Anyone flashed a G400 with G400 Flex3D BIOS?

[CrazyBee]

Just a question and I am CURIOUS.

I'll offer my G400 for a Flex3D BIOS flash test.

[SteveC]

Where would you get one of these BIOSes from?

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Cheers,
Steve

"Life is what we make of it, yet most of us just fake"

[This message has been edited by SteveC (edited 12 July 2000).]

[CrazyBee]

I'd imagine from someone with a G400 Flex3D. Use the Matrox BIOS back-up util. Back up the G400 Flex3D and then restore that BIOS image on a normal G400.

[Elie]

I totally suggest against flashing your bios because the G400 Flex3D chip is modified in hardware as I understand it.
But if your so keen on trying it, all I have to say is you're on your own.

Cheers,
Elie

[CrazyBee]

Well.. on the Matrox site they do not say any such thing. Just that it has Flex 3D.. whatever that means. And that only the RT2000 will work with the G400 Flex 3D card.

Other than that tid-bit.. it seems the same. Not even as fast as a Max. 300MHz RAMDAC, 32MB SGRAM, dual-head, etc. etc.

I have not heard anything specific to the hardware differances. So, I very well may be wrong, or, very well may be correct in that they are the same card.

If the flashing fails.. then.. I'll just reflash it with the back-up util and my G400 BIOS.

[This_Idiot]

Please let us know - I must admit that I hadn't even considered trying something this crazy