How to unlock Radeon 9700 Non Pro Cards

Creative · 23rd May 2003, 12:50 AM

Lately people have been asking about this and I thought Id write a quick guide before bed

Ill lock this up and just add it to the GUIDES sticky at the top of the forum here.

Preparing for the Flash
1) Create a DOS startup disk or else just boot from a start up cd that will get you into a DOS environment

2) Everything you need to flash in in this rar file linked here

3) Also before you are ready you will need to grab the Catalyst 3.4 Driver and Control Panel. (personal prefference here guys, its up to you

)

Once you have set yourself up
4) Uninstall all drivers by just going thru Add/Remove programs and uninstall from there both the Control Panel and the Driver. Reboot back to Windows and then

5) Boot into a clean DOS environment using a Windows Start up CD or Floppy. You then type this in at the DOS prompt with your floppy/cd with the ATi flasher and BIOS file on it in the drive; atiflash -f -p 0 97npherc.bin and then it will flash

6) Once you reboot back into windows, install the new Drivers that you got before and then reboot as required and then setup your settings as you like and then start playing.....oh yer and dont forget to OC the card

Its the same deal though as I said in the 9700 Pro bios flashing guide.....I dont take responsibility for bad flashes so flash at your own risk.....

im sure you will be ok though

Creative · 23rd May 2003, 1:08 AM

Actually Ill sticky it for a few days untill the end of the weekend so it can be seen at the top of the forum

Creative · 12th June 2003, 3:57 PM

Removed sticky

Added link to the main thread under Other usefull guides

Mjollnir · 12th June 2003, 5:56 PM

Dont forget to back up ur bios first

atiflash -f -s 0 XXXX.bin where xxxx is the filename you want for the backup.

then
atiflash -f -p 0 xxxx.BIN where xxxx is the name of the BIOS you want to flash

[Creat Edit: added the last few words you missed ]

FuzZ · 12th June 2003, 7:40 PM

The backup step is THE most important step in the whole thing.

Nice work Sivadselim.....err I mean Creative :P

(Sivadselim is a dude on rage 3d forums who made a 9500pro unlocking guide)

You can also make a bootable CD with the files on it yourself, if you don't have a FD drive (like me).

orbitor · 13th June 2003, 2:49 PM

Also be aware that flashing a non-pro with the PRO bios can help you get a higher overclock, particularly with the RAM speed! It's been done with good success to many cards before, including mine.

I would, however, test with the unlocked non-pro BIOS first to ensure that your card is capable of running the default PRO speeds of 325/310. Just to be on the safe side

Mind you, only an absolute dog of a card wouldn't be able to do these speeds!

Sayajin · 13th June 2003, 10:25 PM

*Offtopic for a sec :/

Orbitor = O2.Orbitor

BTW, i recently had a play with the Sapphire Ultimae card (the passive cooling one) and well it diddnt oc too well, i think i might pass on this link to the guy who ownes the card, might help im a fair bit.

Falls · 6th June 2004, 2:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Creative

2) Everything you need to flash in in this rar file linked here

argh linky to rar file dont work.

F

Falls · 6th June 2004, 6:49 PM

anyone got the file?

sanjeevlives · 8th June 2004, 11:08 AM

wat about for 9500 non pros to 9700s?
is there a flash that will do this permanently and improve overclocks (more voltage maybe)

Falls · 8th June 2004, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sanjeevlives
wat about for 9500 non pros to 9700s?
is there a flash that will do this permanently and improve overclocks (more voltage maybe)

Dunno

23rd May 2003, 12:50 AM	#1
Creative Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 7,865	How to unlock Radeon 9700 Non Pro Cards Lately people have been asking about this and I thought Id write a quick guide before bed Ill lock this up and just add it to the GUIDES sticky at the top of the forum here. Preparing for the Flash 1) Create a DOS startup disk or else just boot from a start up cd that will get you into a DOS environment 2) Everything you need to flash in in this rar file linked here 3) Also before you are ready you will need to grab the Catalyst 3.4 Driver and Control Panel. (personal prefference here guys, its up to you ) Once you have set yourself up 4) Uninstall all drivers by just going thru Add/Remove programs and uninstall from there both the Control Panel and the Driver. Reboot back to Windows and then 5) Boot into a clean DOS environment using a Windows Start up CD or Floppy. You then type this in at the DOS prompt with your floppy/cd with the ATi flasher and BIOS file on it in the drive; atiflash -f -p 0 97npherc.bin and then it will flash 6) Once you reboot back into windows, install the new Drivers that you got before and then reboot as required and then setup your settings as you like and then start playing.....oh yer and dont forget to OC the card Its the same deal though as I said in the 9700 Pro bios flashing guide.....I dont take responsibility for bad flashes so flash at your own risk..... im sure you will be ok though __________________ Gigabyte P55-UD4P ¦ Intel i7 860 @ 3.90Ghz (Still testing) ¦ Noctua NH-U12P SE ¦ 2 x 2Gb G.Skill Trident DDR3-2000 ¦ Inno3D 896Mb GTX275 ¦ 1.5 TB of HDD ¦ Cheap DVD Drive ¦ Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum ¦ Thermaltake ToughPower 600w ¦ Logitech Z-5500 ¦ Samsung P2350 ¦ Asus VW222 ¦ Windows 7 Last edited by Creative; 23rd May 2003 at 12:59 AM.

