X800pro Flashing to XT

[wedge22]

Is it possible to flash the bios on my Sapphire X800 Pro to open up the other 4 pipelines?

[[DW]Cougho]

if its a VIVO, possibly

if its not, no.

[wedge22]

Ok its not a VIVO so its not going to happen.

[oralpain]

I have successfully opened up the extra pipelines on two non-vivo X800pros. You just have to reconnect a laser cut bridge on the packaging next to the GPU die, then flash the card. It's not that hard.

[wedge22]

How did you reconnect the bridge and which one was it?

[oralpain]

It's the only bridge that is cut. I took a needle and lightly scratched away the coating on the two copper dots. I cleaned the area off with isoplopyl and let it dry. The I painted (used a toothpick split length wise as a brush) a line of copper paint (from a rear window defroster repair kit) around the laser cut (if you get any in the laser cut it shorts out) connecting the two copper dots.

[[DW]Cougho]

beware that hardmod isnt particularly sucessful, ive only seen it work a few times, it must be by pure luck you got 2 to work.

and most later X800pro's had their pipes cut with lasers so they almost definately wont work.

[oralpain]

Luck of the draw. Still, it's easily reverseable, so there is really no downside to trying.