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 [HELP] GeForce 4 MX 440 AGP 8x BIOS Mod., Memory clock can't be changed! [SOLVED]

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TSMusafir_86
post Sep 20 2007, 01:15 PM, updated 19y ago

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Hello,

-I'm new in this scene so please apologize me if this look like such a noob.

-I'm trying to edit GeForce 4 MX 440 with AGP 8x 64MB DDR 128bit (NV18 core) to change core and memory clocks. I use X-BIOS Editor 1.0 RC3 build 520 (v1.0.3.520). The core successfully changed, but the memory isn't, no matter whatever value entered. I also tried previous version of X-BIOS, but to no avail. I'm trying to use HEX Editor, but don't know the exact location for real memory clock. The usual address C9DC until C9EB doesn't work.

Original clocks : 275MHz core / 256MHz (512MHz DDR) memory.

-Using RivaTuner 2.04, I found out that the actual memory clocks (from low-level/PLL reading) is different from the BIOS. Here's there report of the original BIOS :

CODE
$ffffffffff ----------------------------------------------------------------
$ffffffffff NVIDIA specific display adapter information
$ffffffffff ----------------------------------------------------------------
$0100000000 Graphics core             : NV18 revision A2
$0100000001 Hardwired ID              : 0181
$0100000002 Memory bus                : 128-bit
$0100000003 Memory type               : DDR (RAM configuration 0d)
$0100000004 Memory amount             : 65536KB
$0100000005 Core clock                : 274.500MHz
$0100000006 Memory clock              : 256.500MHz (513.000MHz effective) <<<From PLL reading (1) (actual speed)
$0100000007 Reference clock           : 27.000MHz
$0100000008 Maximum Fvco              : 900.000MHz
$0100000009 Core PLL Fvco             : 549.000MHz
$010000000a Memory PLL Fvco           : 513.000MHz<<<From PLL reading (2) (actual speed)
$ffffffffff ----------------------------------------------------------------
$ffffffffff NVIDIA VGA BIOS information
$ffffffffff ----------------------------------------------------------------
$1100000000 Title                     : NVIDIA Geforce4 MX 440 AGP8X VBIOS
$1100000002 Version                   : 4.18.20.07
$1100000001 BMP version               : 5.19
$1100000200 Core clock                : 275MHz
$1100000201 Memory clock              : 200MHz<<<From VGA BIOS reading (false speed)



-Please help me, any help is highly appreciated. BTW, before this I've successfully unlocked & overclocked Galaxy 6800XT AGP using BIOS mod. Thanks.

Regards,
-Musafir_86.

This post has been edited by Musafir_86: Oct 6 2007, 04:08 PM
TSMusafir_86
post Sep 22 2007, 12:25 AM

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-Hallooo, isn't somebody here can help me? Please la... cry.gif

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TSMusafir_86
post Oct 6 2007, 04:05 PM

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-Alhamdulillah, finally succeeded!!! I use trial-and-error method to search every occurrence of 0064 (reverse-endian of 6400=25600=256MHz/512MHz DDR) and replace it with 6C6B (6B6C=27500=275MHz/550MHz DDR). Then, I tried every mod with VGABIOS before actually flashing it. I found out that the actual value is located at CA48,CA49. Now, my MX 440 core & mem clocks are hardwired at MX 460 level's.

-Thanks to Unwinder (Guru3D.com) for giving suggestions, even though I got nothing from that RivaTuner VGA BIOS parsing script. Also, many thanks to The Mac Elite (themacelite.com - but I used themacelite.wikidot.com) for info on NVIDIA BIOS ROM editing guide (even it's for Mac) & the reverse-endianess nature. Thanks all!

Best regards,
-Musafir_86.

 

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