23rd May 2003, 1:08 AM	#2
Creative Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 7,865	Actually Ill sticky it for a few days untill the end of the weekend so it can be seen at the top of the forum __________________ Gigabyte P55-UD4P ¦ Intel i7 860 @ 3.90Ghz (Still testing) ¦ Noctua NH-U12P SE ¦ 2 x 2Gb G.Skill Trident DDR3-2000 ¦ Inno3D 896Mb GTX275 ¦ 1.5 TB of HDD ¦ Cheap DVD Drive ¦ Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum ¦ Thermaltake ToughPower 600w ¦ Logitech Z-5500 ¦ Samsung P2350 ¦ Asus VW222 ¦ Windows 7

12th June 2003, 3:57 PM	#3
Creative Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 7,865	Removed sticky Added link to the main thread under Other usefull guides __________________ Gigabyte P55-UD4P ¦ Intel i7 860 @ 3.90Ghz (Still testing) ¦ Noctua NH-U12P SE ¦ 2 x 2Gb G.Skill Trident DDR3-2000 ¦ Inno3D 896Mb GTX275 ¦ 1.5 TB of HDD ¦ Cheap DVD Drive ¦ Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum ¦ Thermaltake ToughPower 600w ¦ Logitech Z-5500 ¦ Samsung P2350 ¦ Asus VW222 ¦ Windows 7

12th June 2003, 5:56 PM	#4
Mjollnir Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne, VIC3104 Posts: 5,879	Dont forget to back up ur bios first atiflash -f -s 0 XXXX.bin where xxxx is the filename you want for the backup. then atiflash -f -p 0 xxxx.BIN where xxxx is the name of the BIOS you want to flash [Creat Edit: added the last few words you missed ] __________________ OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O / Phase Change Member Last edited by Creative; 12th June 2003 at 6:25 PM.

6th June 2004, 6:49 PM	#9
Falls Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gun Cat @ Bikini Atoll Posts: 3,233	anyone got the file? __________________ I plan to live forever or die trying.

12th June 2003, 7:40 PM	#5
FuzZ Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 300	The backup step is THE most important step in the whole thing. Nice work Sivadselim.....err I mean Creative :P (Sivadselim is a dude on rage 3d forums who made a 9500pro unlocking guide) You can also make a bootable CD with the files on it yourself, if you don't have a FD drive (like me).

13th June 2003, 2:49 PM	#6
orbitor Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rochedale Posts: 8,324	Also be aware that flashing a non-pro with the PRO bios can help you get a higher overclock, particularly with the RAM speed! It's been done with good success to many cards before, including mine. I would, however, test with the unlocked non-pro BIOS first to ensure that your card is capable of running the default PRO speeds of 325/310. Just to be on the safe side Mind you, only an absolute dog of a card wouldn't be able to do these speeds!

13th June 2003, 10:25 PM	#7
Sayajin Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 795	*Offtopic for a sec :/ Orbitor = O2.Orbitor BTW, i recently had a play with the Sapphire Ultimae card (the passive cooling one) and well it diddnt oc too well, i think i might pass on this link to the guy who ownes the card, might help im a fair bit.

8th June 2004, 11:08 AM	#10
sanjeevlives Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Perth Posts: 1,151	wat about for 9500 non pros to 9700s? is there a flash that will do this permanently and improve overclocks (more voltage maybe) __________________ \| Q9650 \| MSI P7N Diamond \| 2 x 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 Hyper-X \| Gigabyte GTX560 @ 900/2200 \| 3.5tb \| Corsair HX620 \| TT Armor+\| Samsung 225MS