GIGABYTE Modified Bios

[virtualfred]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

GA-Z87X-UD3H -F8e-mod

Thanks Added to OP

[virtualfred]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

GA-X79-UD3 BIOS F15m mod

Modified with :

Intel RAID for SATA 11.6.0.1702 to 12.7.0.1936
Intel UEFI SataDriver 11.6.0.1702 to 12.7.0.1936
Intel RSTe RAID for SATA 3.7.0.1049 to 3.8.0.1009
Intel RSTe EFI SataDriver 3.7.0.1049
Marvell 88SE91xx Adapter 1.0.1.0025
Intel Boot Agent GE 1.3.95 to 1.5.40
Intel (06E0) CPU Microcode 008 added
Intel (06E2) CPU Microcode 20C to 20D
Intel (06E3) CPU Microcode 308 added
Intel (06E4) IvyE CPU Microcode 416
Intel (06D7) CPU Microcode 710
Modified splash logo


GA-X79-UP4 BIOS F4b mod

Modified with :

Intel RAID for SATA 11.6.0.1702 to 12.7.0.1936
Intel UEFI SataDriver 11.6.0.1702 to 12.7.0.1936
Intel RSTe RAID for SATA 3.7.0.1049 to 3.8.0.1009
Intel RSTe EFI SataDriver 3.7.0.1049
Marvell 88SE91xx Adapter 1.0.1.0025
Intel Boot Agent GE 1.3.95 to 1.5.40
Intel (06E0) CPU Microcode 008 added
Intel (06E2) CPU Microcode 20C to 20D
Intel (06E3) CPU Microcode 308 added
Intel (06E4) IvyE CPU Microcode 416
Intel (06D7) CPU Microcode 710
Modified splash logo


**NOTE : ME Firmware 8.1.40.1416 should be flashed by yourself in Windows (How to update ME firmware).

[xpamamadeus]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

How much is enough?

I don't know if this will work, your welcome to try at your own risk of course ;)

Changes from original Z77XUD5H.16c.
Intel RAID OROM - 12.7.0.1936
Intel UEFI RAID Driver - 12.7.0.1936
Atheros Ethernet - 2.0.6.6
Atheros Ethernet - 2.1.1.5
Intel SVGA BIOS 2158 PC 14.34
Intel PXE OROM 2.1 Build 092
Marvell OROM 1.0.1.0025
These were taken from VF's kind work, so thanks to Fred, just the UEFI RAID driver is a little different.

Module deletions.
None

Old Vol 2 freespace 6kB, New Vol 2 freespace ~1MB.

z77xud5h_16c_modx.zip

Hi friend.
Doo u have this kind of modded bios with f16 version of bios ?

[stasio]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Hi friend.
Doo u have this kind of modded bios with f16 version of bios ?

Go to page #1 (post #2)....OP.

[tetryon]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

you guys are awesome..THANKYOU!

[xpamamadeus]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Go to page #1 (post #2)....OP.

[boe323]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Is there anyway to update the marvel 88E1118R eth reciever on the g1 assassin2 mother board, surely there must be a way? Updating that might solve a lot of issues with bigfoot nic

[virtualfred]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Is there anyway to update the marvel 88E1118R eth reciever on the g1 assassin2 mother board, surely there must be a way? Updating that might solve a lot of issues with bigfoot nic

I don't find any other ROM for BigFoot, don't know if it can help but are you using the lastest driver 6.1.0.440 from Killer ?

[vailr]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Another module that could be deleted: Atheros ethernet. There are provided 2 Atheros ethernet firmwares, due to the 2 motherboard versions (1.0 & 1.1). The 1.1 version motherboard includes an updated version Atheros ethernet controller chip. So instead of combining both firmware versions (as provided by Gigabyte), one could instead create 2 different bios versions for the 2 different board versions.

[MacG32]

Thanks

GA-X79-UP4 BIOS F3u mod

Modified with :

Intel RAID for SATA 11.6.0.1702 to 12.7.0.1936
Intel EFI RAID SataDriver 3.5.0.1005 to 3.8.0.1009
Marvell 88SE91xx Adapter - 1.0.1.0025
Intel Boot Agent GE 1.3.72 to 1.5.40
Intel (06E0) CPU Microcode 008 added
Intel (06E2) CPU Microcode 209 to 20D
Intel (06E3) CPU Microcode 308 added
Intel (06E4) IvyE CPU Microcode 416 added
Intel (06D7) CPU Microcode 70B to 710

**NOTE : ME Firmware 8.1.40.1416 should be flashed by yourself in Windows.

Working perfectly. Thank you virtualfred.

[xpamamadeus]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Another module that could be deleted: Atheros ethernet. There are provided 2 Atheros ethernet firmwares, due to the 2 motherboard versions (1.0 & 1.1). The 1.1 version motherboard includes an updated version Atheros ethernet controller chip. So instead of combining both firmware versions (as provided by Gigabyte), one could instead create 2 different bios versions for the 2 different board versions.

thx but already know that.
I find that all legacy oproms can be deleted exept intel vga bios if we dont have discrete vga.
then core dxe can be compresed and i get 1.5 mb free whats just enough for my ozmosis mod.

[virtualfred]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

then core dxe can be compresed and i get 1.5 mb free whats just enough for my ozmosis mod.

Interesting, you extract it, delete, then insert compressed ?
... huuummmm not so simple

[xpamamadeus]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Interesting, you extract it, delete, then insert compressed ?
... huuummmm not so simple

yes thats right.
But it has a little trick that u need to extract it uncompressed not as is since its compressed but with without compression(like store option in 7-zip).
look at this picture.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27gjagNqQ9o...eature=youtu.be

[JeanHarris]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Hello,

I am trying to update my GA-Z87-D3HP, but I am a bit lost with all this.
I have a modified BIOS provided my virtualfred, and the ME Firmware as said in the post, but I see there is a LAN GBE Firmware too, does this work with my board?

If someone could tell me exactly what I can updaten that would be nice.

Thanks!

[namitutonka]

Re: GIGABYTE Modified Bios

Hi everyone. New member as of today 9/2/2013. I haven't flashed a BIOS mod for at least 10 years, so I'm out of the loop.
So many posts about MEI as far as embedded code in the BIOS, and also as a firmware update. I thought MEI was software only, without the need for BIOS or FW. Here is the output of my running MEInfoWin64.exe:


Why all the MEI fuss with embedded code or FW updates when you can simply run software?

Best Regards, namitutonka