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    Flashing a 4870

    The exact events are inconsequential, however I have somehow ruined the bios on my Sapphire 4870. Now I have dug up an old Nvidia card that has allowed me to boot into windows and thusly wish to resolve this problem as quickly as possible.

    What is the best and safest way for me to flash my 4870 with a new working bios?

    I would like to sort this quickly so I can to playing GTAIV.

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    Re: Flashing a 4870

    When I run atiflash in DOS it only picks up the old Nvidia card. I've checked that the ATI one is installed correctly and it is getting power since the fan is running, so is this a sign that it is beyond help and I should just replace it using the warranty?

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    Re: Flashing a 4870

    did u try the alternative app, winflash ?

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    Re: Flashing a 4870

    Yeah, but to no avail. I'll return it and get a replacement, hopefully it won't take too long.

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