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Dead V5 5500?
23.01.09 at 01:45:54

Hallo again!

I finally gathered the rest of the components for the retro rig and tried out the V5 5500 I bought. Unfortunately, this is what I got:

but before that screen I got this one:

It says it has a modified rainbow BIOS. So... according to you guys, do you think the card is dead (should I return it) or should I try to fix it somehow? To me it looks like the RAM is a goner, but maybe I am just wrong?

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: Dead V5 5500? Reply #1 - 23.01.09 at 01:49:22 Try a stock bios and see what happens first.
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Re: Dead V5 5500?
Reply #2 - 23.01.09 at 01:55:24

gdonovan wrote on 23.01.09 at 01:49:22:

Try a stock bios and see what happens first.

Might u be able to help me out a bit? I never did the 3dfx BIOS updating before... and I also dont have a PCI video card next to me Sad

I will try to find one tomorrow. What else do I need? I got myself a bunch of 1.44" floppy disks and Win98 startup disk.

Currently I have nothing else, since the rig is "brand new".

How big are the chances that only the BIOS is bad and the card is still working?

P.S. Thanks for such a fast reply!!!

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rottentreats God Member Offline 3dfx > Reality Posts: 616 Minnesota [USA] Gender:	Re: Dead V5 5500? Reply #3 - 23.01.09 at 01:58:35 gdonovan wrote on 23.01.09 at 01:49:22: Try a stock bios and see what happens first. Also dump the original bios so we can see how/if they were messed with
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Re: Dead V5 5500?
Reply #4 - 23.01.09 at 02:02:29

rottentreats wrote on 23.01.09 at 01:58:35:

gdonovan wrote on 23.01.09 at 01:49:22:

Try a stock bios and see what happens first.

Also dump the original bios so we can see how/if they were messed with

Alright - I downloaded BIOSes 1.15 and 1.18 along with the 3dfxflasher. I will dump the current BIOS image and upload it afterwards. I just hope to find a suitable PCI video card for the process...

Till then, wish me luck please... I invested a lot into this card already Sad

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m14radu God Member Offline Take your chance ! Posts: 555 Timisoara, Romania Gender:	Re: Dead V5 5500? Reply #5 - 23.01.09 at 17:40:33 The memory timings could be wrong. ( You are using a modified bios ). Try to load the default values; it should fix that.
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Re: Dead V5 5500?
Reply #6 - 23.01.09 at 21:23:03

m14radu wrote on 23.01.09 at 17:40:33:

The memory timings could be wrong.
( You are using a modified bios ).
Try to load the default values; it should fix that. Wink

I placed the original BIOS 1.18 and it LOOKS like it works!!! The pic isnt garbled anymore on starup screen, but I'm not claiming a thing till I test the card thoroughly in Glide. Please keep the fingers crossed for me, I really want this to work... Lips Sealed

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Re: Dead V5 5500?
Reply #7 - 24.01.09 at 19:59:12

elfuego wrote on 23.01.09 at 21:23:03:

m14radu wrote on 23.01.09 at 17:40:33:

The memory timings could be wrong.
( You are using a modified bios ).
Try to load the default values; it should fix that. Wink

I placed the original BIOS 1.18 and it LOOKS like it works!!! The pic isnt garbled anymore on starup screen, but I'm not claiming a thing till I test the card thoroughly in Glide. Please keep the fingers crossed for me, I really want this to work... Lips Sealed

Yup, card definitely works! Just tested on 3dmark 2000 and 2001. Thanks again! I will upload the modified BIOS after I install the network card in the rig.

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m14radu God Member Offline Take your chance ! Posts: 555 Timisoara, Romania Gender:	Re: Dead V5 5500? Reply #8 - 25.01.09 at 13:23:43 Glad to see that u manage to rescue a 3dfx card !
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elfuego Senior Member Offline Searching for V5 6k... Posts: 420 Aachen, Deutschland Gender:	Re: Dead V5 5500? Reply #9 - 01.02.09 at 00:13:52 As I promised, here's the dumped BIOS that was on the card itself before... http://www.speedshare.org/download.php?id=7A7E293B3 If anyone can look at it and tell me what was wrong with it?
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