How to Flash ATI Video Card BIOS

Flash your ATI video card BIOS.

You will need the following:

1. 1.44MB FDD (floppy)

2. FLASHROM utility copy

3. Compatible BIOS file for your video card. (search the manufactures net site for bios details)

4. Necessary Drivers. (check manufactures net site)

First make an ATI BIOS flash boot disk.

-Bios flash operations for video must be performed in DOS.

-You will need a DOS boot disk, you can get in the event you do not already have at bootdisk.com, download there dr DOS picture file after that run the .exe file that comes with it. This will generate a neat DOS boot disk. (if any issues follow instruction son the world wide net site)

-If you need other ways of obtaining a boot disk post in a related thread.

Now that you have a DOS boot disk, copy the BIOS file you downloaded & the FLASHROM.exe file onto the disk.

Second

Make a backup of your ATI video card BIOS

Make a backup of your current video card BIOS before flashing the bios, in case of issues. (better safe than sorry)

-boot your computer with the boot flash-disk you had created in the first step.

-during the "A:\" prompt type "flashrom.exe -s 0 backup.rom" ENTER

-now the utility FLASHROM will make a backup of your video's bios onto the bios flash disk (called backup.rom)

-Just in case, in the event that they must return to the original bios.

Third

Flash your ATI video card's bios

-at the A:\ prompt type the following to flash your video bios

-"flashbios -p 0 (name of new bios file you downloaded including the extention) hit ENTER
(no brackets around the name of your new bios file)

-Flashrom will overwrite your old bios along together along together with your new bios.

-if any errors occurred do not restart; consult troubleshooting.

-if there is a pause in the procedure, for say the bios types do not match you may use a "-f" switch to force the operation
(force if certain the bios suits your video card)

Forcing the BIOS flash type:

In the work of the third section in lieu of typing -"flashbios -p 0 (name of new bios file you downloaded including the extention)

Type

-"flashrom -f -p 0 (name of new bios file you downloaded including the extention)

-If you had made it this far without any errors & everything seems to have gone correctly, than restart your method.

-monitor the post screen for the video card knowledge

-double check that your procedure worked & your bios has worked correctly.

-also watch to see if your OS boots correctly

-please keep in mind that your new bios may need new up to date drivers.

Hooray! Congrats! You have successfully changed your video card's BIOS.