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by Sweepi 32 days ago
Not reading that AI slop, if you need to flash the VBIOS of 3080 (or any GPU), do the following:

  1. Get a new VBIOS from a trusted source. I recommend TPU[1], they have a HUGE collection.
  2. Backup the current VBIOS (e.g. GPU-Z has a on-click option to backup and upload it to TPU)
  3. Have a working 2nd GPU[2] (or another PC with a free PCIe slot) so that you have the option the flash back the orignal VBIOS in case things go south [3]
  4. Test that your backup GPU/PC works BEFORE flashing any VBIOS, goddamit!
[1] https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/?architecture=&manufactu...

[2] onboard/iGPU is sufficient if present, but again: test if it works before doing anything! (just remove the dGPU and see if you get video output)

[3] Ofc you can also try to memorize the key inputs to do it blindly w/o video output from your GPU. Not recommended.

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The whole point of it was for Linux, not windows, no gui, to enable this feature. Your recommendation is for windows, a gui tool, and basically everything this project was anti.