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I found the bios flash for my video card on your forums last night and matched model number to the appropriate download. I ran the update and my card was flashed from the original BIOS that was on it when I got it last summer to this latest BIOS. I verified this via GPUz and Nvidia control panel. I've never had a problem with this card except with occasional crashes to desktop when using any driver other than 306.97. Even the latest 314.07 that's on Nvidia now caused a driver not responding in Planetside 2 last week with the original BIOS. So, I flashed it last night and started using 310.70.

However, for the first time ever, and while just surfing the web with IE, the screen just went dark but the monitor stayed on/awake. The computer was still running and hadn't rebooted. I waited several minutes and nothing. I reset the PC and it booted back to windows. I used system restore to revert to driver 306.97 but think I made a mistake flashing it.

Anyone have any similar experiences or ideas? Can someone point me to the old BIOS so I can flash it back to that? Would that help me? Should I use a different driver? My original BIOS was 80.04.19.00.70 P2004-0005.  My video card is 02G-P4-2678-KR and was obtained in June 2012. 

System restore and rolling back is never recommended to go back to a previous driver. Installing over the top, while not the best solution, is probably better than that.
Newest driver 314.22 WHQL http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/59641

Hello,

None of the link are working for me, whatever the browser I've tried with (IE, FF & Opera.)
 I'd really like to upgrade my eVGA GTX 670 SC+ 4G 
 Is there anywhere else I can grab that bios ?

Best regards,
MikjoA

FTP fixed.  I apologize for any inconvenience.

Thanks a lot I could grab it.

However, when I try to update my 670 SC 4GB, it keeps saying that:

"No display adapters were found that are compatible with this update."

I wonder if this has anything to do with nvidia optimus, because I'm running this card as an external GPU for my laptop and optimus is engaged (for better performances and internal screen renndering.)

It has to be the same part number to flash.  Please post your part number (not the serial number)  to confirm it is correct.
 
For running as an external GPU, the flash is intended to be used with the card in a desktop system so we could not guarantee the flash will see it correctly via an external adapter.

Thanks for the help,

Part number is : 04G-P4-2673-KR

I guess my external GPU setup is fine for flashing since I was able to flash my GTX 660 Ti with nvflash 5.118, and I could also save my current GTX 670 bios.

[edit] : I've finally succeed, I feel so dumb, I had grabbed the wrong bios... fortunately it couldn't flash it phew !

[edit 2]
I hope it could solve the Error code: 7 which say that the "NVIDIA OpenGL diver lost connection with the display driver due to exceeding the Windows Time-Out limit and is unable to continue."
This always happens with msi kombustor OpenGL burn-in test, If it is above any other windows it's fine and won't crash but once it's hidden, it crashes display goes black and driver reset.
Is this a known issue ?

I am glad to hear it flashed.  For the error it could be the card or something else. For card support you can contact our Europe support at +49.89.189.049.0 and e-mail them directly at supportEU@evga.com. For French support you can e-mail supportFR@evga.com

In Germany I believe the EVGA office might be closed as Good Friday is a public holiday there. Easter Monday the office is probably also closed. Just for everyone's info.

Double checked and they are closed and will return on the 2nd. For tech support Europe can still contact US support via support@evga.com however we have limited access to European RMA, orders, etc.  We would only be able to provide tech support.

Thank you very much both of you for the help!

But now I have good news !
It seems it became stable now :o and I'm not sure updating the bios has anything to do with it since, it crashed once more right after (and almost instantly.)

It's been more than 20 minutes I'm running the kombustor OpenGL GPU burn-in bench at stock clock (power target is set to 100% although actual power is 110-117%, weird ?) and it won't crash eventhough I am trying to, by putting other windows above the bench (which would have made it crash almost instantly before..).

This is weird because I didn't change anything... It's still the same and latest nvidia driver.

I will try to raise power limit to see if it makes a difference.