[Solved] How to mod an ASUS Rampage V Extreme BIOS?

[Brew1Cool1]

I did the usual BIOS Flashback. Everything working fine except that I can’t install RST Software and there isn’t a RST RAID Configuration option anymore in the BIOS

UPDATE: I made a rookie mistake when I encountered this issue of not being able to install the RST Software. Although I had the BIOS in RAID mode, I purchased and was waiting for another hard drive to arrive…before I hooked up all my drives to the RAID controller. So there were no drives in the ports…I’m assuming that was the reason it would not install the software.

After I hooked up 6 HGST 4TB NAS drives and created a RAID 5 array…the software installed fine. Now I am learning the fun of RAID initialization…takes FOREVER!

[Brew1Cool1]

@Sylar76 & @Unb0rn ,

On your R5E’s, way back in the beginning when you first got your boards did they have BOTH RSTe & RST(e) in the BIOS?

In the beginning I noticed that my R5E initially had a version 13 of the RST(e) AND and version 4 of the RSTe? I eventually removed/replaced the RSTe v4 chain with the RST(e) v14 chain.

The reason I ask is when I went in to the Device Manager/IDE ATA/ATAPI section, I thought I would replace the Standard SATA AHCI Controller’s (HardwareID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8D62) Microsoft driver with the Intel one. Thinking it would find what it needed in the 14.10.0.1016 (64bit) driver folder…no luck.

I checked my Device Manager/Storage Controller section/Intel Chipset SATA RAID Controller (HardwareID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822) and it reflects the correct driver v14.10.0.1016.

The Device Manager did find an Intel driver it liked for the Standard SATA AHCI Controller…the RSTe v4.5.0.1234? I installed it but my RST(e) v14.10.0.1016 software would no longer open. I rolled it back to the Microsoft one and the RST(e) software opens fine again?

I read post #2093 by @100PIER here where he discusses the same issue on another X-99 board and both V14 and V4 are running well simultaneously on his?

Are you just using the Microsoft driver for your Standard SATA AHCI Controller?

[100PIER]

@ESausman
I use this configuration:

I don’t use MS AHCI driver.

[Brew1Cool1]

@100PIER
What software is that in the pic on the left side?

[100PIER]

@ESausman
It is DriveControllerInfo (v 2.1.4) you can download at:
DriveControllerInfov2.1.4

[tistou77]

@Sylar76

The 3008 bios already has LAN and MEI modules updated as well as the IRST (though it appears twice with an old version and a new one).

Ok thanks
What is changed in this modded 3008 ? Only SATA OROM/EFI and uncore Module ?

@Sylar76

Hi,
if someone wants to try, here is the 2001 modded bios including the following components :
- SATA OROM/EFI Updated
- LAN OROM/EFI Updated (both Intel & Realtek)
- MEI Firmware Updated
- Uncore Module updated with the one which performs better on DDR4 !!!
On my machine it is working like a charm and I have the same performance of the great 1502 bios.

Possible to add the CPU microcode 37 for Haswell-E 06F2 in bios 2001 instead of 36 (until the next bios "stable" to R5E)
Anyone know what it changes ?

Thanks for your great work
PS: What the Uncore module? I do not see it in the update modules of "UBU"

[vmanuelgm]

@Sylar76

In order to remove the Realtek module you have to find it using the GUID reported by UBU and removing it using UEFI Tool.

Anyway as I reported before, here is the link for the Unb0rn bios with the Microcodes updated.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By28-1Y…iew?usp=sharing

Hi, Sylar.

Does this bios have modified uncore part to perform like 1801???

Thanks in advance…

[Sylar76]

@vmanuelgm

Hi, Sylar.

Does this bios have modified uncore part to perform like 1801???

Thanks in advance…

Here is the 2001 bios with all modules updated, MEI Firmware 9.1.37.1002, CPU Microcodes 37 and Uncore Mod to perform like the 1801 one.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By28-1Y…iew?usp=sharing

[Sylar76]

@tistou77

Zitat von Sylar76 im Beitrag #196

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The 3008 bios already has LAN and MEI modules updated as well as the IRST (though it appears twice with an old version and a new one).

Ok thanks
What is changed in this modded 3008 ? Only SATA OROM/EFI and uncore Module ?

@Sylar76

Hi,
if someone wants to try, here is the 2001 modded bios including the following components :
- SATA OROM/EFI Updated
- LAN OROM/EFI Updated (both Intel & Realtek)
- MEI Firmware Updated
- Uncore Module updated with the one which performs better on DDR4 !!!
On my machine it is working like a charm and I have the same performance of the great 1502 bios.

Possible to add the CPU microcode 37 for Haswell-E 06F2 in bios 2001 instead of 36 (until the next bios "stable" to R5E)
Anyone know what it changes ?

