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Guys i need help.
I have a Rx 580 pulse 8gb with hynix memory. I flashed a bios through ATIFlash and something went wrong. When i rebooted windows i could not open ATIFlash anymore because it says it cannot read ROM. Going on Devices section this is what i see (image taken from internet so it is in english):
https://i.imgur.com/WIdzX1s.png
The gpu turns on as pc does but fan never stop spinning.

I tryed to use ATI Pixel Clock Patcher but didn?t work. The i tryed to use DDU on safe mode and i unistalled AMD Drivers (i think). So after rebooting in normal mode i downloaded last amd driver from adm website and tryed to install them. At the end of installation process a window show saying that the system could not recognize the hardware (error 182). The gpu didn?t change and it?s still not recognized.
Did i bricked it? Is there a way to solve this problem?
Thank you

Doria

a quick google search for this term:   how to recover a bricked rx580 flash (https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+recover+a+bricked+rx580+flash&rlz=1C1ASUM_enUS759US759&oq=how+to+recover+a+bricked+rx580+flash&aqs=chrome..69i57.8539j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)

brought up this top result: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/i-bricked-my-msi-rx580-gaming-x-gpu-but-not-anymore.234724/

check for more if it doesnt work, but this looks like it may help you.

Step one;  get an original copy of your BIOS (you backed it up before flashing riiiiight??????)

As long as your card appears in the device manager even as Microsoft Basic Display Adapter, don't worry, your card still fine.

How you mod your card bios?
I suspecting you are using downloaded bios mod. Try to switch your bios to the stock mode using bios switching panel (located in upside near display port). Then try to boot your system, if your card appears on device manager, then update the driver.

Next, you can re-flashing you bios card through AtiFlash, but make sure using own bios mod.

If you can see your GPU on device manager you always have a chance to recover your GPU.
I hope you have the orginal BIOS. I always backup orginal bios before modding any GPU.
Try to restore your orginal bios

Yes, first thing i did when i started flashing bios was saving original one, thank God.
I've read that post and the others linked inside. I think i have to try to boot with DOS and then try to flash bios.
I've read this one too: http://www.overclock.net/forum/74-graphics-cards-general/593427-how-unbrick-your-bricked-graphics-card-fix-failed-bios-flash.html (http://www.overclock.net/forum/74-graphics-cards-general/593427-how-unbrick-your-bricked-graphics-card-fix-failed-bios-flash.html)
Here it doesn't sold the 1 + 8 pins, what do you suggest?
Here it says to sold (or use paperclip) pin 1 + 8 and remove it after the system restarts, so do the flash without the bridge. My system already recognize the GPU, both through windows devices window and "atiflash -i". Should i skip the phase of connecting pin? http://www.overclock.net/forum/74-graphics-cards-general/593427-how-unbrick-your-bricked-graphics-card-fix-failed-bios-flash-24.html#post25463481 (http://www.overclock.net/forum/74-graphics-cards-general/593427-how-unbrick-your-bricked-graphics-card-fix-failed-bios-flash-24.html#post25463481)




I don't have the 2 bios switch, Pulse edition only have 1.

You have to disable GPU`s BIOS by soldering a wire between two pins on BIOS chip on card before starting machine, and when booted to Windows you have to enable it again, then you can flash orginal BIOS back again and turn off computer and remove soldered wire. Then start it again and it should be normal.

So you say:
1) Sold pin on BIOS chip;
2) Turn windows on (i've read Dos is better, should i use it?);
3) Flash the original bios;
4) Turn off system.
5) unsold.

Am i right?

Ouw sorry, I don't have a pulse series. I thought that same as other RX.


If your card still on warranty, RMA would be better, if not you can be tried that method. Someone has tried on this thread.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3077304.msg31852392#msg31852392

1) Solder wire between pin 1-8 on BIOS chip(suggest that you check your BIOS chip datasheet in case its a different chip, you need to turn CS high(to positive/VCC) in order to disable BIOS);
2) Turn windows on;
3) When windows finished booting, clip of the wire(now the BIOS will be enabled, but GPU will not read content from it)
3) Flash the original bios;
4) Turn off system.
5) unsold.

