Should result in very stable and reliable NVMe boot drive and system for “ancient” Asus MAXIMUS VI GENE mobo; BIOS version 1603 mobo sporting an Aptio 4 BIOS/UEFI; which should now run like a top on the latest Windows 10.
Use BIOS FLASHBACK method, check your manual at page 2-17.
Remember to create, via Rufus, a DOS FAT32 bootable USB and flash the unzipped file. (see Fernando’s instructions)
success many thanks a note to anybody else if after update you get stuck in a automatic repair loop or secure boot problem
make sure you backup and then delete the PK key under the manage secure boot keys section of the bios (make sure to only delete the PK key not everything!!!) C
it took me a few min to realise what had happened when the system would’t boot to windows after the update when you flash via flashback the PK key gets changed
Hi @hancor and Co, one quick question, does this modded updated BIOS is also valid for a MAXIMUS V FORMULA with BIOS 1603? I just happen to have this motherboard and I would like to upgrade to an NMVE ssd.
First of all, many thanks for providing this modified BIOS for my mobo! I’m now able to boot W10 in UEFI-mode using an Asus Hyper M.2 16x containing a Samsung 970 PRO SSD.
I read the [Guide] How to get full NVMe support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS and [Guide] - How to Bifurcate a PCI-E slot and was wondering if bifurcation is possible on this “ancient” z87 chipset. My goal is to add a second SSD to the Asus Hyper x16, which now only recognizes one SSD as expected.
I already checked the modified VI Gene BIOS in this topic using AMIBCP and it does not contain the “IntelRCSetup” section, mentioned in above Guide.
1x8+2x4 is what I need to make the 2nd SSD visible. The Asus Hyper is inserted in the second PCI-e 3.0 16x at 4x, the first PCI-e 3.0 has the RX480 at 8x.
Has anyone tried this on this specific mobo and/or chipset?
So i purchased a Vantec M.2 NVME PCIE x4 adapter, i have it plugged in to the 3.0 x16 slot and BIOS Settings: Secure Boot "DISABLED" , Fast Boot "DISABLED" , CSM (Compatibility Support Module" "Disabled", Intel SATA Controller set to ACHI but i get a VGA not supported on this board error.
@zeroTolerance : Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum! >Here< (within the chapter 4) you can find the instructions about how get Win10 properly installed onto an NVMe SSD.
The reason is a missing EFI BIOS module (named GopDriver) for your in-use graphics adapter. Possible solutions: a) You flash a BIOS, which contains a matching "GopDriver" for your graphics card/adapter. b) You enter the BIOS, set CSM to "Enabled", but make sure, that booting off the NVMe SSD in UEFI mode will be supported by the BIOS.
@zeroTolerance : 1. The BIOS settings must allow loading of the EFI modules for the Storage Controllers. Since the mainboard BIOSes are completely different, I cannot tell you where the related settings are and how they are named. 2. You should only disable the "Secure Boot" option, but not touch the "Keys".
Should result in very stable and reliable NVMe boot drive and system for "ancient" Asus MAXIMUS VI GENE mobo; BIOS version 1603 mobo sporting an Aptio 4 BIOS/UEFI; which should now run like a top on the latest Windows 10.
Use BIOS FLASHBACK method, check your manual at page 2-17.
Remember to create, via Rufus, a DOS FAT32 bootable USB and flash the unzipped file. (see Fernando’s instructions)
Thanks for the updated BIOS, I flashed it to my motherboard but unfortunately there’s no POST. The hard drive activity LED keeps blinking rapidly and there’s simply no POST screen.
I reverted back to the previous modded BIOS and everything is back to normal again.
I appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into this.
Okay, re-modded the Maxiumus Gene VI BIOS/UEFI v1603 using the manual MMTool v4.50.0.23 method as shown in the screenshot in post #16. LATEST EDIT: July 22, 2020
