Conversion of a Radeon 8500 to a Radeon 9100

[Thavian]

I've heard that it's possible to convert a Radeon 8500 board to a Radeon 9100 board using a BIOS flash, since the 9100 is just a rebadged 8500. I have two questions.

1) Does this only work with third-party 8500-series boards, or does it work with ATI-branded boards as well? I ask because ATI never made its own 9100 board.
2) Does this work with the All-in-Wonder series or only with the normal 8500?

Thanks.

 

[Wag]

Same card, I did it- no difference. Don't bother.

 

[JeremiahTheGreat]

yeap...

i did the same. No difference.

Only works on any Non-AIW 8500's, just watch out for the mem/core speed difference of the bios, cause some cards can't handle the increased - if you have one of those horrible 8500LELELE models

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: Wag
Same card, I did it- no difference. Don't bother.

My scores actually went up a bit. The 9100 bios is newer and has more aggressive memory timings. I can email you the files you'll need to do it if you want.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

A retail original Radeon 8500 64/128MB is clocked 275/275 which I believe is actually higher than that of most 9100s... in otherwords they are the same thing with the 8500 still possibly being a little bit better...

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: Wag
Same card, I did it- no difference. Don't bother.

My scores actually went up a bit. The 9100 bios is newer and has more aggressive memory timings. I can email you the files you'll need to do it if you want.

huh? i thought the 9100 had crappier ram.

 

[Johnbear007]

Originally posted by: JeremiahTheGreat
yeap...

i did the same. No difference.

Only works on any Non-AIW 8500's, just watch out for the mem/core speed difference of the bios, cause some cards can't handle the increased - if you have one of those horrible 8500LELELE models

my 128 mb LE has BGA ram and runs stable at 300/300

 

[HappyNic]

Originally posted by: Johnbear007

Originally posted by: JeremiahTheGreat
yeap...

i did the same. No difference.

Only works on any Non-AIW 8500's, just watch out for the mem/core speed difference of the bios, cause some cards can't handle the increased - if you have one of those horrible 8500LELELE models

my 128 mb LE has BGA ram and runs stable at 300/300

but does it have DVI out-put?

 

[BFG10K]

It's the same card so don't bother, especially since you lose warranty support the minute you flash the BIOS.