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    Hi,

    I was getting blue screens of death because of the graphics card for months (it happened rarely but still). After trying latest ati drivers etc. I have decided to upgrade the bios version of the gpu. I downloaded bios image and bios update tool for vga from Gigabytes website. I flashed my gpu (and saved a backup in case something goes wrong.) and restarted. And the computer didn't boot. (I flashed from F10 to F11). When I say it won't boot the screen won't turn on and the machine waits without doing anything.

    I said; OK let me switch to internal GPU and reflash the old BIOS to the gpu. But motherboard won't use the integrated gpu even though I tell it to use that one. It is always defaulting to use the external GPU but computer won't boot with that. So I unplug the GPU and reboot; the screen turns on and I can access BIOS ( or UEFI ) settings. From there I set the "Init Display First" to IGFX (onboard graphics). I save and exit. I turn off the computer. I plug the GPU back in. I start the computer and it starts without turning on the screen, waits a little bit and then restarts (I think at this point it switches back to external GPU ). After restart the screen won't turn on and the machine waits. So I can't force the motherboard to use onboard graphics; it always tries to use the external GPU. If I can make motherboard to use the onboard graphics, I think I can reflash the gpu with the backup image.

    So my computer won't boot even though I tell motherboard to use the integrated/onboard GPU (so I can reflash the external GPU). The gpu fans are working when I plug it so I am pretty sure that the hardware itself is fine.

    My graphics card: GIGABYTE - Graphics Card - ATI - PCI Express Solution - Radeon HD 7000 series - GV-R787OC-2GD
    My motherboard : GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1155 - GA-B75M-D3H (rev. 1.0)
    My cpu which has Intel HD 4000 integrated:

    Can anyone help me with this issue?

    Thank you.

  • #2
    Re: Bricked GPU after flashing

    theres no bios switch on those cards? I know the 7970's have them check carefully near the power sockets for a bios switch

    other than that idk why its not saving your setting

    could try reflashing the same bios and setting onboard graphics as first display
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    • #3
      Re: Bricked GPU after flashing

      Thanks for the response. I checked and my gpu does not have a bios switch button.

      I learned that there is a bad patch of 7870s ( Black screens and Radeon HD7870: a solution ? - BeHardware ) So I RMA'd the gpu.

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      • #4
        Re: Bricked GPU after flashing

        keep us updated with things,im interested to see what the issue was,hopefully it was the gpu
        Gigabyte z77x UP4-TH F11c Modded Bios
        Intel i7 3770k 24/[email protected] 1.38v Turbo llc +0.165v dvid multithreading enabled
        Samsung Green(MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB @2133mhz 9-10-10-21-1t 1.55v
        Thermalright Silver Arrow Cpu Cooler
        1xSamsung 840 pro 256 Gb SSD windows 8.1 pro 64bit
        1xSamsung f4 HD204UI 2tb hard drive Storage
        Powercolor 7970 3gb V3 @1150mhz core/1700mhz mem,1.150v Accelero aftermarket air cooler 55c max
        Razer Lycosa Keyboard
        Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers
        Lite-On iHAS124-19 24x Sata DVDRW
        K-World Hybrid DVB-T 210SE Digital T.V Card
        L.G E2260V L.E.D 1920x1080 Monitor
        Xfx Pro 750w silver rated Psu 80+
        Fractal Arc Midi Case

        http://i38.tinypic.com/14myvfa.jpg x58 ud5 <=3.8ghz + 4.2ghz Overclock Template!!
        http://www.youtube.com/user/warren304#p/u Visit Me On Youtube

        Lots Of Gaming Videos With X58 Ud5 System And Gpu On My Youtube Channel!!
        Just Uploaded New Battlefield 4 Video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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        • #5
          Re: Bricked GPU after flashing

          EDIT: Forget what I said I found the issue. And Gigabyte USA was not lying. Sorry about this. I will post an update.

          Originally posted by wazza300 View Post
          keep us updated with things,im interested to see what the issue was,hopefully it was the gpu
          Last edited by somedude_123; 04-23-2013, 10:22 PM.

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          • #6
            Re: Bricked GPU after flashing

            Does your system boot and run OK with your video card removed?
            Did you try booting with your video card in the x4 pcie slot?
            Can you test your "repaired" video card in another system?
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            CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
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            • #7
              Re: Bricked GPU after flashing

              I found the issue. I talked with Gigabyte USA and they assured me that they stress tested the card and it was working fine. After hearing this I started thinking maybe something else is creating the problem. After testing a bunch of stuff I found what was causing the issue; the mainboard BIOS.

              My mainboard is Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H (rev. 1.0) with BIOS version F6 (factory installed). I flashed the newest version (F14) and tada! Computer booted without a problem. So GV-R787OC-2GD (my gpu) BIOS version F11 is not compatible with GA-B75M-D3H (rev. 1.0) (my mainboard) BIOS version F6. They are both Gigabyte products but somehow they are not compatible.

              I hope this information will be useful to someone else (I spent nearly 15$ and many many hours to learn it :) ).

              Originally posted by profJim View Post
              Does your system boot and run OK with your video card removed?
              Did you try booting with your video card in the x4 pcie slot?
              Can you test your "repaired" video card in another system?

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              • #8
                Re: Bricked GPU after flashing

                Thanks for the update, glad to hear that your problem is solved.
                With some newer systems, the motherboard bios needs to be updated so that some newer video card modelss will be compatible.
                This is one of the reasons that we often encourage owners to flash to the latest motherboard bios version.

                Naturally you need to know how to flash using the safest procedure so that you don't brick you motherboard.
                Having a dual bios setup is no guarantee that you can't or won't brick your motherboard.
                Q9650 @ 4.10GHz [9x456MHz]
                P35-DS4 [rev: 2.0] ~ Bios: F14
                4x2GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500 1094MHz @5-5-5-15
                MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack (1GB) video card <---- SLI ---->
                Seasonic SS-660XP2 80 Plus Platinum psu (660w)
                WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data)
                Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD (boot)
                SLI @ 16/4 works when running HyperSLI
                Cooler Master 120XL Seidon push/pull AIO cpu water cooling
                Cooler Master HAF XB computer case (RC-902XB-KKN1)
                Asus VH242H 24" monitor [1920x1080]
                MSI N460GTX Hawk (1GB) video card
                Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium
                HT|Omega Claro plus+ sound card
                CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD UPS
                E6300 (R0) @ 3.504GHz [8x438MHz] ~~ P35-DS3L [rev: 1.0] ~ Bios: F9 ~~ 4x2GB Kingston HyperX T1 PC2-8500, 876MHz @4-4-4-10
                Seasonic X650 80+ gold psu (650w) ~~ Xigmatek Balder HDT 1283 cpu cooler ~~ Cooler Master CM 690 case (RC-690-KKN1-GP)
                Samsung 830 128GB SSD MZ-7PC128B/WW (boot) ~~ WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB (data) ~~ ZM-MFC2 fan controller
                HT|Omega Striker 7.1 sound card ~~ Asus VH242H monitor [1920x1080] ~~ Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speakers
                win7 x64 sp1 Home Premium ~~ CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD U.P.S
                .

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