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cryptospartin

sounds as if u have a currpted file contact tech support to have them resend u the file again and download it with firefox

Could that be the issue? Personally I don't enjoy contacting EVGA Support, it takes at least a week for them to respond, and when they do the email doesn't really contain anything helpful.

cryptospartin

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cryptospartin

sounds as if u have a currpted file contact tech support to have them resend u the file again and download it with firefox

Could that be the issue? Personally I don't enjoy contacting EVGA Support, it takes at least a week for them to respond, and when they do the email doesn't really contain anything helpful.

Of course it could be, if u do not download the hole file it can cause issues.

RiChess

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RiChess

I think overclocking the card to SC spec via EVGA Precision would be MUCH safer and easier. 

Ignoring that:

1. Make sure the CD drive is the primary boot device
2. Make sure you are burning the ISO as an ISO and not a data file, try Active@ISO to burn the ISO.

You haven't said exactly what's going on though, you say "For others, the DOS prompt goes through a bunch of text and then nothing happens." What exactly does that mean, what others? And explain what steps you've taken to make sure nothing happened after the DOS gibberish.

Well, I want to flash the BIOS to the correct version for a number of reasons, including that I may wish to sell the card later, and also I'm hoping it'll the card not downclocking in 2D mode.

I have changed my BIOS to boot from CD, and I have used countless programs, including Active@ISO and Nero to burn the ISO. However, I may have overlooked an option? (I sure wish I did.)

The DOS prompt scrolls through text, and then shows a number of options concerning memory cache or something. For example, some of the options are: /MLX, /BLX-16 (or something), /DELAY=ON, /DELAY=OFF.

Then it shows something like: <A>:

Whatever I type, nothing happens, and I have to shut down my PSU and reboot to get back on.

The instructions say it will execute the program, and when it's done it will return you to the prompt (<A>:). It sounds like the BIOS was flashed successfully. Have you checked to see if the clocks have changed? 

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RiChess

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RiChess

I think overclocking the card to SC spec via EVGA Precision would be MUCH safer and easier. 

Ignoring that:

1. Make sure the CD drive is the primary boot device
2. Make sure you are burning the ISO as an ISO and not a data file, try Active@ISO to burn the ISO.

You haven't said exactly what's going on though, you say "For others, the DOS prompt goes through a bunch of text and then nothing happens." What exactly does that mean, what others? And explain what steps you've taken to make sure nothing happened after the DOS gibberish.

Well, I want to flash the BIOS to the correct version for a number of reasons, including that I may wish to sell the card later, and also I'm hoping it'll the card not downclocking in 2D mode.

I have changed my BIOS to boot from CD, and I have used countless programs, including Active@ISO and Nero to burn the ISO. However, I may have overlooked an option? (I sure wish I did.)

The DOS prompt scrolls through text, and then shows a number of options concerning memory cache or something. For example, some of the options are: /MLX, /BLX-16 (or something), /DELAY=ON, /DELAY=OFF.

Then it shows something like: <A>:

Whatever I type, nothing happens, and I have to shut down my PSU and reboot to get back on.

The instructions say it will execute the program, and when it's done it will return you to the prompt (<A>:). It sounds like the BIOS was flashed successfully. Have you checked to see if the clocks have changed? 

They haven't.

@onion: I don't think they are, which is a problem. I've searched for other guides, and all them have stated you need many more files and such, a lot more than what seems to be a basic guide emailed to me by Tech Support.

That being said, is it a program not burning the ISO right? It's either I see the N976.iso on the CD, which is apparently wrong, or the CD appears to have nothing on it but is full with around 2MB. Either way, the BIOS flashing doesn't work.

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All right. I'm going to try it again, only using PowerISO this time. Anything I might have to change before I burn?

EDIT: It would be great if you could do that Onion.

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RiChess

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All right. I'm going to try it again, only using PowerISO this time. Anything I might have to change before I burn?

EDIT: It would be great if you could do that Onion.

Try http://www.imgburn.com/ on default settings.

I've tried that program, using the "Write" option, and no luck.

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RiChess

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All right. I'm going to try it again, only using PowerISO this time. Anything I might have to change before I burn?

EDIT: It would be great if you could do that Onion.

Try http://www.imgburn.com/ on default settings.

I've tried that program, using the "Write" option, and no luck.

Do you have a flash drive?

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Ok so I'm currently following RiChess's link, and have DL'ed and installed the HP program. However, I am missing the usbimage file, so I cannot make the flash drive a bootable DOS startup disk.

Am I missing something?

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RiChess

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Ok so I'm currently following RiChess's link, and have DL'ed and installed the HP program. However, I am missing the usbimage file, so I cannot make the flash drive a bootable DOS startup disk.

Am I missing something?

USBimage is just for backing up the thumbdrive. You shouldn't need it.

In the guide it states: "Press the browse button and point it to the folder called "usbimage" in the DriveKey folder."

Do I just set the browse to the folder, since I do not have the file?

EDIT: Doesn't work, tells me that there are no valid DOS files in the selected location.

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No problem, I really appreciate you guys helping me out here.

So I have the flash drive ready to be bootable, do I now add the nVFlash and cwsdpmi files onto it, along with the floppy version of the BIOS?