Have you tried it? Is it worked? Someone in another forum has tried it and worked properly, and another one makes that troubled card smoky.  :'(
Maybe the smoky one doing something wrong on those step, bad soldering or whatever.

I was asking if i should solder the pins because from what i've read for a lot of peole system doesn't recognize GPU at all, but mine does, as i can show u here:
https://imgur.com/a/B2C0A

I'm a bit worried about this precedure tbh.
Thanks

Doria

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he cant RMA you dumbass, any gpu with a modified bios gets claims denied automatically and then you are SHIT out of luck. tired of people handing out super crap information without knowing shit. anyone with half a brain and has RMA'ed a gpu before knows that you CANT rma a gpu with a modified bios as they check it and will deny your claim, its in there fine print and its also stated before you submit the RMA form. its all there in black and white

this kind of information while good to know, should never be handed to a noob in which you know not there skill level. all your doing is giving him/her the tools to screw his/her gpu up more than it already is, and not to mention your instructions are very vague that said, id bet he/she would screw it up trying this. your assuming he already knows certain things which by the sounds of it he/she does NOT, he/she isn't going to know what pins 1 or 8 are on the bios chip, then theres the soldering part which being that its a small chip its easy to accidently bridge two pins together being a noob. theres lots of needed information that you DIDNT include, like how to determine which pins are 1 and 8. what an ass move to give someone poorly done instructions that will do nothing more but increase there chance of messing up the gpu more

I was asking if i should solder the pins because from what i've read for a lot of peole system doesn't recognize GPU at all, but mine does, as i can show u here:
https://imgur.com/a/B2C0A

I'm a bit worried about this precedure tbh.


Doria
I'd obviously read more about this procedure, i wouldn't trust only on this few posts. I know how to recognize pins, by getting the documentation of chip and then understand which side it's the head and which is the tail (little circle on chip). And i wouldn't for sure risk to solder myself since i don't have experience at all.

Soldering pins??  :D No, no, no

Try this:

- use DDU
-enable onboard video as default display output in your mobo bios
-connect only the bricked card to the x16 slot (main pci-e slot of your mobo)
-boot pc
- run cmd as administrator and navigate to your atiflash folder
- from there type

Recovered many cards this way.

Good luck!

+1

The "-f" option forces flashing. This ignores the "cannot read ROM" error you are getting and performs flashing anyway.
It should work.

I did this a few times with several cards (the asus cards are true crap by the way)
I remember that the sequence was a tad different and i soldered 2 wires on it so that i could redo it again (and i needed to) without shorting anything with a paperclip.

Let me know if it doesnt work; i'll dig into it again how i did it exactly.

Good luck.

That exactly what i was thinking to do. The only difference is that i think i will you freeDOS instead of windows since a lot of people suggest that.
Just to be sure (don't be angry cvsea) anyone arguing against cvsea procedure?

Thanks to all of you

Get W98 files, HP flash utility, and a flash drive.
Make a bootable W98 recovery disk with the HP tool. Put everything in the flashdisk and flash from there.

This is the standard procedure to flash an ATI card!
There is a link for those tools in several topics in techpowerup and other OC forums.

Or download from my link. Those files are from a pack(techpowerup) to mod the old R9 290....so DONT use the rom inside.
Youll use the HP and W98 files...

https://mega.nz/#!zAR1hDKR!JA3oLOxYfA4UDtG4ijLzYR4FD_Fv9qZozMYyTWoRbng

Don't worry and don't be afraid, I've experienced it before. I also use rx 580 and flashing it with wrong bios and i fixed it. You can search at google " flashing bios rx580 1+8 pin method" , and remember to boot using gpu you want to flash (not iGPU) and you must use cmd dos to run flashing, do not use gui. And most importan thing, you must have rx580 8gb hynix original rom bios, if you don't have it, you can check at : anorak.tech :)

you never really brick the gpu and if you have bios problem do the paper clip thing.

And you are a kind of people that didn't read before comment. Just look at to link that I gave to OP (bolded), scroll down a bit msg #33. Someone with bricked GPU (after modded of course) tried 1-8 jumper method and failed. Then RMA-ing it without issue.

You call someone as dumbass easily. Please respect other.

