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256MB 8800GT Available 20/11
- Thread starter The Asgard
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Thats what I thought but apparently its safer using a floppy.
boot CD or a removable USB drive will usually work
just to add a note, ive blown a geforce 6800 with a bios flash
Blown? how did that happen?
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If the floppy cable is put on the wrong way the floppy light will stay on.
Make sure you do a full format on the floppy before writing to it. A quick format will only erase the FAT. Floppies are very prone to alignment errors.
Make sure you do a full format on the floppy before writing to it. A quick format will only erase the FAT. Floppies are very prone to alignment errors.
How do I check for errors after?
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If you do a full format in the floppy drive that you will be using it should be OK.
Its a bit like CD's that are burnt on one machine and work ok but on other machines you can have problems reading. Mechanical alignment of the R/W head will vary between drives.
I don't use floppies myself I use a DOS bootable USB stick.
I want to use a CD but I cant find how to make a bootable CD without making a bootable floppy and I dont want to put the floppy disk drive in again.
I downloaded the modded bios with 1.1v core from xtremesystems, got my backup bios, got NVFlash 5.50, just need a bootable CD Rom now.
I downloaded the modded bios with 1.1v core from xtremesystems, got my backup bios, got NVFlash 5.50, just need a bootable CD Rom now.
Nero does it, very easy too!
Hmmm, what version of Nero?
Latest I guess, I think most do it. Just under the CD section choose boot-cd and use the floppy image in the Nero folder.
Nice.
then after that copy the 2 nVflash files CD and my Bios file and backup bios file then not down the lines for flashing with the backup and modded one?
I think I might have to make 2 bootable CD's, one of them for in the emergency case of a flash gone bad wereit automatically flases making it easier with no screen on.
Yes, not everybody can afford more than a 19'' screen, some people are jobless you know, especially 16 yr old teenagers like me.
Also the majority of people have 1280x1024 or 1440x960 ( or whatever ) still it's mainly enthousiasts or proffesionals that use bigger resolutions ( read res as: screens).
Do agree though 256 mb is bit too little, CoD 4 for me definatly shows texture lag ( drop to 1-10 fps when turning around for a half a sec then back to 40+ again half a sec later) when I turn em on high or extra, while being smooth on medium.
Still, imo it's way overpriced, for that price I can get the 512 mb from my supplyers and even additionally get 19% VAT back from my dad by letting him declare it for his ahem ''company pc'' ...
When will the UK shops price these things properly, instead of making huge profits?
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Dont ya get EMA? I have a 22" screen and I'm jobless.
i doubt they do in the Netherlands
you flashed that bios yet?
Oh, I just noticed he aint in the UK lol
Not yet, I'm having a hell of a time trying to make a bootable CD.
As far as I know all I put on the bootable CD is:
cwsdpmi.exe, nvFLASH.exe and the Bios file. But it says illigal operation or something so wont burn, in Vista using Nero7, that could be why.
One of my mates in the UK who is jobless can barley afford to get an athlon x2 system 1950pro etc with a 19'' CRT, never mind more expensive tft's and a faster pc, He's 23 or 24 I believe.
What's EMA?
I won't get any money anyhow till I'm 21 and jobless, till then my parents are responcible for me financially and I dont get a cent
.But by the time I'm 21 I'll prolly get a job.
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