[OFFER] Gigabyte GA-AX370-Aorus Gaming 5 BIOS mod

@Lost_N_BIOS finding the correct module might work but I have no idea which module it would be, extracting the GB and default AMD files might provide some answers but we are starting to talk about something that would take a fair bit of time to investigate. Looking at older revisions shows the K5 has always had these options pulled out it seems so theres nothing that can help in that regard either.

I assumed itā€™s in the Setup module, but I am not skilled on that kind of editing like you do with assembly.

Editing setup files is usually fairly simple mostly a copy/paste exercise the bit that can be tricky is adding the correct strings pretty easy to make a mistake there. This is all just some ideas being thrown around though donā€™t know if Iā€™ll find enough motivation to actually give any of this a go.

@ket Thanks very much for continuing to do modded Gigabyte BIOSes! I flashed your most recent K7 F23 BIOS and itā€™s working well for me. (And all the Fast Boot options appear to be there.)

I think X470 board owners are a bit envious that theyā€™re not getting any modded BIOSes from you (so far), as Iā€™ve see them lamenting that fact on the Gigabyte forum.

Such a shame Gigabyte continues to drop the ball on the software side, as the hardware side of their products seems to be pretty good. Most of the time. There are, of course, some awful exceptions.


Speaking of which . . . since I took your advice and switched my X370 Gaming K7 to Single BIOS mode, the board has no longer attempted to brick itself. Itā€™s been many months now, since Iā€™ve had this problem.

That says to me that, to put it bluntly, itā€™s the Dual BIOS automatic BIOS recovery feature thatā€™s broken and defective. It can randomly decide your main BIOS is bad, attempt to do a ā€œrecoveryā€, and screw it up. Leaving you with a corrupted Main BIOS.

The worst part is, apparently, this issue still exists on X470 boards. Iā€™ve seen posts on the Gigabyte forum describing the exact same ā€œsoft brickā€ problem as on X370 boards. So Gigabyte hasnā€™t even fixed the problem yet!


I guess Iā€™ll stick with my Gaming K7 now, but Iā€™m not likely to buy Gigabyte again in the future. (I always used to buy Asus.) Itā€™s only your modded K7 BIOS that makes owning this board tolerable!

@redrain85 Good to know all is working out well for you now, I have to admit I chuckled when I read people are lamenting me not making X470 GB firmwares. Off Topic: Sorry guys I canā€™t develop and test firmwares without a GB X470 test board. If anyone wants X470 GB firmwares from me Iā€™d need at least a X470 Gaming 5, same process I took for the X370 boards that way, it uses the same PCB as the 7 WiFi and Ultra so Iā€™d be able to make firmwares for those 3 boards knowing if it works on one itā€™s a safe gamble itā€™ll work on the other 2 as well. Would probably be able to develop B450 firmware as well for the boards that are worthy, Iā€™d be able to do a trickle down effect for options that could carry over to the B450s.

Back on topic: Youā€™re quite right for the most part GB hardware isnā€™t too bad, terrible CPU voltage stability aside on the X370 boards and that god awful soft bricking issue which fortunately is easily circumvented by switching the boards to single ROM operation. Iā€™m not the first one to try and tell GB how to fix problems in their firmware (some folks from the mydigitallife forums have as well) but of course it did absolutely no good. Best boards to buy right now in order of best to worst are the X470 Gaming Pro Carbon, X470 Prime Pro, and X470 Fatality K4. On the MSI side the X470 Gaming Pro is well worth considering as well if flashing lights isnā€™t your thing and missing out on some bells and whistles doesnā€™t bother you. Boards like the Taichi, Crosshair, and M7s of the world are only worth considering investing in if you want to do some OCing on LN2.

EDIT: Just had a quick poke around the X470 Ultra, Gaming 5 and 7WiFi firmwares. Easy to see why users areā€¦ miffed, shall we say. X470 Gaming 5 has also been demoted to the level of the Ultra, so in short, donā€™t waste your money on the Gaming 5. Ultra or 7 WiFi, better yet, just donā€™t buy a GB board.

@ket Would you make a version for GA-AB350M Gaming 3 ?, I Would Really Appreciate That. Thanks In Advance. :ā€™)

@iRFS Maybe, if I have time. Its almost a full time thing maintaining updated driver packages for these boards and modding firmware for them. Really need to sort out a Patreon page or something as the PP donate button from what Iā€™ve been able to find out at least I canā€™t get unless I get an account for charities, or something like that. The literature isnā€™t very easy to find in order to read about it in detail.

@ket I just noticed that the High Precision Event Timer (HPET) option seems to be missing in the K7 version of your modded BIOS. Not sure if this is the case in the other versions (5/K5). Can you confirm? Iā€™ve looked through all the various menus, but canā€™t find it. Did Gigabyte remove it, and itā€™s difficult to restore?

@redrain85 the HPET option is in Chipset > Chipset Settings > Chipset Configuration > Chipset Options. Or, in short, its in the same place the Spread Spectrum options are :slight_smile:


@ket Nope. Sorry, I donā€™t see any of those options on the Chipset screen.

This is all I see.




Some additional screenshots to prove Iā€™m using your F23 firmware (as opposed to the vanilla Gigabyte).

@ket

I can concur with the not showing of chipset options , friend of me has same issue (and i declared him nearsighted :smiley: )

@redrain85 & @Gigawits Fixed K7 firmware, download from the link on first page and flash again. My Bad :o(

Noproblem just a big THX

If only gigabyte was as fast as you :smiley:


No problem! Thanks for fixing it so quickly, and glad we were able to help you in some small way.

No prob guys :wink:

Hello ppl,

Ket do you have any recommendations for b450 motherboards?
Unfortunately ASRock stock in my country is pretty low so the prices are skyrocketing :x

@PickMeNow Whats your budget?

Around 180eur

Doesnā€™t 180 eur buy you a great X370/470 mobo tho? Like a Crosshair 6 Hero?

@PickMeNow that price well and truly puts you in X470 land for that money you can look at the MSI Gaming Pro Carbon, Asrock Taich, or MSI Gaming Pro, which is cheap compared to the other two but not to be underestimated for its price on paper its a very potent board, Iā€™ve looked at its firmware and it has a plethora of great OC options and lots of load line calibration capabilities.