ASUS RAMPAGE III EXTREME BIOS - V1601 - Updated OROM MOD

[pir8man]

Hi @Pir8man,

Are there any plans for integrating UEFI for the bios? After I updated to your modded bios successfully, F8 Key (entering boot menu, before windows loads) and device boot priority (always boots to internal SSD first no matter what I select) is not working anymore. Can someone else confirm this?

UEFI cannot be injected into a legacy BIOS.
though there is minimal UEFI support.. set all SATA ports to IDE and Windows installer should allow installation as UEFI/GPT setup.

The only other option is to build a UEFI-DUET usb boot stick that points to your UEFI hdd.

I discovered today this other solution:

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threa...on.299867/

Personally I am impressed with this achievement, what do you think? what is your opinion on this method?

NVME support.
That can be done without full UEFI support.

The maintainer (İsmailTPC_Hastanesi) there created one for our R3E on 1/3/2023 (BIOS v1502 for PCI\VEN_2646&DEV_2263).

I have no need for this as my R3E is a NAS unit now.  it's OS is in ramdrive after booting.

İsmailTPC_Hastanesi will not redo another R3E BIOS.  so you gotta buy Kingston VEN2646 SSD module.

I can update his v1502 modules.  But this may break ram compatibility without the updated algorithms from v1601.

It might be worth utilizing if they come up with a multi-device support patch, instead of one per mainboard.

[Eli]

Hi @Pir8man,

Are there any plans for integrating UEFI for the bios? After I updated to your modded bios successfully, F8 Key (entering boot menu, before windows loads) and device boot priority (always boots to internal SSD first no matter what I select) is not working anymore. Can someone else confirm this?

UEFI cannot be injected into a legacy BIOS.
though there is minimal UEFI support.. set all SATA ports to IDE and Windows installer should allow installation as UEFI/GPT setup.

The only other option is to build a UEFI-DUET usb boot stick that points to your UEFI hdd.

I discovered today this other solution:

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threa...on.299867/

Personally I am impressed with this achievement, what do you think? what is your opinion on this method?

NVME support.
That can be done without full UEFI support.

The maintainer (İsmailTPC_Hastanesi) there created one for our R3E on 1/3/2023 (BIOS v1502 for PCI\VEN_2646&DEV_2263).

I have no need for this as my R3E is a NAS unit now.  it's OS is in ramdrive after booting.

İsmailTPC_Hastanesi will not redo another R3E BIOS.  so you gotta buy Kingston VEN2646 SSD module.

I can update his v1502 modules.  But this may break ram compatibility without the updated algorithms from v1601.

It might be worth utilizing if they come up with a multi-device support patch, instead of one per mainboard.

In the end, Ismail's bios has no interest for my system with my nvme, even if it remains an excellent job that I thought was impossible on x58. 
With it's true the default of not being multi-device, if that is possible?

Regarding your ramdrive,
it loads after a first start of Os, is that right? or after starting central unit: load Os automatically in ramdrive then run???
what OS are you using for your nas? which one do you think is most suitable for maximizing x58 performance?
And concerning the drivers installed on the OS, do you prefer those contained in the OS or manual installation of specific x58 R3E drivers?

Regarding RAM compatibility,
with the update to 1601, where can I find the compatible modules? is this theoretically ok for: Gskill Trident X 2133 9-11-11-31 (48gb)?
because even if it works well, I notice that in the bios the tRFC is (automatically) at 232, the maximum choice is 160 and the specifications
of these modules are 278 or 279.

Thanks in advance for your expertise.

[gianfap]

This is a fork from ZioMod.  He has moved on from this Motherboard and can no longer test and thus develop new updated BIOS'.  
You can find information about his work in his original thread >here<

DISCLAIMER: bios is provided "as is". Flash it at your own risk! I won't be responsible for any damage.

BIOS Details:
Built from latest R3E BIOS (BETA) version.  As I understand it,  the only change from the official 1502 and the latest available 1601 R3E beta bios was Memory Compatibility.

The individual Option ROMs were then updated to newer firmware and/or BIOS versions.  Option ROMs updated are IRST (Intel SATA/RAID Controller), Marvell (SATA-6G), Jmicron (PATA), NIC and injected ASUS SLIC 2.1 tables:

CPU Microcode Updated to latest [106A4 Revision 13 (2015-06-30), 106A5 Revision 1D (2018-05-11), 206C2 Revision 1F (2018-05-08), 206C0 Revision 1C (2009-12-14)].
INTEL ICH10R SATA RAID Controller: v13.5.0.2164 (SSD TRIM support in AHCI and RAID modes)
Marvell 91xx SATA 6G Controller - Bios : v1.0.0.1038*
Marvell 91xx SATA 6G Controller - Firmware: v2.1.0.1413
Marvell 91xx SATA 6G Controller - Bootloader: v1.0.1.0002b*
JMicron JMB36X Controller: v1.08.01 (AHCI Patched)
INTEL 82567V-2 Gigabit Network: v1.5.50
SLIC 2.1: ASUS (SSV3/MMtool method)
(* == patch was pre-existing from ZIO Mod S17)

WHICH TO CHOOSE:
Which to use:

Flash Sxx:
Only use if you run Windows 10 and want INTEL SATA in RAID mode.
Windows 10 requires updated RST software, which in turn requires newer ROM for compatibility.

Flash Sxxi:
If you run Windows 10 and use INTEL SATA in AHCI mode.  Also for ANY other OS using either AHCI or RAID modes.
As no RST software compatibility needs to be overcome, it is best to run the proper ROM for our ICH10 chipset.  (fastest benchmarks with this ROM).

Flash Sxxt:
If you need ALL the add-on hardware enabled at the same time.
the newer NIC OROM takes up too much memory to fit everything.  This one uses the older/smaller OROM that can still fit in BIOS memory with all the other devices enabled.

DOWNLOAD LINK:
All my releases are now hosted via Gdrive. Download Link
NOTE:  S23o is the three BIOS releases above with older CPU Microcodes.  These are not patched for Spectre/Meltdown bugs, but also do not have the associated performance hit.

Recommended Win7 Driver for Mavell controller : v1.2.0.1049 WHQL for Win7-8 x86/x64
Recommended Win10 Driver for Mavell controller : v1.2.0.1049 WHQL for Win10 x86/x64

Recommended 32bit driver for Jmicron controller: 32bit JMicron JMB 36x RAID driver v1.17.65.11 WHQL
Recommended 64bit driver for Jmicron controller: 64bit JMicron JMB 36x RAID driver v1.17.65.11 WHQL

Greetings, I don't know if the topic is correct but I want to know if you have a solution to this situation:

I have a rampage iii extreme and I have a Sapphire Nitro Rx470 8GB Video Card, and it works fine, but I bought a PowerColor Radeon™ RX 5700 8GB GDDR6 graphics card. The detail is that it does not boot windows, before the logo appears the screen remains stuck in black. I can enter the bios but apparently there is something that does not allow Windows to load, I think it could be the bios but I think this MOBO is very old and no one is getting updated bios anymore. If by any chance you have a solution to this I would appreciate it if you would share it with me.
When I install both graphics cards, the new and the old one, somehow the MOBO detects the older graphics card and then it starts Windows and detects both graphics cards. But only the new graphics does not allow Windows to start.