Here is my Z87-Pro zipped modded bios:
Thanks
z87p.rar (4.71 MB)
@testar - all looks OK, reflash BIOS again and load optimal defaults, then reboot to BIOS and make your changes, maybe that will help.
If it still keeps causing you issues, you can try the one I built a while back here, it has updated CPU microcodes too (now out of data again though for two of them)
[REQUEST] Asus Z87 Pro all latest modules, latest cpu microcode and nvme module for bios v2103
Read the page I posted. They tested it with X79, Z77 and Z87.
They got good results on X79 and Z87, but they didnât post the reults for the Z77 chipset.
Fernando, do you have a working link to the page you formerly posted? Thanks in advance if you do.
EDIT by Fernando: Missing last quoting code added
@acuestick :
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!
No, I donât have the requested link. It was our Forum member mr_nuub and not me, who posted the related link.
Why are you interested in that absolutely outdated link and the related discussion?
Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)
ViliusK in post #3662 say :
About N751JK :
Hi ViliusK, Hi Fernando,
@ViliusK , why do you have to downgraded BIOS version (205 to 204) before flashing your mod bios ? Do AFUDOS need to get an newer bios version to flash ?
Can you share you mod bios or someone check if what I want to flash seem correct ? :
Original N751JK Bios version 205 : http://tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=Original
Modded (UEFITool) as *.BIN format : http://tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=Mod_BIN
Modded (UEFITool) and extracted in *.ROM format : http://tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=Mod_ROM
Thank you all,
Probably we can force flash using power up while holding [ctrl]+[home] with the usb drive plugged in and the mod bios on fat32 stick at root named as N751JK.BIN. But not sure if we must use the BIN format or the extrated ROM format renamed as BINâŠ
If I succeed, I will post a detailed how to for N751, N550, etc. ASUS Family Laptop.
@sierzant :
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum and thanks for your contribution!
The exact procedure how to prepare and how to flash a modded BIOS depends on the manufacturer and the model of the in-use mainboard/notebook and is not the topic of this thread.
Please post your BIOS flashing related questions and test results into >this< thread. Thanks in advance!
Good luck!
Dieter (alias Fernando)
Thank you Fernando !
Youâre right, my post will be better in this related « flash a modded AMI BIOS » than in « full NVMe support »
See ya over there !
Edit : Succeeded!
To who and where can I donate in thanks?
In two words :
For an N751JK laptop currently on the latest bios in 205 version:
I have,
1 / Downloaded the 205âs lastest bios actually available that I currently have on my laptop from here,
2 / I added the module âNvmExpressDxe_4.ffsâ (because it fits in size in this bios) according to the UEFITool âs method following this post,
3 / I saved my modified bios with this NVMe drivers added in MODBIOS.BIN format (but encapsulated â so protected) and from this format I extracted the body to get a MODBIOS.ROM format.
We do not care about the method the result is downloadable here.
4 / I already have a bootable USB key âEasy2Bootâ, so I simply copied âAFUDOS.EXEâ and my modified bios âMODBIOS.ROMâ in a folder âPataBiosâ,
5 / I disable the Secure Boot, I disable the UEFI, I activate Lauch CSM: this allow me to boot from my USB keyâŠ
6 / This is an âEasy2Bootâ key so I can choose a FreeDos from the DOS menuâŠ
7 / I am now under (Free)DOS. I go to my folder âC:> CD PataBiosâ which contains âAFUDOS.EXEâ & "MODBIOS.ROM"
8 / I enter the famous 66 order : "AFUDOS MODBIOS.ROM /GAN"
9 / I restart and âŠ
I agree that this is a super nano summary explanation probably understandable only by Fernando and Lost_N_BIOS but that just to make it clear âfor the case of the N751JK and probably all identicals derivatives N550, etc. laptopsâ that it doesnât need a downgrade. You just have to flash the bios modified under DOS in a non-capsulated/protected version.
If there is really a strong demand for the N751JK, I will post a very long step by step thread.
I was very afraid to flash a modified bios but because I didnât want to format my heavy customizedâs E2B and only USB key to test the CLOVERââs method and because of the ASUS recent release of destructives bios ; I now know how to restore a bios, even completely destroyed. So I feeled a bit more valiant.
