X800 Pro Mod To XT

BLyarx · *Last edited by BLyarx; 09-03-2005 at 12:43.*

Vivo cards seem to be mod worthy I don't think the regular pro's have a working mod yet....

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33766704

*Edit by Wild*
Also see this: http://paddy007uk.freeservers.com/VG...SH%20GUIDE.htm

Edit: READ.!!!
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ng/vidcard/100

SL2 · 07-19-2004, 10:01 | posts: 4,369 | Location: UK

Yeah, most of us know.

But ta for posting this as it gives us a topic to send the question people to.
Any chance of a tempory sticky please Wildstyle?

BLyarx · 07-19-2004, 11:07 | posts: 2,983

I am just wondering if anyone tested the mod yet?

Also does anyone know if the video cards from Japan are compatible with the US computers i.e. WindowsXP and whatnot?

SL2 · 07-19-2004, 11:23 | posts: 4,369 | Location: UK

I would think so, it's only the PSU than runs on a different mains voltage [hence the witch on the back of some PSU models].
You shouldn't run into any issues VIVO wise either both US and JP run on NTSC.

BLyarx · 07-19-2004, 11:36 | posts: 2,983

Yeah I'm going to Japan for a few days .. I want to check if the cards are cheaper there but compatibilty was bothering me. Since the voltage differs. Although the motherboard handles the voltage in regards to AGP and all.
So this is all foreign to me I have never been to Japan before. Hopefully I can find a card there that will be compatible.

WildStyle · 07-19-2004, 20:12 | posts: 15,235 | Location: UK

Quote:

Originally posted by SL2
Any chance of a tempory sticky please Wildstyle?

LoL. Okay, for a while... seeing as you asked so nicely.

07-20-2004, 08:34 | posts: n/a

Oh ! so i goes here like that ? xD
ask and get

WildStyle · 07-20-2004, 20:26 | posts: 15,235 | Location: UK

Depends on what you're asking and whether I am prepared to give it or not.

TekDragon · 07-25-2004, 06:39 | posts: 135 | Location: New York

So is there any real benifit to going with an XT over a Pro?

mustrum · 07-28-2004, 11:14 | posts: 98 | Location: Austria

Quote:

Originally posted by TekDragon
So is there any real benifit to going with an XT over a Pro?

Not all VIVOS manage to run stable on XT PE clocks after flashing to 16 pipes. After applying the pencil mod for more voltage all can do it hough.

If you buy a "real" XT PE you have XT PE clocks guarranteed and modfree but thats the only difference.

There's VIVO owners running at 600/600 though so there's some nasty VIVOs around there.

07-28-2004, 15:00 | posts: n/a

Wait, so as of now, there is still no way to mod an X800 Pro to use all 16 Pipelines, hard and/or softmods?

That's terribly sad... Someone find a way! =P

SL2 · 07-29-2004, 00:00 | posts: 4,369 | Location: UK

X800Pro [Non VIVO] -> Requires hard mod to enable locked pipelines. Success rate isn't very high, but it's a it works or doesn't work scenario.
To get the 520Mhz / 1.14Ghz, you need to flash to X800XT.PE.Samsung.Rev.01 bios. You may or may not need to do a volt mod to keep clocks stable. You can do the flash and volt mod anyway to gain up to 550Mhz/1.14Ghz -> 620/1.2Ghz depending on your card and cooling.

flashnc · 07-30-2004, 03:39 | posts: 1,205 | Location: Wisconsin

SL2....is that with the x800 pro????im asuming that is what you mean...and will that volt mod and bios flash work with the 2.0 memory??...im curious as to if anyone had done it yet...its a little scary for me..but i have someone that would be able to assist if it is a workable and viable tweak...obviously it comes with no gaurentee that it wont blitz the card...any posts or forums speaking of this mod and someone that has done it??/thanx..Flashnc

SL2 · 07-30-2004, 05:35 | posts: 4,369 | Location: UK

Quote:

Originally posted by flashnc
SL2....is that with the x800 pro????im asuming that is what you mean...and will that volt mod and bios flash work with the 2.0 memory??...im curious as to if anyone had done it yet...its a little scary for me..but i have someone that would be able to assist if it is a workable and viable tweak...obviously it comes with no gaurentee that it wont blitz the card...any posts or forums speaking of this mod and someone that has done it??/thanx..Flashnc

1. Yes.
2. Yes, it will allow you to overclock much further [Still 12 pipelines] but milage may vary.
3. Yes, me.
4. Voltmod & X800XT PE Bios [This one is the one I used].

Doggen · **convert -** 08-06-2004, 10:20 | posts: 25 | Location: Stockholm,Sweden

Hi , if i buy this card (http://www.webhallen.com/prod.php?id=30939)
would i be able to convert it to X800Xt , without any harddware tweaks?

