How to turn a X800Pro VIVO into a X800XT PE

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: I do not guarantee this will work, not even with the same card I used. Also, please be aware that this could ruin your video card and once this change is done it will not be covered under warrantee. Please do not attempt this if you are unsure about flashing BIOS's and the like. One VERY important thing to mention is that an X800Pro VIVO card is needed. The below ONLY shows how to turn an X800Pro VIVO (not X800Pro) into a X800XT PE.

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Hey guys thought id write a simple method on how i flashed to xt.

1.Make sure your card runs stable at 520/560 as this is what the xt bios will set your clocks at.

2.use ati tool to dump bios(settings/misc/dump bios) this will back up your original bios into the ati tool program folder.mine was called bios.bin and was 56kb.

3.download httphttp://tw.giga-byte.com/Download/Download.asp?DownloadPath=/VGA/FileList/BIOS/bios_r80x256v_f1.exe

this is all you will need to do the mod(and a floppy) it contains the flash program and the bios you need.

4.Create a boot disk(need a floppy). just pop your disk in then go to my computer and right click on the floppy disk and click on format and in there make sure you check off create boot disk. the disk will then be formatted and all the files to make the boot disk will be copied on there.

5.when the disk is finished go to the file you downloaded and extract the contents somewhere and copy all the files onto the floppy. also just for good measure put the bios that ati tool dumped on there just so u can always flash it back to original bios if somehow something goes wrong.

6.ok now reboot with the floppy in the drive and make sure you have floppy as first boot device(duh) and it will go into dos mode and you will have the a:\ on the screen.

7. now for the flashing. simply type in gvf11 -p a:\r80x256v.f1 -f

gvf11 is the flash program and r80x256v.f1 is the bios

this should only take a few seconds to do.

8.reboot and take floppy out then when windows starts you will have to reinstall your drivers,control panel etc. i used the 4.6 cats off atis website and everything worked fine so dunno about other ones.

9. The moment of truth open ati tool and you should see your core running at 520 and mem at 560. then click settings and you will see that your device id has changed from 4a49 to 4a50 and then finally look at your active pipes and there should be 16. also if you go to ati control panel now it will have the overdrive tab that you can use now too.

10. rejoice that you now have a fully fledged xt!


hope i wrote this guide alright and hope it helps some people out.

Thxs to doogal for this
for more info goto http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/

 

Talk about being over my head...Is this an upgrade for a snow blower or maybe a new cat neutering machine?

 

ehh.

whatever you want man.