Or may I need to quoting here, so you can see that clearly:

Why not just do it?  ;D
It takes 2 minutes.
Why would you want to use freedos? It's not rocket science.
If you have no drivers installed windows will not try to initialize your bricked card.
Atiflash will see it as a basic display adapter but will flash the bios onto it.

The easiest way go to the local service center and flash your bios on programmer spi.
Dont try sold something if you dont have expeience on it

I laugh hard reading this..

Actually the OP and I have different scenes, My card is totally dead that couldn't even detect in Bios, there were no signs of fan spinnings or LED lights

so basically I've got no problem RMA'ing it (they can't test if its modded or not)

@OP,

you don't do the jumper thing, just reflash your GPU with the correct Bios and you're done.

I have done this but just held a paper clip in place until into windows then removed it, flashed orig bios and rebooted worked fine.
Just need to hold the clip in place without moving for 20 seconds or so.

lol that's the dumbest assumption ever, they cant test if its modded or not, ROFL dude manufactures MAKE the gpus why wouldn't they be able to test them to make sure you didn't put a modded bios on it? theres no logic in that, that said if they couldn't test them why on earth would they say anything about modded bios in the first place before you rma a gpu. also to the person whom mentioned ONE person doing the paper clip method and then rma'ing a gpu that's 1 person, I guarantee that doesn't always work. manufactures of these gpus can fix more than we think, likely chances are apon doing an rma your getting back one they previously fixed, not one that's brand new

You have done it right. There is no need to solder, those pins need to touch each other until you boot into windows.

But even they didn't ask you; they would ask what causes but they don't, so what wrong with trying. Even in some store like Amazon, they didn't ask.


OP on a direction to do it (smooth repair). But may you give an idea to totally damaged those card to bypass bios checking on RMA.  :D

Your logic may right, so they can check leonix card modded or not, even when leonix card was totally bricked. Then leonix got a new card (brand-new / fixed card or whatever) means what? They know leonix have modded that card but they replace it or may fix it. Let's call it luck, but what wrong with trying to RMA.  ???

OP
As I said before on page one, as long as your cards detected by systems, you can do a smooth repair. A few suggestions have mentioned here.

I may call it a luck? or whatsoever, I got my new card now, rocking all day long again ;D

sure thing, manufacturers can do things we cant see, however my supplier replaced it, got no questions about it, and sure thing its a modded card..

you can't call it a dumb thing, its an actual scene..  :D

 

You are absolutely lucky, leonix.
You are not the only one called as dumb, so do I. We both called as dumbass. But never mind! at least you have a laugh at me, and I laugh at us both.  :D

I felt happy with you today, leonix.  ;D

How can i use "broken" gpu to boot if it isn't recognized? Thank god i saved original bios, but i do know anorak.tech anyway. Thanks

In the end guys i think i will try to flash my card WITHOUT connecting the 1 and 8 pins, since it seems to work in an easiest way without doing it.
Thank you all, i'll keep you posted

I hope it works for you.  I've been silently reading the replies since yesterday.

I'm sorry that some people here seem to have an instant attitude or no restraint from being crabby..... when I first saw the two pages and started reading back, I was dumbfounded at what I had to read just to get to the status of your issue....

I unbricked my RX580!
First i tryed using atiflash with freedos launched by  a usb drive. Freedos started but when i wanted to see if the gpu was recognize with "atiflash -i", no adapter was found.
So i decided to try anyway the command "atiflash -f -p 0 xxx.rom" but the error 0FL01 was returned.

At that point i decided to follow cvsea guide:

I followed the guide carefully and the bios was flashed to the gpu.
Then i reinstalled drivers and gpu was recognized again by windows.

Thank you so much @cvsea!
Thank you all.

Doria

I did see someone recommending using pin 1-5 on a different forum, which is incorrect(atleast on those cards ive had to do this). Always read the datasheet before you do anything with such things(it may be different on another chip), the point is to disable the BIOS so it will not load on boot. This is done with CS pin. Also be careful when soldering, shit can happen if you do it wrong :-D

This method is worst case. If your machine wont boot at all(to motherboard BIOS) after a flash, this is the way to do things. Ive had 1 RX550, two RX560 and 1 RX570  i had to go by this method.