masica
12-06-2004, 12:25 PM
I have an ATI Radeon 7200 AGP card w/32MB DDR RAM on it. It's getting pretty limited for my gaming needs. Due to budget, I was going to get a Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9550 w/128 MB DDR on it. I checked their website and looked at the Install Manual for that card and some others. Toward the end, it mentioned flashing the card's BIOS and outlined the procedure.
Now, I built my own PC, done reformats, install and reinstalls of my OS and tons of software and drivers. Same with mobo drivers and BIOS flash. So, I'm not a rank noob.
But flashing a video card BIOS is a new one on me. Sorry. Is this reaally necessary except if you want to over-clock it? Doesn't the BIOS come pre-installed on the card when you buy it?
Please enlighten me without flaming. Thanks.
Now, I built my own PC, done reformats, install and reinstalls of my OS and tons of software and drivers. Same with mobo drivers and BIOS flash. So, I'm not a rank noob.
But flashing a video card BIOS is a new one on me. Sorry. Is this reaally necessary except if you want to over-clock it? Doesn't the BIOS come pre-installed on the card when you buy it?
Please enlighten me without flaming. Thanks.