I admit that I also read many posts and benchmarks here that motivated me a little too!
Thank you all, really and especially Fernando and ViliusK,
I will come back here in a few with benchmarks too!
Good luck for all and âŠ
Hi!!!
I have successfully patch my bios F5F for mainboard GA-X79S-UP5-WIFI-rev-11
Replace SSD Samsung 840 pro 256GB for a WD BLACK NvmE 500GB
system are working without problem!
So, my next task is to install Win 10 on a NVME/PCIe add-in-SSD an MSI H81 motherboard as, of course, the boot drive. Do I read correctly that it is possible to use a Samsung M.2 NVME on a PCI adapter and install Win 10 without modding the BIOS?
Jeff
@sierzant :
Thanks for your report about how you were able to get the modded BIOS successfully flashed (didnât you want to post it into the thread about "How to flash a modded AMI UEFI BIOS"?).
It is fine, that you now are able to boot off your NVMe SSD - congratulations!
Within the Forum header and at the bottom of each Forum page is a "Donation" button. Recepient of the donation will be plutomaniac, the new Forum owner.
@traposama :
Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum and thanks for your feedback!
It is fine, that you succeeded and now can enjoy the performance of your NVMe SSD.
Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)
@pepar :
Since the mainboard manufacturers usually do not offer for Intel 8-Series chipset boards a BIOS with NVMe support, I suspect, that you will have to modify the BIOS, if you want to boot off an NVMe SSD.
@Fernando , the reason I asked was that I read in one of the guides on this site that Samsung NVMEs (all? some?) have a module on board that gives native boot support for their drives with Win 10.
Jeff
@pepar :
All NVMe SSDs except the old (and not very performant) Samsung 950 Pro need an NVMe EFI module within the BIOS to be able to boot off it.
Fernando requested me to move this post from âRecommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Driversâ so I am writing down under â[Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOSâ[/u]
I have inserted NvmExpressDXE_4.ffs file to my Asus Rampage IV Black Edition. It worked very well in the beginning, but after some time, it forget to boot from Samsung 970 Pro 512GB NVMe SSD. (Attached to Asus Hyper x4 Mini card)
I later go in bios and choose Boot Override, by choosing the visible Samsung 970 Pro 512GB option every time by pressing enter inside bios. It booted, but this is not good, problematic!
Removed all other boot devices, including USBâs, DVD Rom etc. It still can not automatically boot. (Was not like that at the beginning!)
Unfortunately, there is a forgetting issue using NvmExpressDXE_4.ffs file! (at least on some mainboards)
Another forgetting issue appeared on Asus Sabertooth 990FX/Gen3 R2.0 mainboard. NvmExpressDXE_4.ffs file worked on it for a while (about a week), but later no. I have extracted 3 files from Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 this time, worked flawlessly. (Bios file name: SABERTOOTH-990FX-R20-ASUS-2901.zip) There are no issues after 3 months!
Tried on Asus Z9PE-DS WS mainboard later. In the beginning it worked great again but, later same thing happened on it too.
This time, I have tried to install and managed to integrate 3 files (Nvme.ffs NvmeSmm.ffs NVMEINT13.ffs) from double x79 CPU mainboard called, Huanan AA1 x79-Dual. (Bios file name: rev2.49_orig_06-26-2017 22-51-33.rom.7z) Asus Z9PE-DS WS worked very well with those 3 NVMe files! (Still working fine after 2 months.) Bios structures of those two mainboards were looking very similar!
I have tried to install those 3 files to Asus Rampage IV Black edition from: Huanan AA1 x79-Dual, Asus x79 Deluxe and Asus Rampage V Extreme. But they did not worked at all. I am still trying, and searching 3 separate NVMe files from other mainboard bioses for Asus Rampage IV Black editionâŠ
All people here whoever installed this, NvmExpressDXE_4.ffs file be aware, and keep an eye on, related with this forgetting issue! There are 3 mainboards do not like this file!
