ATI HD 6950 2GB 'Dirt 3' unlock - Page 11

deudonne · 12-22-2011, 20:20 | posts: 2

Whoops. This screenshot is more useful. UNLOCK!

UZ7 · 12-22-2011, 20:36 | posts: 5,020 | Location: Everyday Rain Florida

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Originally Posted by deudonne

Whoops. This screenshot is more useful. UNLOCK!

Now just bump the clocks on that and you're good to go

StevePMo · 12-23-2011, 23:53 | posts: 36 | Location: Chesterfield, Mo. U S A

Success !! All I did was move the switch before installing, and I have the additional shaders.

kandon · 12-24-2011, 03:26 | posts: 1

Well, I got my Dirt 3 6950 (520SA version), that says "Cayman" in GPUZ, and it also says "W/ DUAL FAN AND BIOS" but I installed it and played it with normal stock settings for a day, then today when I tried flipping it, shaders were still at 1408.

I tried removing all drivers, turning off computer, then flipping switch and re-installing drivers, no success. I also just tried flipping the switch, stilll didn't work. When I run RBE for some reason it doesn't show any info so I can't/don't know how to flash it.

Should I RMA my card or am I doing something wrong? ;/
Do I need to physically remove it from the pcie slot too?

StevePMo · 12-24-2011, 05:13 | posts: 36 | Location: Chesterfield, Mo. U S A

I flipped the switch on mine before I installed it and the shaders unlocked. Not sure if it a crap shoot on whether the card will unlock or not, but, luckily, mine did.

Adela · 12-26-2011, 07:58 | posts: 1

As an early adopter of this model number.Couple of questions. Can this be flashed to a 6970. Without raising my gpu voltage causing extra heat higher wattage and having a dustbuster. Just a reminder of the flash increase without doing the other tasks. GPU=880 and memory=1375.

bambooi · 01-07-2012, 20:41 | posts: 1

Since most of us is flashing to 6970 specs by keeping our 6950 bios, does anyone know of the 6970 fan settings under RBE?

dmann9999 · 01-28-2012, 22:28 | posts: 1

@slippy1010
can you send to me your modified bios please, megaupload no more working
chech pm, i've sent PM to you. thanks

slippy1010 · 01-31-2012, 17:35 | posts: 60 | Location: UK

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Originally Posted by dmann9999

@slippy1010
can you send to me your modified bios please, megaupload no more working
chech pm, i've sent PM to you. thanks

http://www.mediafire.com/?7ycdp7o8cmg5sf7

xdragoon · 02-06-2012, 09:45 | posts: 1

Hi, I was trying to flash my Sapphire 6950 2gb Dirt 3 Edition to 6970 but

I messed one bios, and when i tried to recover it by switching bios while my computer was running, i messed the other one.

I tried atiflash with dos command but i got an error "adapter not found"

and i tried the bios bypass thing, also didn't work

Thanks

ackoman · 02-28-2012, 16:20 | posts: 1

Hello all,

new on this forum, and a new ower of a sapphire hd6950 2gb, sku code 11188-05-20g. I've not had anyy success in unlocking the shaders, despite trying all the suggested methods. With one exception - I did not try flicking the switch straight out of the box, I (regrettably) tried to flash and therefore will never know whether my switch number 1 position already had a working unlocked bios.

i'd be really grateful if anyone with a card with the same sku as mine, who has got their shaders to unlock, could send me a copy of their bios. It doesn't make much sense that boards with identical sku's should behave any differently, so i'm hopeful that with the right bios it will work!

many thanks in advance,

Ackoman

mspeedo · 04-30-2012, 09:54 | posts: 8 | Location: Slovakia

I found that best "stress test" for OC is Crysis 2 gameplay.
I passed Furmark (extreme burn in) for 30mins and HOURS of BF3 gameplay without any issue with my OC (880/1325/1.110v). But when i started to play Crysis 2 (patch v1.9, highres texture pack, all settings maxed), my PC froze after some minutes. So I increase voltage by 0.01v, I'm now at 1.15v and I hope it will be enough, but it needs more testing.
So if you want to test stability of your OC, try Crysis 2 instead of BF3..

Xynor · 05-10-2012, 01:31 | posts: 1

I got a SKU# 11188-22-20G and i tryed to unlock it, unfortunatly thats won't work.

when i was using RBE, at shaders cout was already selected 6970 shaders counts. I think thats strange my original bios was already at 6970, but i only had normal shaders 1408 ... i can't explain. Does my card was already unlocked but for somes reason i cant get it full bc the chip was "broken"

second trough , i flashed it with 6970 sapphire bios, the computer won't post. Wrong driver ?

