 13th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
Ati 9800 Screen Issue
This is running on my older server the card is a ati 9800 and i have no idea its running like the image below. http://i413. Photobucket.com/albums/pp213/matthewkane69/000_0065.jpg
Posted On: 07-05-2009, 04:56 AM . View 18 Replies .
This is running on my older server the card is a ati 9800 and i have no idea its running like the image below. http://i413. Photobucket.com/albums/pp213/matthewkane69/000_0065.jpg
Posted On: 07-05-2009, 04:56 AM . View 18 Replies .
Updating The Card 9800 Pro 256mb Bios
What i wanna know is , is it really needed? My bios right now says r350, will updating it help me with something or is it just a non-needed risk? (I don't know about this but flashing my mobo's bios was a scary little adventure).
Posted On: March 12th 2005 . View 4 Replies .
What i wanna know is , is it really needed? My bios right now says r350, will updating it help me with something or is it just a non-needed risk? (I don't know about this but flashing my mobo's bios was a scary little adventure).
Posted On: March 12th 2005 . View 4 Replies .
Radeon 9800 Xt 256mb Video Card Issue
Radeon 9800 xt 256mb video card. My mac dual 2 ghz powerpc g5. My cpu will go into sleep mode but my video card with a fan on it won't. Is it possible that even though everything seems to be running ok i may have still installed it wrong. It was very hard to see sliding the card in for it to make connections. I have the power connector connected via the dvd power cord with a y connector. Also i really don't see any very fast speed change.
Posted On: December 9th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
Radeon 9800 xt 256mb video card. My mac dual 2 ghz powerpc g5. My cpu will go into sleep mode but my video card with a fan on it won't. Is it possible that even though everything seems to be running ok i may have still installed it wrong. It was very hard to see sliding the card in for it to make connections. I have the power connector connected via the dvd power cord with a y connector. Also i really don't see any very fast speed change.
Posted On: December 9th 2006 . View 3 Replies .
Upgrade Nvidia 9800 Gt To Ati 4890, Same Frame Rates
I recently upgraded to the xfx 4890 and for some reason, i am not seeing frame rate improvements i was expecting. On prototype (all maxed) and gta4 (all high), i am still getting 20-30 fps like i did with my 9800 gt. This is very frustrating because i spent more money on a card that's not giving me any improvements. I know this isn't supposed to be happening, so can someone explain what might be the issue here? I even reformatted my computer so i know my previous nvidia drivers would not conflict with ati's after removing them. I am on windows 7 and my other specs are in my sig (didn't update my video card on the sig yet).
Posted On: 07-04-2009, 05:14 PM . View 19 Replies .
I recently upgraded to the xfx 4890 and for some reason, i am not seeing frame rate improvements i was expecting. On prototype (all maxed) and gta4 (all high), i am still getting 20-30 fps like i did with my 9800 gt. This is very frustrating because i spent more money on a card that's not giving me any improvements. I know this isn't supposed to be happening, so can someone explain what might be the issue here? I even reformatted my computer so i know my previous nvidia drivers would not conflict with ati's after removing them. I am on windows 7 and my other specs are in my sig (didn't update my video card on the sig yet).
Posted On: 07-04-2009, 05:14 PM . View 19 Replies .