Note: There are also single NVMe files other than NvmExpressDXE_4.ffs. Those are: NvmExpressDxE.ffs, NvmExpressDxe_3.ffs, NvmExpressDxe_Small.ffs I will try those as well when I find a spare time.
(My plan for each of them running at least for a month for consistency, if I can not find appropriate 3 NVMe files from other bioses. So donât wait so soon!)
Update 21-06-2019
Last night, I have tried Asus x99 serie about 10 (all those 3 files in them are the same) one Asus z97 serie called Pro Gamer, one Gigabyte x99 UD7, one MSI x99 Godlike Gaming and one Asrock x99 Fatal1ty X99M Killer mainboard NVMe files. All of them did not work for Asus Rampage IV Black Edition! In the end copied NvmExpressDxE.ffs file for time being. I will test this forgetting issue with that file for a while.
Update 08-08-2019
At last I have found 3 compatible Nvme files for Asus Rampage IV Extreme and Rampage IV Black. The compatible Nvme.ffs, NvmeSmm.ffs and NVMEINT13.ffs files extracted from Asus TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 mainboard, bios Version 0212. Very interesting, because this mainboard is an AMD board! I have also inserted the well known NvmExpressDxe_4.ffs file for comparison. The difference is at bios screen. With single NvmExpressDxe_4.ffs file there are 2 boot options, one of them is âWindows Boot Managerâ, and the second is âPATA SS:â But, with three separate files extracted from Asus TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0, only shows single boot option âWindows Boot Managerâ. Actually there is no performance difference. But, for one SSD, a single boot option looks more normal to me. Decision is yoursâŠ
@karakarga - on the boot page, do you have your NVME or whatever itâs named in BIOS at the top of the boot list?
All those you mentioned at the end are old/earlier versions of the 4.ffs one (or the small one is same as 4, edited for space limited BIOS)
@Lost_N_BIOS
Yes I know those are older than NvmExpressDXE_4.ffs file but because of this forgetting issue, I may try them as well.
@Lost_N_BIOS - with 3 files, on the boot page, for Asus Rampage IV Black, I do not have my NVMe nor named in BIOS at the top of the boot list. With those single files, it writes "PATA SS:" only. Not gives specific drive name, like Samsung 970 Pro 512GB etc.
I have formatted my NVMe SSD by the way. It is blank right now. After operating system installation, I think it finds the name later. (If I am not fooling from original 3 NVMe files from other mainboards, that I tested earlier.) I will make an installation soon to be sure.
"⊠because of this forgetting issue, I may try them as well." you said. - I have one nVidia GTX 670 4GB, one Asus Hyper mini, one LSI 9311-8i and one Asus USB 3.1 card on my slots. I am not sure about their effect. If you have other PCI express cards in hand, plug them on as well, being for sure. But after this forgetting problem, I have removed other cards, except the graphics card, boot problem did not solve.
@karakarga :
I seriously doubt, that it is the specific NVMe EFI BIOS module named NvmExpressDxe_4, which was responsable for your reported âforgetâ issue.
Reasons:
- The related NVMe EFI BIOS module is well approved. Since April 2018 many thousands of users have inserted the exactly same NvmExpressDxe_4.ffs module to be able to boot off their NVMe SSD, but you are the first one, who reported about the âforgetâ issue.
- After having successfully flashed the NVMe modded BIOS the inserted NVMe EFI BIOS module stays untouched within the BIOS chip of your mainboard and will be loaded by the BIOS at each (re-)boot, which is done in UEFI mode. A BIOS module, which worked once, will work forever (unless the BIOS has been changed or got corrupted).
- The Operating System may forget something, but not the BIOS (unless you have changed the BIOS settings or flashed another BIOS).
- If you were able to boot off the NVMe SSD for a while, but the booting procedure fails suddenly some days or weeks later, the boot sector (= âWindows Boot Managerâ) obviously got corrupted. This can be caused by many different reasons, but not by a âbadâ BIOS module.
Anyone know how to flash back an Asus asus m5a99x pro r2.0, I can not get my custom bios to work for some security reason
@10AmpFuse - test flashing stock BIOS with flashback and your USB, if it works, then your mod BIOS is broken. Upload for me and I will fix for you.