Phoenix Technologies Ltd 6.00 Pg Bios Update
Rjohnson11 Let us know if the card works successfully. Card works excellent right out of the box. I just updated Nvidia Drivers and i was off and runnin. The reason i was wondering about the BIOS for the card is that there are cards that needed a BIOS update to unlock the fans. I wasnt sure if that BIOS update applied to me or not. The second post below Jacobs is the same PN as mine, but, is not on the list in Jacobs post.
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BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, SMBIOS Version 2.4 Locale United Kingdom Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = '5.1.2600.5687 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.0)' hello guyz i need your help i cant locate the specific file, i wanna update my BIOS, i hope you can help me in this matter, thank you very much! BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies, LTD Serial Number 92TXE7MI7P74110E4F2700 BIOS Version 6.00 PG BIOS Date BIOS Size 512 KB BIOS Starting Segment E000h DMI Version 2.5 Characteristics - supports ISA - supports PCI - supports Plug-and-Play - supports APM - upgradeable (Flash) BIOS - allows BIOS shadowing - supports booting from CD-ROM.
I contacted Jacob F, and he said that there were no current BIOS updates for my card. So,am i to assume that my card does not have the fan problem that other models had? I guess i could run up the temps and see if the fan curve kicks in. I beginning to wonder if there needs to be a refreshment of the X58 bios for use with the newer GPU's. I'm having the same issue with both of the GTX660 & GTX660Ti. Seems my video will not come back after S3 resume (sleep).
Never had this problem before with a 9800GT, GT420, GTX470, or a GTX560Ti. I've tried a few different settings, but none of which seem to correct the issue. For the time being, I just completely shut down the PC to save on power when I'm not using it.
If I can't resolve it soon, I'm pulling the GTX660 and going back to the GTX560Ti. LearjetMinako I beginning to wonder if there needs to be a refreshment of the X58 bios for use with the newer GPU's. I'm having the same issue with both of the GTX660 & GTX660Ti. Seems my video will not come back after S3 resume (sleep). Never had this problem before with a 9800GT, GT420, GTX470, or a GTX560Ti. I've tried a few different settings, but none of which seem to correct the issue.
For the time being, I just completely shut down the PC to save on power when I'm not using it. If I can't resolve it soon, I'm pulling the GTX660 and going back to the GTX560Ti. But I doubt it's going to happen.
Pretty much any GPU above the 500 series has issues resuming from S3 sleep on several EVGA X58 boards. I don't know about other board makers. I've resigned myself to using hibernate until I update to another platform. I'm not really concerned too much if people want to update BIOS or not. While you should certainly update the BIOS if there's an issue fixed by the update, it's not necessarily the most important thing to do otherwise - especially if everything is running well. Overclockers know all too well that not every newer BIOS is best for max overclocking, as stability can change from one BIOS to the next. Although there may be some compatibility help by using a more recent BIOS, the newer video cards with a UEFI BIOS will not really be impacted much with a BIOS update, as the X58's do not have a UEFI BIOS, and you cannot change it to a UEFI BIOS.
As for the 770 BIOS update, if the card isn't on the list in that thread, there isn't a BIOS update for it. All that BIOS does is increase the range on the fans, and nothing performance related otherwise. Anyway, glad to hear everything installed properly and you're up and running.
Phoenix Technologies Ltd 5.58
Phoenix Technologies is a manufacturer of BIOS (basic input output system) products, which are used by many computer brands. The BIOS starts the Windows operating system and internal hardware components, such as video cards and disk drives, when the power is turned on. If an outdated BIOS fails in its basic function at start-up, then some hardware components or the entire computer may not work properly. Phoenix Technologies recommends that PC users defer to the computer manufacturer for the most appropriate BIOS updates.