Re: Graphics card ROM flashable??

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From: Sprint
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 00:00

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On Sun, 21 Mar 1999 22:21:40 -0800, "someone" <someone@some.net>
wrote:

My Creative Labs 3D Blaster Banshee has a updatable video BIOS, I just
did an upgrade last month without problems.

Sprint.

>Long time ago, ATI Mach64 series already had flash bios.
>Matrox Millennium 1st generation had.
>My present Guillemot Banshee also has.
>Check your vga card spec to find out.
>
>Fred Klabuster wrote in message <36F2B0BD.122861A6@bigfoot.com>...
>>I have heard that it is possible to update the BIOS of a graphics card
>>via flash-ROM, like on a mainboard.  Can anyone tell me if this is true,
>>and whether this true for any modern graphics card or just a few select
>>ones.
>>BTW, I have an Asus AGP V-3000 card, of course I am ESPESHULLY curious
>>to find out whether it is flashable.
>
>
>

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From: Sprint@sprint.com (Sprint)
Subject: Re: Graphics card ROM flashable??
Date: 1999/03/23
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