�����It doesn't sound like you're flashing it at all so something must be
wrong either in the dos command or the files that you have to flash it -
it really is a five minute job from start to finish. So let's start with
the card - is it a Sapphire and if so which one - 32MB DDR or 64MB DDR -
the rest are SDR - I don't get the 166mhz as both the 32 DDR and the 64
DDR have the 183mhz engine?
The label on the card says Radeon 7000 32MB DDR PCI - P/N 1024-2C02-00-SA
RAM chips end in "-4" --4ns memory I assume
I had read somewhere (probably the german forum) that this card ran at 166. But whether I use the "straight" ROM or the 166 clocked down ROM, I get the same problem.
What system version are you using on the
windows box - 95,98 or? Where are the flash files? on floppy - cd or HD?
The HD has Win2K installed (on NTFS) so I have to use DOS 6.23 on a floppy with all the flash files.
�����And are you using the correct dos commands - what does dos say after
you tell it to flashrom with the full 208 macbin.
Yes, I'm very aware and very careful. I've never had a problem with the actual flashing procedure. It says "131xxx" (can't recall exact number) bytes written when I flash the full Mac ROM--apparently successful.
�����If you want a set of working files let me know and I'll email them but don't put them on a mac floppy or cd
Sure, I'll try anything at this point. Thanks. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mac and dos don't get along too well - in fact nothing and dos gets along too well....I'll look out the commands tomorrow - it's late and damn hot here - bloody heatwave....I'm melting....
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I have flashed a fair few of these and found this garbled video issue plus
the reporting of only half of the 64MB being available sometimes. There are
two most common reasons: (1) that it is getting too hot, due to there being
several cards in your PCI slots or a hot CPU upgrade and not enough fans to
do the cooling. This is particularly evident with the latest Sonnet G4
upgrade cards. It can be remedied by putting in extra cooling fans, or
swapping the order of your PCI cards around so that the Sapphire 7000 is not
right next to a particularly hot running card.
I thought that too at first, but it can't be--I get the problem immediately after a [literally] cold boot--not after running for a while.
(2) The card is not sitting
flush in its PCI slot. The quality control on these cards is probably not
as stringent as the ATI-produced ones and sometimes the metal bracket that
mounts the video ports to the outside part of the computer is not exactly at
right angles causing the card not to sit properly in its PCI slot. This can
be checked by making sure the card is firmly pushed into the PCI slot, then
at first not using the mount plate screw to screw it into place. If this
fixes it a little bending of the mounting plate should fix it for good.
Probably not the problem as I've tried it in a DA533 and a 9500 using various slots in each and get the *exact* same thing in every configuration--no indication of loose/poor fit.
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