08-06-2004, 12:29 | posts: n/a

yeah Doggen.
I've seen many cases where sapphire VIVO's have been softmodded to an XT unlocking all 16 pipelines

Of course there is always risk involved in flashing. You gotta make sure you do everything by the book or you'll be using your dead x800 as a paper weight

JFlash · 08-07-2004, 14:26 | posts: 145 | Location: Newton, MA

I'm new to things this advanced but I'm already very familiar with the computer so I'm sure this won't be much a very difficult task as long as I get the instructions straightened out before I go along with this. Which is what I'm confirming right now. These are the steps I've developed:

1) Buy some flopies.

2) Insert the first floppy, right click it, choose format, and choose to make it a bootable DOS floppy.

3) Copy the following files onto the floppy*: flashrom, flashrom.chg, and flashrom.rom (DISK1)

4) Repeat step 2 and copy the following files onto the floppy*: atiflash.cfg, dos4gw, gvf11, and r80x256v.f1 (DISK2)

5) Repeat step 2 and copy the following files onto the floppy*: ATI.X800XT.256.Samsung16, flashrom, flashrom.chg, and flashrom.rom

6) Reboot and tell BIOS to boot from floppy, then restart.

7) Insert floppy (DISK1) and wait for DOS prompt.

8) Type the following command: flashrom -s 0 X800Pro_original.bin

9) Reboot and switch to floppy DISK2... wait for DOS prompt

10) Type the following command: gvf11 -P -F R80X256V_filename.F1

11) Reboot, go into Windows XP, and check in ATI tool to see if all 16 pipelines are now unlocked. If sucessful, proceed to step 12.

12) Insert DISK3 and reboot, wait for DOS prompt.

13) Type the following command: flashrom -p 0 ATIX800XT-filename.bin

14) ALL DONE! Check with benchmarks and torture tests to make sure the card is working like an XT.

Can someone confirm my steps? Thanks in advance! Also check my questions below please.

*Do the files need to be in a folder with a specific name, a folder with any name, or no folder at all?

**What do I put for filename? Or can I leave that out?

***When I say wait for DOS prompt, I'm assuming that a DOS window eventually comes up because I formated the floppy as a DOS disk. Does this actually happen or do I need to make it happen somehow?

****When is it safe to switch the disks after backing up my BIOS with DISK1? Should I go back to the desktop, put DISK2 in, then reboot?

08-13-2004, 11:16 | posts: n/a

very nice

ShmOzZle · 08-15-2004, 16:09 | posts: 33 | Location: Australia

I have a question for the users who have flashed their X800PRO's to X800XTs.

Sure 3DMark is alot higher and the extra pipelines come in handy...but after flashing mine to a XT-PE and getting all 16 pipelines working it seems doom III is now slower for me. And maby its just me being a little to picky but Americas Army might also be a few frames less

Anyone else have this?

babyelf · 08-21-2004, 20:37 | posts: 31

i got the gecube x800pro vivo and it runs fine after modding.. and it runs better i'd say..

benched 3dmark03 at 545/580 stock cooling 16 pipes and scored 13k

08-22-2004, 01:58 | posts: n/a

i have flashed my powercolor x800pro vivo to a xt and unlocked the 4 pipes and went back to pro bios because of how unstable it is and i never cheaked the temps before i flash so im not sure what they ran but they run into the 80c now and the core wont over clock much but the mem i can go as high as 610mhz ang one have these temps

08-25-2004, 20:15 | posts: n/a

If you would do the volt mod you could get your core up a bit. Mine would only go to 522MHz before I did the volt mod. Now, after the volt mod, it will run at 548MHz. Also, if you have a PCI slot open next to your video card, you should consider another VGA cooler. I was running right at 80C. I installed a Zalman ZM80C-HP with the ramsinks and fan, now my load temps never go above 50C. This will extend the life of your card. Heat is a card killer.

08-29-2004, 02:26 | posts: n/a

How nice.

PH8 · 08-29-2004, 18:25 | posts: 105 | Location: Sydney, Australia

I have a HIS IceQII X800 Pro VIVO. You know, the one with the beefy cooler?

I'm fairly certain that it would be a nice candidate for modding to XT, but I have never attempted something like this before and I'm a little hesitant to say the least...

A) Should I?

and

B) Has anyone done it successfully with this card before?

Thanks for any help

08-29-2004, 19:08 | posts: n/a

Quote:

Originally posted by PH8
I have a HIS IceQII X800 Pro VIVO. You know, the one with the beefy cooler?

I'm fairly certain that it would be a nice candidate for modding to XT, but I have never attempted something like this before and I'm a little hesitant to say the least...

A) Should I?

and

B) Has anyone done it successfully with this card before?

Thanks for any help

There are detailed instructions here:http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33766704 Should just take a software flash. It's easy enough. I think all VIVO cards are capable of flashing to XT PE.