[GSOD Fix?] Beta vBIOS update for G73JH

[Chastity]

Here's the current working configuration that you will need to enjoy a (hopefully) GSOD-Free experience:

1) Your motherboard BIOS will need to be running 0209. 0211 has some broken support, and will cause instability with beta vBIOS.

2) You will need to have a working bootable USB Flash drive. You can click on my 3rd sig link for software to make one.

3) You will need this file obviously

Copy the file to your USB drive, and run the self-extractor. It should copy everything to the same directory. Included are:

ATIFLASH.exe
g730810.sam < current beta vBIOS
g730810-overdrive.rom < my modded beta vBIOS with Overdrive and a 250/500 option

Now, reboot, and hit ESC at the POST screen. You should get a boot menu, and select your USB Flash HDD.

To install the vBIOS, just run update.bat for the beta, or update-od.bat for the modded beta with Overdrive.

I'd appreciate it if we can get some feedback. Also, Wagnard was nice to test the overdrive vBIOS, and it's installing fine. However, if I brick your vid card, I'll be sure to go hide.

UPDATE: Thx to Hellcry for noting how unstable Furmark is with this combo. Ugh! I'm going to hold off on the file until tomorrow, seeing if we can sort this sucker. I mean I was gaming all night without a hitch, but Furmark is being the Devil.

UPDATE: Hairy Donut Test is going fine on 10.7a. All night gaming session on 10.8 was fine. So, use whatever you feel like.

[Kaelang]

NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM
Thanks for the effort. :X

WHO CARES ABOUT FURMARK!

Gief! Ung.
...HellCry, you foiled it for me.

[Jody]

I saw the thread and got all excited and now its gone!

[Xellon]

Thanks Chastity for your hard work. Since its beta, I'll see how everyone else thinks of it before I go changing things.

edit - O and screw FURMARK!!!!

[lord_neno]

THANKS!!!

UPDATE: Thx to Hellcry for noting how unstable Furmark is with this combo. Ugh! I'm going to hold off on the file until tomorrow, seeing if we can sort this sucker. I mean I was gaming all night without a hitch, but Furmark is being the Devil.

:'( we like to play, not run furmarks to see the hairy donut!!! T_T

In the past ATI blocked furmark in its drivers! :_

[HeavenCry]

Sorry to dissapoint, but the first thing i did was run furmark and i have to say it GSOD real fast (every time well before even 10 minutes) on all drivers (10.7,10.7a & 10.8) and on both 209 and 211 bios. I just still take furmark for a standard first test since it shows what i want to see the fastest. On my machine if furmark GSODs so do games and if its stable so is the rest. Its rock stable on 10.1 though if that gives you any comfort. Im testing games now will be back with more. I also noticed when i got the vBios is that its the exact same one as the leaked one from the German site (the date is exactly the same but the creation hour on the leaked vBios is 2 minutes later than the one i got from Chastity).
But the powerplay on this one works (it downclocks depending on gpu load)... Its something but probably the last thing we need...

[lord_neno]

I dont understand why the vbios has to be "furmark stable"... Ati blocked furmark in a lot of they drivers, and they say in a lot of times that is not recommended to run furmark in desktop gpu even more in a laptop gpu...


Well, I'm going to bed it's late here, bye!

[HeavenCry]

I already explained the logic. Read my previous post again. And another comment on it here.

[Xellon]

I dont understand why the vbios has to be "furmark stable"... Ati blocked furmark in a lot of they drivers, and they say in a lot of times that is not recommended to run furmark in desktop gpu even more in a laptop gpu...


Well, I'm going to bed it's late here, bye!

hes not afraid to lower the life of his lappy or to fry his thermal paste even more.

I am.

[lord_neno]

I already explained the logic. Read my previous post again. And another comment on it here.

But if it appears to be stable in games why not is vBios available to users?

I don´t think people want to "play furmark"...


Your logic... Would you put your car engine to the maximum RPM for 2 hours at N Gear?