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Ultimate Thread: 4890 in Mac Pro

Redneck1089 said:
In System Profiler I noticed I'm listing two PCI cards. The top one says there's no driver installed. The bottom one says there's a driver installed.

Is this normal?
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Yes, it's listing the HDMI audio component for some reason, which has no driver. You never answered my previous question, after flashing the card did you uninstall Natit? As for what Hz to use try 0, 59 and 60.

Drexus, you can order the cable from ATI but since you're Canadian you might have to search for one on eBay.
 
Yes, I removed Natit. Just to be resure, I just ran the Natit Remover again.

I just tried 0, 59, 60 - nothing made a difference. There was tearing at all the different Hz.

Treksdot said:
Yes, it's listing the HDMI audio component for some reason, which has no driver. You never answered my previous question, after flashing the card did you uninstall Natit? As for what Hz to use try 0, 59 and 60.

Drexus, you can order the cable from ATI but since you're Canadian you might have to search for one on eBay.
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mfka,

Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 New Edition should have this P/N and SKU#
 

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Hi guys ,

My card have just the same numbers.Can't I use your original rom to flash it back in the original state?You think it's a difference in rom b'cos of different memory names?
For the moment I don't have other choice .I'm still trying to recover the file ,but no success yet.
 
semaca said:
Hi guys ,

My card have just the same numbers.Can't I use your original rom to flash it back in the original state?You think it's a difference in rom b'cos of different memory names?
For the moment I don't have other choice .I'm still trying to recover the file ,but no success yet.
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semaca what i can tell you is that Qimonda memory and Hynix memory cards do not have the same rom, you can try it's up to you but be aware that they are not equipped with the same rom by the manufacturer, do it at your own risks waiting that somebody equipped with Hynix can give you the right rom.

Peloche,

Here attached the original New Edition (qimonda) rom, please check md5 before using it (go to terminal, type md5, drag and drop the file in it and return)
 

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This is the result I get back from terminal.Is it good?
 

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semaca said:
This is the result I get back from terminal.Is it good?
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Yeap it's good but within archive.zip you have 2 files E115QA1G.S02 which is the rom and E115QA1G.md5 that you open with textedit and gives you the result of md5 verification, to compare with the terminal result.
 
Cindori said:
I have QE check in ATI Flashing tool :) its under "Test" button

yep. no troubles. I even ran a 2.5 inch hard drive also on same molex. But got me another motherboard cable eventually, feels safer when running that extra drive
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OK. Halloween is over. I had to man the door (wish I had a garden hose), now I'm back.

Interesting. I've looked at the card a little closer and found that both power sockets are wired together. I was under the impression that each ran a separate section of the card, therefore needing two sockets for power. Here is the strange part... When I first tried to get the card going, the sticker on the wrapper had an illustration about connecting the power cord to the card. It only showed one cable (the box did come with 2). So I used the one that I had for the Hex1900 and turned on the MacPro. The fan on the card went full speed, but the machine didn't boot. Later when I wired the second socket to the optical bay, the card was quiet, and the machine did boot. I couldn't see anything on the screen, but it booted.

So I wonder. What are the chances that both connectors on the logic board are wired together. If that is the case, then two cables for this card would be pointless. It would suggest that the wire (for as heavy as it is) cannot handle 150W of current. If there are two separate circuits going to the power supply (and managed separately in the power supply), then there is a valid point for the two connectors. As it stands, I'm willing to test with one socket on the Logic board while the other goes to the optical bay. Since the card joins both circuits together, then both will share the same load. How much load is rated for the optical bay 50W? I'm not planning to overclock the card, I just need something that will work.

Wish me luck.
 
OK. It's working. I'm back with the new HD 4890. I have to mention a difference in the sequence posted in #1013.

I dragged both files from the zip archive onto the helper, entered password, etc... I then ran the QE_CI package and then rebooted just once. I just played around with Halo for a minute, and all seems fine. I DID NOT need to reboot 2 more times as pointed out in items #8 & 9 of post #1013.

Any comments? Am I missing something?
 
Results

Ok. I have results to show. I used the same settings as Cindori did a while back. Somehow I didn't do quite as well as he did. There was also an extra test done at the bottom of the list that was not on the list from Cindori. Anyhow, it failed that test. Perhaps the version of software he used has changed since.
 

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Drexus no one's going to get the exact same results due to differing system specs and testing conditions. I also wouldn't worry about failing the OpenGL 3.0 test since OS X only supports up to 2.1. (Hey Apple, in case you haven't heard they're up to 3.2 btw.)
 
