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I flash my 5870 with the new bios and it hasn't blinked for the past 5+ hrs. Will update tomorrow.

If you are an HD 5850 user and want to try a BIOS update (again, same caveats apply as before) then you can try the following one:

http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/65298/ATI.HD5850.1024.091211.html

I flash my 5870 with the new bios and it hasn't blinked for the past 5+ hrs. Will update tomorrow.

I flashed my 5870 yesterday and have not had any problems with monitors since. I am going to play some games today for a bit and switch back and forth from Eyefinity to Extended and see if everything still works.

Just curious what is different in the updated bios that would be fixing this issue?

Dave has there been any tests from amd/ati on these bios as a real fix for the flashing issues? Or are we the only ones testing these bios?

Just curious why the old bios would be causing these issues.

Because so far it has seemed to fix my issue.

So my question is why were the cards not shipped with a working bios. If it is a Bios issue then you think it would have happened during testing right.

Note:
I am still having an issue where if ATI overdrive is enabled at all and I mean just checking the check box. No OC or anything then I get horrible tearing when in extended mode. Will this be fixed in a driver update or is it a known driver issue I should say. Because this happened with old bios and new and all also drivers 9.10, 9.11, and 9.12.

I try 10.1 Beta driver but problem is still here

I try 10.1 Beta driver but problem is still here

What problem is still here?

Did you ever flash your BIOS.

Do you have a link to the 10.1 Beta?

Why don't they post beta drivers on ATI website never understood that or at least I could never find them. Nvidia always post the beta drivers.

Found something here: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2161132

...but the link is broken :( Can't be much longer till the release, but yes, having access to the beta driver for the $800+ worth of video cards I purchased would be nice.

Also, it would be nice to have my free copy of Dirt 2, 22 days into my purchase, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards either. Good news is that I still have 6 days to return them should I choose.

/rant

On the good side, I have been fairly happy overall and am really looking forward to this driver to make my final (prior to having no return option) evaluation.

Oh i hope someone can try this bios out by time i get home... Trying to figure out how to fake im sick so i can go home and test it on my 5850... Come on someone please test asap

thread link with working link to (beta) driver: http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33958073

thread link with working link to (beta) driver: http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33958073

I use that Beta driver linked.
I haven't flashed(I have a 5850) beacause i don't want to void warranty, tomorrow i send my sapphire adapter( product from bizlink) to RMA to get an other one.

[quote]I flash my 5870 with the new bios and it hasn't blinked for the past 5+ hrs. Will update tomorrow.

I flashed my 5870 yesterday and have not had any problems with monitors since. I am going to play some games today for a bit and switch back and forth from Eyefinity to Extended and see if everything still works.

Just curious what is different in the updated bios that would be fixing this issue?

Dave has there been any tests from amd/ati on these bios as a real fix for the flashing issues? Or are we the only ones testing these bios?

Just curious why the old bios would be causing these issues.

Because so far it has seemed to fix my issue.

So my question is why were the cards not shipped with a working bios. If it is a Bios issue then you think it would have happened during testing right.

Note:
I am still having an issue where if ATI overdrive is enabled at all and I mean just checking the check box. No OC or anything then I get horrible tearing when in extended mode. Will this be fixed in a driver update or is it a known driver issue I should say. Because this happened with old bios and new and all also drivers 9.10, 9.11, and 9.12.

From what I understand, the new bios increases the signal strength to the DP port. Some of the older LCD monitors require higher signal strength to prevent the blinking. So far so good. The new bios seems to be working well. No blinking at all since yesterday.

[quote][quote]I flash my 5870 with the new bios and it hasn't blinked for the past 5+ hrs. Will update tomorrow.

I flashed my 5870 yesterday and have not had any problems with monitors since. I am going to play some games today for a bit and switch back and forth from Eyefinity to Extended and see if everything still works.

Just curious what is different in the updated bios that would be fixing this issue?

Dave has there been any tests from amd/ati on these bios as a real fix for the flashing issues? Or are we the only ones testing these bios?

Just curious why the old bios would be causing these issues.

Because so far it has seemed to fix my issue.

So my question is why were the cards not shipped with a working bios. If it is a Bios issue then you think it would have happened during testing right.

Note:
I am still having an issue where if ATI overdrive is enabled at all and I mean just checking the check box. No OC or anything then I get horrible tearing when in extended mode. Will this be fixed in a driver update or is it a known driver issue I should say. Because this happened with old bios and new and all also drivers 9.10, 9.11, and 9.12.

From what I understand, the new bios increases the signal strength to the DP port. Some of the older LCD monitors require higher signal strength to prevent the blinking. So far so good. The new bios seems to be working well. No blinking at all since yesterday.


What type of dp to whatever connection you using?

I am using a Bizlink from Dell.

I am using a Bizlink from Dell.

Same for me.

im going to be trying the dp -> vga adapter from monoprice will post results when i get home... gawd this is killing me

I followed that link posted earlier to that "(beta) driver". and read the post there. and man! It reminded me of like someone throwing a slab of meat into a den of hungry, starving Wolves. lol

Oh yeah, on another note. the two tickets that I opened with Sapphire though out this whole deal. well they Just closed the last one again. :x

Just an Update


Just Flashed my 5850 with the new bios..... Voila blinking gone. Shame on you ati!!! If i put as much effort into testing my code as you did testing this product...

I think flashing the bios is the solution for most people. Mines has not blinked since (24hrs).

I think flashing the bios is the solution for most people. Mines has not blinked since (24hrs).

2 days no problems so far after flashing think it is the real fix.

Would have saved us a lot of head aches if they would have just used a proper bios in the beginning or at least tested it.

i flash my 5850 with this bios http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/65298/ATI.HD5850.1024.091211.html
didn't help continue to blinking every few second
i try eyefinity with new bios didn't help.

i flash my 5850 with this bios http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/65298/ATI.HD5850.1024.091211.html
didn't help continue to blinking every few second
i try eyefinity with new bios didn't help.

Did you check to verify it actually flashed?Did you look in Catalyst to compare the bios version and date?