problem with 5870 Flash

[Yurihyuga]

I have flashed it succesfully but I can't install any drivers, it will keep coming back as failed.

However I was able to install the latest set of Xtreme-G Drivers but theres no CCC so when the card was getting full load the fans wasn't running properly.

GPU-Z reports it as an Asus card, it was a Sapphire card before.

If I go to device manager I get something I have never seen before.
Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)

However its just weird that the Xtreme-G drivers worked and that message in device manager went away and reports working normally. Can't leave it like this though since theres no CCC or fan control.

 

[MoodyB]

Use Afterburner for fan control, and RadeonPro for game profiles, aa&af settings ?

 

[Yurihyuga]

will that be alright? just curious as to why the official drivers won't install.

 

[kylew]

What bios have you used? There could be a problem with the bios, I had this once with my 4850s, where the drivers wouldn't install with a bios I'd flashed. I flashed it back to the stock bios and they installed fine.

 

[Yurihyuga]

Just checked GPU-Z

Bios version is reported as 012.011.000.006.034494
Sub Vendor: Asus(1043)


Also just tried it was an MSI 5870 flash and its doing the exact same thing couldn't then install the Xtreme-G Drivers now back to the Asus flash and I can't even now install the Xtreme-G Drivers again, tried driver sweeping and fresh install.

Am i doomed to going back to my normal bios with locked performance ;;

one thing I noticed when finishing in dos with the flash its changing my hardware ID's etc, then says to restart to install new hardware, at that point I am just hitting the reset button and pulling out flash disc. Am I doing that right?

 

[MoodyB]

I take it you flashed to the Asus bios for overclocking ?

Running without CCC shouldn't cause any problems afaik, unless you need access to colour settings, brightness, etc... Afterburner allows you to set a custom fan profile, so its preferable to CCC's fan control anyway.

If you're concerned about it though, do what kyle suggests and flash it back ?

 

[kylew]

I take it you flashed to the Asus bios for overclocking ?

Running without CCC shouldn't cause any problems afaik, unless you need access to colour settings, brightness, etc... Afterburner allows you to set a custom fan profile, so its preferable to CCC's fan control anyway.

If you're concerned about it though, do what kyle suggests and flash it back ?

This, flash it back and use Afterburner for "unofficial overclocking".

 

[Yurihyuga]

Ok now I have a serious problem, I flashed my original bios and back to where I was, I can't install any drivers again.