8900se

[Noddy]

Hi guy and girls

I would like to find out how to open the pipelines on this card.

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Display Devices
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Card name: RADEON 9800 SERIES
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON 9800 SE AGP (0x4148)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4148&SUBSYS_41481002&REV_00
Display Memory: 256.0 MB
Current Mode: 1152 x 864 (32 bit) (85Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6505 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/1/2004 03:13:41, 222208 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
VDD: n/a
Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys
Mini VDD Date: 12/1/2004 03:13:19, 928256 bytes
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-0208-11CF-DB6A-4261A1C2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x4148
SubSys ID: 0x41481002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
Registry: OK
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run


How do i know that they are unlocked or not. I don't know how to find out. I have windows XP and i don't know how to get the info up. Thanks

[Noddy]

What program would I need to find out all I need on my card. There much be one and i need a program to tell me if my card is Overheating or not. Thanks

[Noddy]

It was saying too that i could make it run like a 8900 Pro and i would like to know how to do that, if that is ok with you guy. Thanks alot

[ASM1]

Get Atitool from this very website (http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/) run it, and click on the settings button, you will see a pull down menu at the top of the window that opens- the first part is "overclocking" which tells you what card you have and how many pipes are enabled.

It will also tell you the temperature pf your card (only if you have a temperature chip on the card itself... many 9800's dont have this, mine didnt, but yours might... Look for a section called temperature monitoring in that pull down menu... if it is not there then you can't measure temps via software I am afraid :(

As for the "unlocking of pipelines" - dry downloading a set of softmod drivers (such as DNA's - http://www.dna-drivers.nl/ ) and when you install them, choose the 9800SE - 9800PRO softmod driver...

Be sure to clean out your existing drivers first.... a handy tool for that is Driver Cleaner... http://www.drivercleaner.net/dc.htm

Warning.... not all 9800SE's will unlock.... some do some dont - have a go anyway... I'm not speaking from my own experience, I had a "real" 9800 pro - so didnt need to unlock - just what I have heard annd read.

Good luck, let me know what happens

Hope this helps

Andrew

[Noddy]

Thanks for all that mate
This is what i have got.
http://www.geocities.com/noddy19882004/Pic1.bmp
I have only got 4, is that right and what does the pipelines do.

http://www.geocities.com/noddy19882004/Pic2.bmp
Can you see anythink wrong with this mate because the card has been playing up, now and then.

http://www.geocities.com/noddy19882004/Pic3.bmp
Does this look ok to you too mate.

Tell me what you can mate, Plz
Thanks

[Noddy]

Can you give me the link to the right download because i don't know what to download mate. Thanks

[ASM1]

Simply put more pipes = more bandwidth = better performance :)

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=1840 -for a thread on modding 9800se - pro

You may have trouble since your card is 128 bit not 256... :(

This was what I meant - if you dont see it then your card doesnt have temp monitoring
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/asm016/Tempmonitoring.jpg

The temps you have posted are from the "Hardware Monitoring" tab which is different - mine looks like yours too - I don't understand it much...

What Exactly are you having problems downloading? The DNA driver link is
http://www.dna-drivers.nl/page.php?id=2

and you want the FULL version not the LITE

:)

cheers

Andrew

[Noddy]

Thanks mate
I now have 8 pipelines unlocked
Thanks to you mate.
Will it run like a 9800 Pro

[ASM1]

cool :D np

What are your current clock speeds ?
the stock 9800 pro is 378 core / 338 mem

It might not run exactly like a 9800 pro, but near enough

test it to check there are no probs with the extra 4 pipes.... if you get artefacts then you might have to run it unlocked. Run your games / the Artefact scanner in atitool....if all is ok after an hour or so, you might be able to overclock it a bit :D

[Noddy]

Good mate but i heard that if i Overclock it, It will slow the life time down mate

[ASM1]

that may be the case, but are you really gonna keep that card for 5 years ? :p

Seriously, if you put some decent cooling on the card then the extra heat generated by the overclock (heat is what kills GCards :)) shouldnt be a problem....

[Noddy]

Good point mate

[Noddy]

now that i have unlock the pipeline, Will the card heat more then it did befor

[Halki]

nay, the card wont generate much more heat if more pipes are unlocked, but when you overclock it, it definitely will :)