Can i downgrade back to non 0% RPM fan GPU please?

Lovely, this update bricked my 04G-P4-2974-KR.  Looking forward to my RMA call to support.
 
I have water cooling and dead silence at idle, so I actually had a reason to want this update.
 
For anyone that isn't going to benefit from the update, obviously I recommend that you don't risk it, obviously.
 
 

jrogi1
Lovely, this update bricked my 04G-P4-2974-KR.  Looking forward to my RMA call to support.
 
I have water cooling and dead silence at idle, so I actually had a reason to want this update.
 
For anyone that isn't going to benefit from the update, obviously I recommend that you don't risk it, obviously.
 
 

Don't be too discouraged bud.  Here is what may work for you or anyone else that has bricked their video cards by applying this update on newer cards.
  
****REQUIRES SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED GRAPHICS CARD ****
 
1. Boot up your computer using your integrated adapter hooked up to your monitor. (On many systems if you have an integrated and additional video card, you may have to clear the CMOS to reset your BIOS settings to default so your Integrated adapter will be primary again, as it may not activate the integrated adapter otherwise). This usually accomplished by crossing two specific pins on your motherboard.
2. Take note of the shipped bios version of your card (it is imprinted on the back of the card).
3. Do a search for that particular bios on techpowerup's vga bios page, I can't link it, so google techpowerup vga bios :)
4. Download the exact bios that matches your cards version from the list.
5. Download the nvflash program from this website as well, save and extract this in the same location.
 
*****MAKE SURE NO NVIDIA DRIVER IS INSTALLED, IF THERE IS ONE, DISABLE IT IN DEVICE  MANAGER BEFORE CONTINUING, BUT DON'T REBOOT*****
 
6. Run command prompt as an administrator and navigate to the directory you put your nvflash.exe file and your ROM file.
7. Type   nvflash --list   and see what index your card is identified as.
8. To flash your corrected ROM, Type  nvflash --index=x bios.rom    (where x = the index of your card)
9. Follow the prompts for flashing your BIOS
10.  If you get a message saying there is a pci subsystem id mismatch,  use the -6 command to ignore the mismatch.    nvflash --index=x -6 bios.rom
11. If everything went fine, it should tell you that your bios old bios was rewritten to the new bios and you should be good to go.  
** Note: on some systems you may have to reboot quick with your monitor still plugged into the integrated adapter and go back into bios and change your video primary boot settings back to PEG (PCI Express Graphics)  before plugging your monitor back into your card.**
 
*** I assume no responsibility for these instructions, except to say that they have worked on many different occasions and stand a very good chance of unbricking your card ***

I wouldn't trust the GPU-Z BIOS database quite yet-- they seem to have swapped the device IDs for the GTX 970 SC (ie, your 04G-P4-2974-KR) and the SSC (04G-P4-2975-KR).  If your fans turn off when the card is idle (modulo Precision setting or other fan utilities), you've got the newer BIOS version.
 
For example, I have BIOS 84.04.1F.00.72 on a 2975 which has device ID of 10DE 13C2 and my GPU clock defaults to 1190 MHz, but they list 1165 MHz here:
 

Hi Guys!
I applied this update and now BOTH my 970's are not working at all. Is there any way to get my original bios back (84.04.36.00.70) as i didnt back it up thinking i wouldn't need to as this was from EVGA... i can get the card to somewhat working in my old pc but no display whatsoever.
Thanks Danny.

kissman70
Hi Guys!
I applied this update and now BOTH my 970's are not working at all. Is there any way to get my original bios back (84.04.36.00.70) as i didnt back it up thinking i wouldn't need to as this was from EVGA... i can get the card to somewhat working in my old pc but no display whatsoever.
Thanks Danny.

 
I have the same problem
guys , share bios plz   04G-P4-2974-KR (84.04.36.00.70)
who have the opportunity

I will be very grateful

my mail:  fazometr@tula.net
 

www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/index.php?architecture=NVIDIA&manufacturer=EVGA&model=GTX+970&interface=PCI-E&memType=GDDR5&memSize=4096

http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/index.php?architecture=NVIDIA&manufacturer=EVGA&model=GTX+970&interface=&memType=&memSize=

If someone has uploaded the VGA Bio's.. here is where to look.

I flashed my bio's long ago with a custom one just so I can overclock. For whatever reason the Bio's I had locked the card down at +25Mhz for my 970 FTW's. Now I can squeeze out an additional 100mhz.

If you seen this flashed without reading... it happens but next time read the thread.

I tried updating my EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0, Part Number :04G-P4-2974-KR and my card would no longer boot, and I didn't have a backup of the original BIOS.
I found the original BIOS on TechPowerUp 84.04.36.00.70, which is apparently a SSC BIOS, for an SC card. After trying to flash back to that BIOS from TechPowerUp, the GPU crashes on everything. Anyone got any ideas on how to fix this, or does anyone have the above BIOS?

This is why I'm not a fan of the ACX setups, I'm puzzled to why eVGA still has issues. Seen less BS with MSI Gamer, Gigabyte/Asus dual fan set ups...

i just did this, step by step, and now im getting a black screen after boot... is there any way to revert back to original bios?

This firmware is not necessary for any card purchased in 2015. This firmware came out in October of 2014 for the original release cards that came out in September and early October of 2014. All cards going forward should have this already, as Jacob says in his orginal post:
 
"This update will be applied to new cards going forward, so in the near future this update will not be necessary to apply as most if not all cards will have it already. Please make sure to follow the below steps carefully, step 2 and 3 are very important."
 
If you flash this firmware, you're likely writing an older firmware to your card than was already on it, and you may brick the card. If this happens, there are a few options. If you have a dual BIOS card, you can boot from the second firmware, get to Windows, then flash your stock firmware back using NVFlash if you backed up your original firmware. If you have access to a second video card, you can also boot with this card and use NVFlash to flash the stock firmware to your 970. Or, if you didn't back up your firmware before flashing we can assist you with an RMA to replace the card by contacting support at support@evga.com or 888-881-3842.

By second video card you mean any other? Could be also intergrated on friends Mobo? Do i need to download anything? Thank you for very fast respond

EVGA_JacobF
UPDATE:
 
This firmware has already been pre-applied to all GTX 970's for 8+ months, and is no longer available for download.

Could you please send a version of the current 970ftw bios, or a bios that will work with the card and possibly make it keep from idleing?    if you could mail it to me that would be great, since it seems to be quite buggy.
Thank you/ Jonas

ODIN-BF3
where's the update ? I have old GTX 970

UPDATE:
 
This firmware has already been pre-applied to all GTX 970's for 8+ months, and is no longer available for download.

 
Create a support ticket and ask directly.  The update is no longer posted publicly.
http://www.evga.com/Support/support.asp