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ko3 YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 16 USA Gender:	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? ko3
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Chosen_One Senior Member Offline Keeper of the BIOS-files... Posts: 499 Germany Gender:	Re: Bios Dumping and Flashing Reply #1 - 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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ko3 YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 16 USA Gender:	Re: Bios Dumping and Flashing Reply #2 - 01.08.07 at 04:54:11 @Chosen_One Quote: 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. Thanks ko3
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Reply #3 - 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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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Bios Dumping and Flashing Reply #4 - 01.08.07 at 11:44:50 Quote: 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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ko3 YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 16 USA Gender:	Re: Bios Dumping and Flashing Reply #5 - 02.08.07 at 04:25:35 Thanks for the info its a great help. Quote: 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? Thanks ko3
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Bios Dumping and Flashing Reply #6 - 02.08.07 at 11:52:54 Built into the Mac 3dfx drivers.
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