Last thing, my Bios as same as everyone but it was 013.012.000.008.000000 (113-1E186J2X-O4B) for what reason i got this part in ( ) ??? I flashed it wrong ? if someone can explain me , or send me a unlocked bios for my card !

frobbert

HI,
I have here the sku# 11188-05-20G
PN 299-1E186-50SA

I tried all the methods - no success. I used RBE read out BIOS and uploaded with the radio button at 6970 shaders but after reboot shaders still at 1408.
Also tried different other bios files but no success.
Could anybody who as got this working send me his bios for this card with full shaders ?

thank you very much

chinkgai · 05-17-2012, 09:57 | posts: 18

hmmm quite a few recent ones reporting unsuccessful unlocks. perhaps the recent/older yields of this gpu no longer unlockable?

StevePMo · 05-26-2012, 19:18 | posts: 36 | Location: Chesterfield, Mo. U S A

https://rapidshare.com/files/3298817270/Cayman.zip Here is a link to my bios, it is not modified, but my card unlocked simply by flipping the bios switch, maybe this will help someone.

Gizmo1981 · 06-17-2012, 19:17 | posts: 22

Still can't get mine to unlock both using StevePMo's Bios AND slippy's, Yet my GPU Appears to be the same version that you guys are unlocking.

Are any of you uninstalling all ATI drivers and CCC prior to unlocking or what?

For reference, My GPU is the following
SKU# 11188-05-50G
PN 299-1E186-220SA

StevePMo · 06-17-2012, 23:33 | posts: 36 | Location: Chesterfield, Mo. U S A

I moved my bios switch BEFORE I ever installed the card, then installed drivers, and it was unlocked first time I booted up my system with the new card in. The P/N on my card ends in 520SA, so maybe that has something to do with it....

Pill Monster · 06-20-2012, 08:45 | posts: 20,464 | Location: NZ

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Originally Posted by Gizmo1981

Still can't get mine to unlock both using StevePMo's Bios AND slippy's, Yet my GPU Appears to be the same version that you guys are unlocking.

Are any of you uninstalling all ATI drivers and CCC prior to unlocking or what?

For reference, My GPU is the following
SKU# 11188-05-50G
PN 299-1E186-220SA

Your Part Number is the same as mine which won't unlock either.

Gaby_64 · 08-20-2012, 10:29 | posts: 1

I have a Sapphire 6950 2GB Dual Fan & Dual Bios, cant unlock
had flashed before checking if shaders were lready unlocked on switch flip
SKU #11188-05-20G
PN 299-1E186-520SA

box has a girl with a sword on it, any one with the same card successfully unlocked?

StevePMo · 08-20-2012, 12:04 | posts: 36 | Location: Chesterfield, Mo. U S A

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Originally Posted by Gaby_64

I have a Sapphire 6950 2GB Dual Fan & Dual Bios, cant unlock
had flashed before checking if shaders were lready unlocked on switch flip
SKU #11188-05-20G
PN 299-1E186-520SA

box has a girl with a sword on it, any one with the same card successfully unlocked?

I have the same card, and it unlocked with the switch, I never had to flash it.

rebelstar · 08-21-2012, 03:36 | posts: 4

StevePMo, the link you provided is it default second bios of 20g version?
I didn't notice about simple switching to have my card working as 6970 and I did it in old way: switched bios and re-flashed it with default 6970 bios, my PC won't up after that. How to restore second bios? Currently i'm on first bios position which I will not flash of course to have brick-card.

Pill Monster · 08-21-2012, 03:39 | posts: 20,464 | Location: NZ

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Originally Posted by rebelstar

StevePMo, the link you provided is it default second bios of 20g version?
I didn't notice about simple switching to have my card working as 6970 and I did it in old way: switched bios and re-flashed it with default 6970 bios, my PC won't up after that. How to restore second bios? Currently i'm on first bios position which I will not flash of course to have brick-card.

Boot up using first BIOS then switch to #2 and flash it once Windows loads.

rebelstar · 08-21-2012, 03:53 | posts: 4

Pill Monster, would you please throw to me your second bios?
Atiflash will flash my second bios in this case? If i'll load with first bios and move plug to second position?

StevePMo · 08-21-2012, 04:38 | posts: 36 | Location: Chesterfield, Mo. U S A

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Originally Posted by rebelstar

StevePMo, the link you provided is it default second bios of 20g version?
I didn't notice about simple switching to have my card working as 6970 and I did it in old way: switched bios and re-flashed it with default 6970 bios, my PC won't up after that. How to restore second bios? Currently i'm on first bios position which I will not flash of course to have brick-card.

I just copied the bios with GPU-Z, not sure which bios it was.... i guess the one I am using after flipping the switch..