Asus 4870 Dark knight 1G Working + Guide
Hi there...
I've been following your threads for 3 days now, trying to make my Asus 4870 DK 1G work. Now it works! I work both dual screen and single in both os x 10.6.4 and windows 7. I've had some trouble finding a true succes story on this card, and so I simply couldn't just ignore all the help that I've found on this page, and I now have to write the story: "How to make your Asus 4870 DK 1G work" ... Here is the relevant part of what I did:
Start with only your original graphics card in the mac.
1: Create a boot cd using Ultimate Boot CD 4.11 (IN WINDOWS 7)
- Get
Atiflash 3.60 and the attached file
rv770old.bin.zip (original bios.)
- Get the attached "working" rom:
Firebar4870.rom.zip (New bios) and (for safety reasons which i late describe) the
Firebar4870-9e.rom.zip.
- Extract the Ultimate Boot CD with the new name: "ubcd-extract" and put it in your documents folder.
- Create a new folder called "MAC" in the root of "ubcd-extract"
- Into the MAC-folder we copy:
A: The extracted atiflash 3.60 files
B: Both the rv770old.bin and the firebar4870.rom and firebar4870-93.rom.
- Next open the command prompt: (Search for cmd in the start menu)
- Type or copy and paste: cd "%HomePath%\Documents\ubcd-extract\tools\ubcd2iso" (This should get you to the root of ubcd2iso... If not... Navigate to it yourself using cd "path")
- Next we create the iso typing: ubcd2iso "%Homepath%\Documents\ubcd-extract\" "%Homepath%\Documents\customubcd.iso"
Now a boot cd is located in your documents folder. Burn it to a cd.
(If something goes wrong use this link:
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2400)
2: Now go into os x and update it to 10.6.4
3: Download and Install ZEUS from http://www.groths.org/?page_id=108
4: Download dualdvi.zip from http://groths.org/dualdvi.zip
- Open Zeus and install Natit and the driver patch (in that order.)
- Open the Kext Helper b7.app from the dualdvi.zip folder and copy the kextfiles into the browser - Install it.
5: Shut down the computer, place the 4870 into slot 2 and plug in the power cables.
6: Boot using the Ultimate Boot CD that we just created.
7: Go through this guide to flash the card from the part where we first boot with the cd: http://web.me.com/jacobcroft/4870Flash/4870Flash.html
8: flash the card using the firebar4870 (I think it is called "firebar0.rom" or something in the DOS promt.)
9: When the card is flashed shut down the computer and remove both graphics cards.
10: Now place the 4870 into slot 1 and connect all the monitors that you want through the dvi ports.
11: Restart your Mac...
12: Feel a giant stone falling from your shoulders as the thing is working!
In case something went wrong, here's the short version and possible fxxx-ups:
First: I am not sure which one of the firebar roms i actually used, because the name changes in the promt... Therefore I have attached both... You want to use the one that isn't called FIREB000.ROM in the DOS Promt. Just copy both roms into the mac folder when you create the ubcd to make sure you have it all.
So... In short:
1: Create boot cd from windows using the cmd containing atiflash 3.60 and the old and the new bios. (all three attachments.)
2: Update mac os x to 10.6.4
3: Install zeus and install Natit and the driver patch.
4: Install the dualdvi
5: Shut down and put your 4870 in slot 2.
6: Flash with firebar rom from DOS.
7: Shut down and place the 4870 in slot 1 (Remove old card.)
8: Power up and use your mac like you did before, only with better graphics=)
That's it dear Asus 4870 Dark Knight 1 G user... Put this card in the list of perfectly well working flashed cards.
Thank you all of you... If you weren't doing this, my world would have come to an end.
Thank you.
On my original 7800gt the game was doing what seemed like 1fps, which is obviously an unusable experience.