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Bad 3870x2 flash?

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truptrup

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c2d e4300 v1.32 @3.0ghz
2gb Geil ddr2 6400 800mhz 4-4-4-12
ecs 650i motherboard
raidmax aurora2 700w psu
Powercolor 3870x2 GDDR4

I flashed with techpowerups radeon bios editor to disable powerplay 2d settings and change the fan speeds. After i flashed both cores and rebooted and posts fine but then i get a screen that says.

Mediashield bios rom v6.xx

Detecting Array...

I can only get past this screen using an old pci geforce 4 without the 3870 installed. Running both cards while using the geforce as primary gives the error too.

I understand this is for Raid config which i don't have and it is disabled in the bios. Also my memory is fine (ran memtest). I tried unplugging everything but the cpu, 3870 vid card, memory, and a ps2 keyboard and still the error.

I made backups of my bios before the flash but i cannot get past the error. With the 3870 in i cant get into the bios or choose a boot device.

Any ideas on how to flash back my old bios or what could cause this error.
 
Would hot flashing be an option (Plugging the card in after i get past that mediashield screen)?

Would it be detected as an option to flash if it is not plugged in at boot?

EDIT:
I am lost as to why it hangs at that screen. I let it sit there for about 30 minutes and its not frozen because the cursor is blinking.

It doesnt matter if no hard drives or cd/dvd drives are plugged in. Only the video card makes a difference
 
have you tried going into the bios and changeing the boot up video device to pci instead of pci-e? this might get you around that so you can flash the card back with your backed up bios? I had to do that with a pair of diamond 4850's after something similar.
 
Thanks for the reply

I did try that on both pci and pcie setting with no luck.

It is strange the card works and gets thru post but stops at that step. It would be more understandable if it didn't work at all.
 
hmmm. here's a shot in the dark but have you updated you mainboard bios to the latest version? i know my dfi would have problems with x2 cards if it didnt have the latest flash.
 
I also tried that. Bios from November 08.

The card ran fine until the flash then it wont boot past the mediashield. I don't think the mediashield is the problem, but another symptom.

This is so much trouble i will never flash a card again lol.

Thanks for some ideas though.
 
It may just be hosed. I hosed a GF3 with a bios flash a long time ago. Exchanged it and got it right the next time, and used the card for 1.5yrs.
 
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