GIGABYTE Modified Bios

[THe Jackal]

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Thanks a lot virtualfred!!!!

virtualfred, I just done flash here and works greats this Bios. Since I`m coming from award to UEFI, I sense great improve in boot time and performance. Beautiful splash screen!!

Just one doubt: In UEFI Bios I don't have option to boot from USB anymore?

Regards!

[virtualfred]

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virtualfred, I just done flash here and works greats this Bios. Since I`m coming from award to UEFI, I sense great improve in boot time and performance. Beautiful splash screen!!
Just one doubt: In UEFI Bios I don't have option to boot from USB anymore?
Regards!

Wonderful !

Last week i've done a refresh Windows 8 install in UEFI (previously i was in legacy), i do not have either the option of booting from a normal USB stick, but it's here with a bootable stick prepared with Rufus... i supposed MB only shows USB stick if it contains UEFI bootable drivers ?

I also found boot improvement since F15r to F16 BIOS... in UEFI with Win8 (Fast Boot enable) it's impressive : only 12 seconds from screen power on to desktop !

[virtualfred]

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Hi Virtualfred, I tried flashing my X79S-UP5-WIFI with the F4X BIOS but it still doesn't work with my 4930k. I read the description of F4x, where it says the cpu micro code is updated. Do you have any idea why this still doesn't work? I also dug a little around and found an F4y, but this BIOS file cannot be loaded into Q-flash due to it saying q-flash is outdated...I saw multiple other people have the same problem in this thread...Thanks in advance.

Sorry but i don't know why it fails, i supposed BIOS needs more tweak to support you CPU... so yes i think you'll need to wait for a new BIOS from GB...

I can't test it but i supposed these new X79's BIOS needs @BIOS 2.32 B13.0829.1... Also our gorgeous MacG32 explained how to flash without @BIOS : Flash BIOS from USB stick with FPT

[virtualfred]

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Virtualfred can you please update the G1 SNIPER M3 (Z77) bios?

G1.Sniper M3 BIOS F10f mod4

Modified with :

Intel Legacy RAID for SATA 11.6.0.1702 to 12.7.0.1936
Intel UEFI RAID SataDriver 11.6.0.1702 to 12.7.0.1936
Intel PCI Accelerated SVGA BIOS 2158 PC 14.34
Sandy GOPdriver 2.0.1023 to 2.0.1024
Ivy GOPdriver 3.0.1023
Intel Boot Agent GE 1.3.81 to 1.5.40
Sandy (06A7) CPU-MicroCode Rev.29 added
Ivy E1(06A9) CPU-MicroCode Rev.17 to 19
ME Firmware 8.1.30.1350 to 8.1.50.1456
Modified splash logo

[ttRACE]

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^Thank you sir!

[wolfeno]

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Hi virtualfred!

Can you mod the latest BIOS for GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 like you moded UD3-B3?
GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1155 - GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (rev. 1.0)

Thanks!!!

[virtualfred]

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Hi virtualfred!
Can you mod the latest BIOS for GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 like you moded UD3-B3?
GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1155 - GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 (rev. 1.0)
Thanks!!!

GA-Z68X-UD3H BIOS U1l mod

Modified with :

Intel Legacy RAID ROM 11.1.0.1413 to 12.7.0.1936
Intel UEFI SataDriver 11.6.0.1702 to 12.7.0.1936
Marvell 88SE91xx SATA RAID 1.0.0.0027 to 1.0.1.0025
Realtek PCIe GBE Controller 2.50 to 2.57
Sandy GOPdriver 2.0.1023 to 2.0.1024
Ivy GOPdriver 3.0.1023
Sandy (06A7) CPU-MicroCode rev.29 added
Ivy E1(06A9) CPU-MicroCode from rev17 to 19
Modified splash logo

[THe Jackal]

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Wonderful !

Last week i've done a refresh Windows 8 install in UEFI (previously i was in legacy), i do not have either the option of booting from a normal USB stick, but it's here with a bootable stick prepared with Rufus... i supposed MB only shows USB stick if it contains UEFI bootable drivers ?

I also found boot improvement since F15r to F16 BIOS... in UEFI with Win8 (Fast Boot enable) it's impressive : only 12 seconds from screen power on to desktop !

