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Bios Dumping and Flashing
31.07.07 at 04:37:37
Q1. If I use the utility DumpBios from Stanto's Voodoo Bios's page to dump a MAC bios off a V5500 MAC DVI card. Then put a PC bios on the card, can I flash it back to from dumped Mac bios later?
Q2. What if I don't have a MAC computer? Can it still be flashed back?
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31.07.07 at 16:45:35
A1: AFAIK the dump-tool only produces damaged mac-bios files...
A2: AFAIK you need a mac to flash a voodoomac...
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01.08.07 at 04:54:11
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A1: AFAIK the dump-tool only produces damaged mac-bios files...
What do you mean ???
It dumps a file that can not be used to flash a card?
It only dumps damaged bios to a file?
Please explain in more detail if you can.
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01.08.07 at 08:17:36
It means you need a Mac Utility to dump the Bios off the card, while being run in a Mac.
The PC Utility isn't compatible as to correctly dump a Mac Card BIOS.
Flashing the Card back from PC to Mac also only works in a Mac with the respective Mac Utility.
What does work (AFAIK), is taking a Mac Voodoo5 and flash it to PC Voodoo5 with the PC Utility. Without a Mac to flash it back (if desired), that's basically a one-way-ticket.
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01.08.07 at 11:44:50
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Without a Mac to flash it back (if desired), that's basically a one-way-ticket.
Correct- I have gone back and forth but even with a Mac it is a big pain in the arse.
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02.08.07 at 04:25:35
Thanks for the info its a great help.
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Flashing the Card back from PC to Mac also only works in a Mac with the respective Mac Utility
Wear would I find this MAC utility?
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02.08.07 at 11:52:54
Built into the Mac 3dfx drivers.
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