Drexus said:
OK. It's working. I'm back with the new HD 4890. I have to mention a difference in the sequence posted in #1013.

I dragged both files from the zip archive onto the helper, entered password, etc... I then ran the QE_CI package and then rebooted just once. I just played around with Halo for a minute, and all seems fine. I DID NOT need to reboot 2 more times as pointed out in items #8 & 9 of post #1013.

Any comments? Am I missing something?
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Congrats Drexus, in post #1013 you have to reboot on point #8 only, #9 is "good luck" :D

If all seem working normally it's good news.
The fact is that inside Natit there is the "Qimonda Rom", so Roms are identical between Natit and your GPU.

So keep safe the Rom you've got just in case.
 
mfka,

A - Drexus's results show that "Hynix card" equipped with a "Qimonda Rom" is working with injector method and "Qimonda" Natit.

B - Next is to test an "Hynix card" equipped with original Rom and Qimonda Natit of tutorial, in case result this test will be negative we'll have to make a new customized Natit for this card.

At the time being tutorial can be amended to explain point A, specifying that success has been obtained by flashing the card with E115QA1G.S02.

You could also join the attached file E115QA1G.zip with some words about md5 check.

Good luck,
 

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Hi Drexus ,

So ,I understand that you have a hynix card? I don't know if you read all the posts ,but I flashed my hynix card with the wrong rom so it doesn't boot anymore .And , of-course ,I lost the manufacturer rom.
So , would you be so kind and send me the manufacturer rom from your card?
Btw , congrats with your findings and with your testing results.
Thanks.
 
mfka,

A - Drexus's results show that "Hynix card" equipped with a "Qimonda Rom" is working with injector method and "Qimonda" Natit.
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I'm confused now about Drexus card: if you read post #1039 he said he's got a Qimonda card.
I'm with my problem in my head so I'm trying to find somebody with the same card like mine .And then , somebody with a win box in my surroundings .
Is there somebody who's reading this forum from Belgium , Vlams Brabant more specifically , who want to help me flash back my 4890 card(in case i'll find the right rom)?
Thanks
 
Sapphire Radeon Hd 4890 New Edition

Hi, here we are,

EFIROM for SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 4890 NEW EDITION EQUIPPED WITH QIMONDA MEMORY is ready, here attached, you can use Cindori famous tool to flash your card at your own risk, i'm not in anyway responsible for any damage to your card using this EFIROM, if you are scared to take the risk of killing your card, don't do it stay with injectors or work on your own EFIROM.

Good luck,

Peloche,

Edit:

At boot, screen is grey with screening wheel and when windowserver starts screen becomes black, i had to disconnect the screen from the card and reconnect to get the screen working, and then a warning appears "The cables ..." log in and click the close button of this warning and that's it.
Needs some improvements.

mfka doesn't have these problems, it could come from my 30" ACD.
 

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oh, efi rom for new edition sapphire? aint that something.

now people will find their 4890 card much easier,


btw someone with Hynix chipset should try too.
are you really sure the rom is different just cause manufacturer of the memory chip is?
 
:) It is even more than something, now with your app and this rom we are blessed.
 
mfka said:
:) It is even more than something, now with your app and this rom we are blessed.
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mfka,

Don't forget to remove ATY_Init and Natit which are in System/Library/Extensions/

Library in french is "Bibliothèque"

Better to flash the card and to remove the extensions after just before reboot

Good luck,
 

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Cindori said:
oh, efi rom for new edition sapphire? aint that something.

now people will find their 4890 card much easier,


btw someone with Hynix chipset should try too.
are you really sure the rom is different just cause manufacturer of the memory chip is?
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Yeap I can confirm that Roms are different, i wouldn't tell this if i do not know it.

I don't know the differences exactly but i prefer to advise people before, than to play the game that guys often play "predicting the past" and after problems occured saying "oh my god he didn't use the reference card"

That's it

But you're right that people should try it with Hynix card, but it's their responsibility to try it, and should be their initiative.

But anyway if somebody has got an Hynix card with the original rom he has to send it to me and i'll try to work out his customized rom.
 
Peloche said:
mfka,

Don't forget to remove ATY_Init and Natit which are in System/Library/Extensions/

Library in french is "Bibliothèque"

Better to flash the card and to remove the extensions after just before reboot

Good luck,
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Thanks a lot mate! :)

Ok, i came here just so show off with my grey boot screen powered
by Sapphire New Edition! :D

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P.S.
Cindori, your app is a miracle, thank You too mate! :)
 
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