Great! I'm asked 'cause I wanna do a fresh install with Windows 8.1 with USB stick. I never used fast boot option, but when I go home, my first thing to do on PC is enable this option to test!

Thanks again!

[Vigorsol]

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Sorry but i don't know why it fails, i supposed BIOS needs more tweak to support you CPU... so yes i think you'll need to wait for a new BIOS from GB...

I can't test it but i supposed these new X79's BIOS needs @BIOS 2.32 B13.0829.1... Also our gorgeous MacG32 explained how to flash without @BIOS : Flash BIOS from USB stick with FPT

So I have a contact within gigabyte who has leaked me info that the official X79 BIOS' will be released latest by wednesday(I'm from europe, keep the timezone difference in mind). I'm going to wait for the official BIOS instead of even trying the F4y BIOS for my mobo.

[Amurtigress]

X79-UD5 BIOS F13U bug report

@ stasio and everybody interested:

I was testing the F13u BIOS for my X79-UD5 board and found some more or less severe bugs:

It appears that the F13u BIOS is supposed to be a major step forward. A lot of the functions have been changed or moved in different places. Some have been added. Like Spectrum clocking or that ominous "3DMark01 Boost" feature...no kidding. 3Dmark 01.

Here comes my list of bugs, maybe Stasio might want to forward this to Gigabyte's developer team?

- Onboard LAN. The function to disable onboard GBe controller is broken. The 82579V GBit LAN still appears in Windows, no matter if it's disabled or not. It only disappears from the new BIOS internal NIC list.

- Vcore Loadline calibration: Voltage still drops when set to EXTREME (=100%). Previously when having VCore at 1.35V my system remains stable under OCCT and the voltage sticks to 1.35. On BIOS F13u it drops to 1.35V under load when setting it to 1.38. That's pointlessly too much when idle.

- Bootmanager. The F12 bootmanager ONLY displays the selected first HD(SSD), first optical drive and if present, first USB thumbdrive. All other SATA devices are OMITTED. The only way to select a different boot device is through the BIOS' boot override.

-Boot Override: Mostly shows all devices, however, sometimes those are ALSO reduced tot he selected first drives, like the F12 bootmanager.

-Full Screen Logo show: Always on, regardless of the setting.

- I don't see any effect from the PWM frequency settings, but I cannot verify this.

What's NEW in this BIOS:
SBE C2 stepping (6D7) CPU microcode 0710 (HA! At good last.)
RSTe ROM 3.7

[Amurtigress]

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@Vigorsol and others,

Hello,

I ran into the problem witht he BIOS flashers myself with the F13U BIOS.

http://download.gigabyte.asia/FileList/Utility/mb_utility_atbios_x79.exe

Respectively the downloads page for the X79-UP5

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 2011 - GA-X79-UP4 (rev. 1.1)

This flasher ALSO works on the X79-UD5, prolly on all X79 boards. For some reason my UD5 has no Utility section at all in the downloads.

However, BE WARNED that atBIOS V2.33 is forcibly flashing both primary and secondary BIOS without asking. At least it did on my board.

[Nizzen]

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Can someone mod the GA-X79-UD7 - F12b bios?

Thank you :)

[virtualfred]

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Can someone mod the GA-X79-UD7 - F12b bios?

Thank you :)

GA-X79-UD7 Bios F12b mod

Modified with :

Intel Legacy 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 SataDriver 3.5.0.1005 to 3.8.0.1009
Intel RSTe EFI SataDriver 3.7.0.1049
Marvell 88SE91xx 1.0.1.0025
Intel Boot Agent GE 1.3.95 to 1.5.40
Intel (06D5) CPU Microcode 512 to 513
Intel (06D6) CPU Microcode 616 to 619
Intel (06D7) CPU Microcode 710
Intel (06E2) CPU Microcode 20C to 20D
Intel (06E0) CPU Microcode 008 added
Intel (06E3) CPU Microcode 308 added
Intel (06E4) IvyE CPU Microcode 416
ME firmware 8.1.40.1416 to 8.1.50.1456
Modified splash logo

[Nizzen]

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Thank you virtualfred!

This is why I love this forums :D

[boe323]

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Any info on the new bios for g1 assassin2?.