i updated 3 mainboards
first is MSI P6NGM-L
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/P6NGML.html#hero-overview
that is a long time i have this MSI product , it had a cpu Core2 Duo E8400 during a long time and with ebay i was able to update the cpu last year .
i found a good site about updating microcodes and followed the tutorial .
I updated: at least three elements of the latest release bios for motherboard MSI P6NGM-L.
The rom modules are:
Device 10de: 07e3
MCP73 GeForce 7050 / nForce 610i 5.73.32.09.15 to version v5.73.32.09.21
Device 10de: 07f8
Name: MCP73 SATA RAID Controller
MediaShield ROM BIOS 10.0.0.34 has version v10.0.0.35
The cpu is an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S CPUID 1067A ( SLGAE)
I removed both versions of the microcode for the cpu and also another which is for very old P4 and installs the microcode:
Cpu0001067a_plat00000011_ver00000a0b_da te20100928
the guide i followed is :http://www.delidded.com/how-to-update-cp…de-in-ami-bios/
i uploaded a file having the original named msi.rom and the new bios named msi_jcg.rom plus the new source files
the file is at mega.nz : https://goo.gl/j34tnZ
second and third are made by supermicro
X8DTH-i
http://www.supermicro.com/products/mothe…500/X8DTH-i.cfm
i learned that best firmware for intel raid controllers is version 11.2.0.1527 it supports hard-drives with 4k clusters .
i extracted rom modules and saw , by using drag&drop into notepad , the infos about versions , that the rom for intel raid is v10.6.0.1091 and also that one is may be not the best for the mainboard : the one with pci:id 8086:10DE .
in notepad , the module shows :
Copyright (C) 1997-2007, Intel Corporation
Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v0.0.20
*** DEVELOPMENT BUILD - NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE!!!
DEVELOPMENT BUILD - NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE!!!
DEVELOPMENT BUILD - NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE!!! ***
IBA GE Slot 0000 v0020 PXE 2.1 Build 086 (WfM 2.0)
RPL! BXDXESDITSAF
i replaced it with one i found on the web…so i am not “fully” sure it is a good or best replacement , beside it shows :
Copyright (C) 1997-2007, Intel Corporation
Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.2.50
IBA GE Slot 0000 v1250 PXE 2.1 Build 086 (WfM 2.0) , RPL V1.36
RPL! BXDXESDITSAF
X9DAi
https://www.supermicro.com/products/moth…/c600/x9dai.cfm
bios updated with UBU
version of supermicro bios
1 - Intel RST(e) OROM and EFI SataDriver
OROM IRST RAID for SATA - 10.0.0.1032
OROM IRSTe RAID for SATA - 4.1.0.1020
OROM IRSTe RAID for SCU - 4.1.0.1020
EFI IRSTe RAID for SATA - 4.1.0.1020
EFI IRSTe RAID for SCU - 4.1.0.1020
2 - LAN OROM PXE and EFI UNDI - Intel, RTK, BCM, QCA
OROM Intel Boot Agent GE - 1.5.62
EFI Intel PRO/1000 UNDI - 5.5.23
version of updated bios
1 - Intel RST(e) OROM and EFI SataDriver
OROM IRST RAID for SATA - 14.8.2.2397
OROM IRSTe RAID for SATA - 4.5.0.1012
OROM IRSTe RAID for SCU - 4.3.0.1018
EFI IRSTe RAID for SATA - 4.5.0.1012
EFI IRSTe RAID for SCU - 4.3.0.1018
2 - LAN OROM PXE and EFI UNDI - Intel, RTK, BCM, QCA
OROM Intel Boot Agent GE - 1.5.81
EFI Intel PRO/1000 UNDI - 7.3.20
both files with original files are downloadable at :
https://goo.gl/wHR6xB
that would be a pleasure for me to ear feedbacks and if you tell me the updated bioses i made will install and work well or if i did mistakes and can break the mainboards using it .
i wonder if i will get a reply ?
The only way to “verify” them is to try and restore if they aren’t working. Yes, you need a hardware SPI programmer for making backups and for restoring, but it’s the only option if you want to be sure. No one but you will check you files.