M15x + ATI 5870 (MOD)

I did the same thing and.had no luck blind flashing. Still wish you luck with it.

 

You have bricked your card inap and I tried almost everything to make our cards work again.

The only option we have left was to take a m17x (R1 or R2) and put the card as second card into it and put the original bios back (see one of my previous post for the bios if you don't have it). We couldn't get our hands on a m17x so we don't know if it will work.

Sorry inap, I also answered for you .

 

Do you guys still have your bricked 5870s? I'll buy them for $20 each if you wanna sell.

 

I now got your nickname , you own a m17x so you may be able to flash them... And $20,- for each is really cheap to get 2 of those cards.

I'll just wait for a solution, maybe sending the card to you so you can flash it and send it back to me?

 

Thank you all of you. I tried many things but it doesn't work...
It's time to go back to 260m..

So you guys bought new one?

 

Maybe you could cut a deal with Joker, so that he fixes you the card for some compensation?

EDIT: no idea if its actually fixable with a M17x, but apparently it should be

 

M17x won't post with a bricked card either. You might be able to make it work in a Clevo or MSI system.

 

can you flash the cards over JTAG?

 

Anything that can talk to the hardware at a lower level should work. The problem with our system is getting the system bios to recognize the card. If you bypass that then you should be in business.

 

So it also doesn't post as a second card? The flashing itself goes beyond the bios if i'm correct, so the card may not be detected by the bios but the flash util will still find the card, at least this is what I expected.

 

Do I have to enter the clock frequencies at the VBios of MSI, for the powerplay, manually? Or are these adjusted automatically?

Can i still overclock my mobility 5870 to 800/1100 with the MSI VBios without problems?

 

The flash program simply talks to the PCI-e bus and assumes that the card installed is the correct one I believe

So it very well may work if you can boot the system with a working card in primary and a brick in secondary

 

do the clevo cards give you audio/video over the display port

 

I'm having a problem with mines. I just finished putting in the card but windows reads it as a "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter". I tried installing the ATI drivers but it doesn't change anything. Is there something I'm missing?

 

how are you installing the driver? also are you sure you downloaded the mobility drivers?

 

I downloaded the mobility driver for 58xx straight from ATI's site and installed it.

 

This is typically what you do.

Right before you turn your computer off you uninstall the current Graphic card driver via Device Manager.
Install the Card.
The computer will probably pick Vga as the driver.
Download the proper Ati driver from their site.
Run and install all the way through.
When its done uninstall the vga driver and restart the computer, it should pick The Ati driver you just installed.

 

alright thanks. I'll try that when I get home

 

I've tested this VBios with the following clocks:

3D: 700/1000
2D: 200/300

But with this VBios i got sporadic flicker. Sometimes, I got the flickers after a reboot, or when I am changed to the desktop from a game.

Therefore I changed back to the old BIOS again (clevo)

 

I had the same experience, but was mildly overclocked. I also reverted to the Clevo vbios. I don't recommend the MSI vbios, I was responding to a request for its file location. On the other hand, some have used it successfully.

 

I couldnt get external monitors to work with the msi bios

 

I still can't get the ATI drivers to install properly, it doesn't detect my card and only downloads the Catalyst Download Manager.

ATI Catalyst? Mobility Display Driver

Was this what I needed to install?

 

use the download manager exe to download the driver package.

 

I tried that, but it didn't detect I had the 5870 so it didn't download the driver.

 

what? just double click it and run the exe. the exe will download the driver. then you use the new download driver to install.

 

Scroll down the page to "Full Software Suite" and click Download. Then follow Inap's advice. It doesn't D/L automatically.

 

ohh okay, sorry. This is my first time installing ATI drivers

 

don't worry and yeah ati drivers are a real pain to install for first timers.

 

Hi guys,
I have managed to get a second hand eurocom ati5870 for my M15X. I have tried reseating it many times and each time performed the power drain and CMOS batter removal. I keep getting the LED code flashing on the control centre panel indicating a problem with the card. I can't get the system into post at all. Does anyone have any ideas? Have i bought a duff card?
I'm starting to think I got ripped off on eBay!
Thanks for listening,
Hanuman33

 

instead of pushing the all the way back, pull it back out about .5mm and see if it would post. so do you get the blinking lights when you use your stock card?

