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Error...Serial ROM locked! - 2005/09/21 23:55 Greetings to all...

I've been searching everywhere, have tried anything I could think of and no success... Like this post the below thread...from this same forum, I keep getting errors when I try to flash the BIOS of my card, even using the "sst" and "f" switch of both ATIFlash and FlashROM... Even trying to erase the BIOS won't do the trick...
Help! Keep getting BIOS is locked error...

The error says...Serial ROM is locked (and ATIFlash/FlashROM -l 0 also reports locked). My card wasn't always locked... When I tried to flash it with a FireGL T2 BIOS, it became locked though...

So now I'm using an Trident PCI card of 1MB, and hating myself... If someone has a clue, it's pretty welcome...

Thanks in advance...
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Re:Error...Serial ROM locked! - 2005/09/22 08:53 Well I have no clue, but how many times did you already flash you graphics card? Cause ATI might have put a limit on the flash attempts you do... That is something that they can set with flashable BIOS chips.
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Re:Error...Serial ROM locked! - 2005/09/23 01:44 Well, if that's what happened, I'm in big trouble, hehe... But anyways, I'm still hopping that it's recoverable...
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Re:Error...Serial ROM locked! - 2005/09/24 01:28 Problem solved! When I tried to flash again after a day or so with the card on the AGP as secundary device not used, I went to my HDD through the bootdisk and flashed flawlessly!

If someone out there in this big great world needs help with this same issue, I'm avaiable to give some support... All of the best to all of ya!
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Re:Error...Serial ROM locked! - 2005/09/24 09:58 cosmyco wrote:
Problem solved! When I tried to flash again after a day or so with the card on the AGP as secundary device not used, I went to my HDD through the bootdisk and flashed flawlessly!
Well then I guess it was a problem with the bootdisk actually... Seems strange but could be.
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