Modified RTX3000 series BIOS files with memory channels disabled

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  • benwaterson
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Aug 2008
    • 202
    • United Kingdom

    #1

    Modified RTX3000 series BIOS files with memory channels disabled

    Hi All

    I was looking for ways to disable memory channels in BIOS for a GTX 980 (found nothing) - however I did find a load for RTX3000 series cards - file name describes which memory channel is disabled and for which card - maybe of use to someone with a card that has a bad memory controller (and ram chip is good) to get the card running again with slightly less RAM.

    They look to be from Gigabyte cards originally.
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    Last edited by benwaterson; 01-02-2023, 12:45 PM.
  • floodster1
    Member
    • Mar 2018
    • 26
    • canada

    #2
    Re: Modified RTX3000 series BIOS files with memory channels disabled

    I've been looking for the same software for a gtx 1080 ti
    With one bad Chanel.
    Sure there must be some way to disable a chip by moding the bios/ firmware.
    Anyone when to add to the topic?
    Thanks

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    • yearlingchuy
      New Member
      • Oct 2023
      • 1
      • sedgwick

      #3
      Re: Modified RTX3000 series BIOS files with memory channels disabled

      looking for the same in a 3080ti with a bad ic . it turns out its the E1 chip location but may have bad connection under the core. im not tryint to reflow it with my skill. dont mind a cheap 3080ti with less memory. it was cheap

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      • benwaterson
        Badcaps Veteran
        • Aug 2008
        • 202
        • United Kingdom

        #4
        Originally posted by yearlingchuy
        Re: Modified RTX3000 series BIOS files with memory channels disabled

        looking for the same in a 3080ti with a bad ic . it turns out its the E1 chip location but may have bad connection under the core. im not tryint to reflow it with my skill. dont mind a cheap 3080ti with less memory. it was cheap
        3080ti is in those BIOS files

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        • haoran wang
          Member
          • May 2024
          • 13
          • China

          #5
          I was looking for ways to disable memory channels in BIOS for a GTX 980 => same with you , hope i can learned somthing from this post.

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          • haoran wang
            Member
            • May 2024
            • 13
            • China

            #6
            Old NVIDIA artifacts | GpuZelenograd
            please look at this link for detial.

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            • zhangyang
              New Member
              • Oct 2024
              • 2
              • China

              #7
              Thank you, I really need this.

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              • Burnedoutplacebo
                Member
                • Jan 2023
                • 19
                • USA

                #8
                Anyone know if these 3060 bios files are for the 8 or 12 gb versions of these cards?

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                • Like A dragon
                  New Member
                  • Jan 2025
                  • 1
                  • Venezuela

                  #9
                  Work on 3080 Lhr versión?

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                  • Burnedoutplacebo
                    Member
                    • Jan 2023
                    • 19
                    • USA

                    #10
                    Curios where these came from. Looking for one for an rtx 2070 and hoping modified files for the 20 series cards are also present wherever these were found.

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                    • ktmmotocross
                      Boardkiller
                      • Feb 2014
                      • 3635
                      • slovakia

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Burnedoutplacebo
                      Curios where these came from. Looking for one for an rtx 2070 and hoping modified files for the 20 series cards are also present wherever these were found.
                      not for 2gen. only for 3gen. its preproduction bios not for cards for sale

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                      • Burnedoutplacebo
                        Member
                        • Jan 2023
                        • 19
                        • USA

                        #12
                        Originally posted by ktmmotocross

                        not for 2gen. only for 3gen. its preproduction bios not for cards for sale
                        thanks for the info.

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                        • posalopus
                          New Member
                          • Dec 2020
                          • 1
                          • Israel

                          #13
                          great resource, got my 3090 to work which had broken pads on channel B.
                          Is there is a similar trick for 1080/1080ti to disable memory channels?

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                          • flusher
                            Senior Member
                            • Oct 2015
                            • 58
                            • United Kingdom

                            #14
                            Originally posted by benwaterson
                            Hi All

                            I was looking for ways to disable memory channels in BIOS for a GTX 980 (found nothing) - however I did find a load for RTX3000 series cards - file name describes which memory channel is disabled and for which card - maybe of use to someone with a card that has a bad memory controller (and ram chip is good) to get the card running again with slightly less RAM.

                            They look to be from Gigabyte cards originally.
                            if these are from gigabyte originally how can we adapt and write these into other brands like PALIT which is also LHR?

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                            • Sofian75
                              Senior Member
                              • Aug 2023
                              • 87
                              • France

                              #15
                              Is there a rom available for the 3080 LHR?

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                              • Terzaghi
                                New Member
                                • Jul 2025
                                • 4
                                • UAE

                                #16
                                Thanks everyone.My laptop 3070 get wrong code 43,so can there bios be used in laptop graph card to block memory channel?

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                                • ktmmotocross
                                  Boardkiller
                                  • Feb 2014
                                  • 3635
                                  • slovakia

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Terzaghi
                                  Thanks everyone.My laptop 3070 get wrong code 43,so can there bios be used in laptop graph card to block memory channel?
                                  what about first run mats to check what channel is bad

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                                  • Terzaghi
                                    New Member
                                    • Jul 2025
                                    • 4
                                    • UAE

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by ktmmotocross

                                    what about first run mats to check what channel is bad
                                    I checked it by mats.The picture is as follow.Click image for larger version

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                                    • ktmmotocross
                                      Boardkiller
                                      • Feb 2014
                                      • 3635
                                      • slovakia

                                      #19
                                      i missed u have laptop. there is no edited bios for laptop. but now u have location of bad memory is so u can replace it to see if it help
                                      Last edited by ktmmotocross; 07-16-2025, 01:27 AM.

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                                      • Terzaghi
                                        New Member
                                        • Jul 2025
                                        • 4
                                        • UAE

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by ktmmotocross
                                        i missed u have laptop. there is no edited bios for laptop. but now u have location of bad memory is so u can replace it to see if it help
                                        Laptop may be different with unique graph card .Do you have any tutorial on using this file to block the channel ?I appreciate if you could recommend me that. Thank you very much .

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