Thanks for your great work
PS: What the Uncore module? I do not see it in the update modules of "UBU"

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The 3008 modded bios has all modules updated (IRST, LAN, MEI) but not the uncore module and the cpu microcodes is the 36h version.

On the link provided before I’ve uploaded the 2001 with all modules updated, uncore mod and cpu microcodes updated to 37h.

[tistou77]

@Sylar76

The 3008 modded bios has all modules updated (IRST, LAN, MEI) but not the uncore module and the cpu microcodes is the 36h version.
On the link provided before I’ve uploaded the 2001 with all modules updated, uncore mod and cpu microcodes updated to 37h.

Thanks so much for sharing
For a uncore module, it’s a an older bios?
Strange Asus is changed (or maybe it is their famous "Stability")

[rmongiovi]

Does anyone know where the CPU microcode 37 came from (other than UBU)? The latest I see in Intel’s downloads is still 36. I don’t really want to be testing beta microcode…

[tistou77]

@Sylar76

Here is the 2001 bios with all modules updated, MEI Firmware 9.1.37.1002, CPU Microcodes 37 and Uncore Mod to perform like the 1801 one.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By28-1Y…iew?usp=sharing

I tried this bios, but it does not boot (all defaults), black screen instead of loading Windows 10

Sylar76, the "R5E-2001 MOD" is your MOD or not (R5E-2001 MOD2 is with the microcode 37) ?
I can not find the post on the topic with the link to the bios

[Sylar76]

@tistou77

Zitat von Sylar76 im Beitrag #220

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Here is the 2001 bios with all modules updated, MEI Firmware 9.1.37.1002, CPU Microcodes 37 and Uncore Mod to perform like the 1801 one.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By28-1Y...iew?usp=sharing

I tried this bios, but it does not boot (all defaults), black screen instead of loading Windows 10

Sylar76, the "R5E-2001 MOD" is your MOD or not (R5E-2001 MOD2 is with the microcode 37) ?
I can not find the post on the topic with the link to the bios

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How did you flash it ?

Anyway, here is the 2001 modded with modules and microcodes updated :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By28-1Y…ew?pref=2&pli=1

[vmanuelgm]

@Sylar76

Here is the 2001 bios with all modules updated, MEI Firmware 9.1.37.1002, CPU Microcodes 37 and Uncore Mod to perform like the 1801 one.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By28-1Y…iew?usp=sharing

First boot after flashing took some extra time (I guess memory related), but after that the bios works like a charm!!!

Thanks again, Sylar!!!

Try it again, Tistou!!!

[tistou77]

@Sylar76

How did you flash it ?
Anyway, here is the 2001 modded with modules and microcodes updated :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By28-1Y…ew?pref=2&pli=1

With USB Flashback, I’ll re-test for be sure

Ok thanks
R5E-2001 MOD is with microcode 36
R5E-2011 MOD2 is with microcode 37

[plutomaniac]

@rmongiovi

Does anyone know where the CPU microcode 37 came from (other than UBU)?

Found at some Intel Server BIOS from their official website. There is no problem with it.

[tistou77]

@tistou77

I tried this bios, but it does not boot (all defaults), black screen instead of loading Windows 10

Its good
You know if with the latest Microcode, Intel has fixed the bug with the "Adaptive Mode" and Cache (Uncore) ?

[rmongiovi]

@Sylar76

In order to remove the Realtek module you have to find it using the GUID reported by UBU and removing it using UEFI Tool.

I’m a bit confused. Removing the Realtek module seems straightforward enough, and I think we all agree that the board doesn’t have a Realtek chip on it. So why do you update the Realtek module to the latest version when you provide a modded BIOS rather than remove it?

[Fabulist]

I think that he is not really updating it manually through focused work, but rather via UBU’s automated process, which would result on having the Realtek module updated as well along with Intel’s.

Also, there is a new BIOS, which I would like to modify myself, can someone give us details as to how to properly remove the Realtek module?

I found a dozen via UEFITool’s search function but I am not so sure if I should just look them up like that and remove everything that refers to “LAN”, is that it?

[Sylar76]

@Fabulist

I think that he is not really updating it manually through focused work, but rather via UBU’s automated process, which would result on having the Realtek module updated as well along with Intel’s.

Also, there is a new BIOS, which I would like to modify myself, can someone give us details as to how to properly remove the Realtek module?

I found a dozen via UEFITool’s search function but I am not so sure if I should just look them up like that and remove everything that refers to "LAN", is that it?

Here is the 2101 without realtek module. I left CPU Microcodes to 2D for better overclocking capabilities.

R5E_2101_MOD_NOREALTEK.zip (6.26 MB)