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Re: Original BIOS for Creative TnT2 Ultra

#494
From: Odysseus
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 00:00
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Actually the minor problems are about the same for the Xentor BIOS as for
the reference BIOS as the Xentor uses basically the Reference BIOS. The
Creative on the other hand incorporates a little more complex BIOS that
allows the various Creative utilities to function correctly. Anyhow a kind
person emailed me the BIOS and now finally I've been able to flash the card
back to the original BIOS. Thanks all for the help.

Odysseus

"Robert Hancock" <hancockr@nospamhome.com> wrote in message
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> How about trying the latest reference BIOS with the VGABIOS loader to see
if
> that's more stable, and if so then flash that in? You can even alter the
> BIOS file with BIOSMOD to change the default clock speeds. A generic BIOS
> has got to be better than one from the wrong company..
>
> --
> Robert Hancock      Saskatoon, SK, Canada
> To email, remove "nospam" from hancockr@nospamhome.com
> Home Page: http://members.home.net/hancockr
>
>
> "Odysseus" <odysseus@nospam.silcon.com> wrote in message
> news:so6tmri2o0b17@corp.supernews.com...
> > Many months ago I flashed my Creative TnT2 Ultra with the BIOS from the
> > Xentor Ultra. Hoping to get a performance boost with the faster default
> > settings, and Guillemont drivers since they were based on 2.40 while
> > Creative at that time was based on 2.08. Instead of a boost I've had
> several
> > very minor stability issues that I've had to live with, because none of
> the
> > Creative flash utilities will let me flash back. (Flasher doesn't find a
> > Creative vidcard and aborts). I flashed before Zoiah had posted his
> > reference BIOS and associated utilities and wasn't able to save the old
> > BIOS. I've been looking for the Original BIOS on Zoiah's site for
months,
> > hoping it would show-up, but to no avail. Somebody please help!!!
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Odysseus
> >
> >
>
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From: "Odysseus" <odysseus@nospam.silcon.com>
Subject: Re: Original BIOS for Creative TnT2 Ultra
Date: 2000/07/30
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