 

Hi inap
I tried different positions and still no post. But the stock GTX260 boots fine. Is it really that tricky getting the position right? I didn't have much play at all in mine as the screws that hold the card in place seem to pull it forward into the socket as you tighten them
Cheers
Hanuman33

 

Your card is "duff'ed" If you see those two blinking LED.

 

Bummer about the card, I have a feeling getting my money back will be like getting blood from a stone.
Thanks for your help
Hanuman33

 

man sorry about your card, man. that sucks
if you got it off ebay then there is still chance to get your money back, just make a claim with paypal or ebay.

 

might be your board? after a motherboard swap I no longer had failed boot, random power downs or blinking video LEDs on boot. Call alienware get a motherboard swap and see if that helps at all.

 

sorry, where did you buy HF 5870?
I'm living the US.

 

Hmm, is it possible to take a pic of the card? (front and back) and post it here. It will be helpful for others, to take note if this version differs from others 5870....

 

Hi, as I mentioned my card was second hand from eBay. The chap originally got it from ATI Mobility Radeon? HD 5870 GPU MXM 3.0 Type B on eBay (end time 13-Aug-10 15:14:51 BST), a seller called upgradeyourlaptop, it was advertised as a card for Eurocom W870CU and W860CU Notebooks.
I am pretty sure it is the card, the LED flashing tends to point to it.
Here are some pics of the top and bottom of the card, if anyone else has bought from the original eBay seller and had success please let me know.
Hanuman33
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you should contact the seller and in worst case ebay/paypal.

On another note: Always be carefull when buying unprotected electronics on ebay. Static discharges can easily destroy a card, therefore you should only buy from trusted sources.

 

the hf 5870 is just an inside joke, sorry. it really an hd 5870.

my first card i actually got from upgradeyourlaptop too, it was a very good card. but i ended up flashing it with a bad bios.

 

Thanks for all the help guys, I can only guessif it isnt a mboard issue that this card has either been damaged in removal or transport somehow, or was flashed with a bad bios. If I get any sort of refund I will definitely try again, where's the best source for a new card? should I try 'upgradeyourlaptop' directly this time?

 

babyhemi is the best for 5870, he has doa policy. but why not just get a dell 5850. if your not a bencher then i think thats your best option, it can easily oc to 5870 clocks and would have a dell warranty, so you won't run into problems like this.

 

or RjTech.com

 

Yea UpgradeYourlaptop is a good seller on Ebay, bought stuff from them many times without a problem.

As to get your money back, don't sweat it. It'll be mad easy to do so. I just hope you have all e-mails and messages form the transaction. Also before you file a complaint, speak with the seller and see what he can do. Take note that all messages will be investigated by ebay/paypal to decifer who's right/wrong. SO keep your messages polite, and to the point.

I got my money back 3 times from ebay with ease. Every time was because the item i received wasn't the same as was advertised. So if the card was DOA, then it shouldn't be a problem and ebay should be in your favor.

 

i have modified the CLEVO rom to support throotle. unfortunatly it doesn't support powerplay.
the rom is based on the last bios from clevo (TS35951.018)

In idle GPU temp is 45°C with this rom, and i have an automony of 2h30m with a 9cell battery.

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"cyko"? First post ever? Idle temp of 45C with boot clocks of 700/1000/1.05v in a 5870? Supports throotle? Does this require further comment or warning?

 

45c would be very impressive if it was 700/1000. but i'm not brave enough to try.

 

You're a wise and benevolent leader, Inap. I owe you +Rep from before. No, it still won't let me.

 

why thank you good sir, but you have given more help here then most people, i still owe you a ton more rep.

btw is there a way for me to trade in my rep for money, hahahha i need money more then rep,lolz

 

after reading the pros/cons of either (and a few rather unpleasant discussions with dell support)... i decided to order the 5870 from babyhemi. i'll miss hdmi sound out thats for sure, however just using the soundcard outputs instead is ok by me.

wish me luck boys and girls