Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4

[limbur]

Hello,

Fantastic job. I am looking for Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 E6 BIOS-Mod. Here is link to original one:

http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/BIO...ds4_f6.exe

I have problem with my new OCZ Vertex 2 drive on both ICH9R and JMB636 controllers. I wold be thankful for modified BIOS with latest roms for this controllers.

Thanks in advance

[Dansolo]

Intel Matrix RAID 7.5/6/whatever it was -> 8.7 ICH9
JMicron (197B-2368) JMB368 1.06.59 -> 1.08.01
Realtek PXE whatever -> 2.35 (why not)

Edit: Uploaded the right file... in Firefox (take that, buggy Chromium). Added .rom to the filename because the board didn't allow .F6. You can remove it...

[limbur]

Thanks for your help.

Unfortunately it didn't help. Modified BIOS is broken. It is strange. Intels controller can find all disks and defined RAID set. I can run Intel Matrix configuration but BIOS can't see any of my disk and report no booting device. I have started system from external PCIe controller. In device manager Windows has reported problem with ICH9R and no JMicron controller. I have go back to GIGABYTE BIOS.

Best regards

[Dansolo]

Sounds like the newer Intel Matrix Raid just doesn't work with this board. I can try providing one with, say, 8.0. I don't imagine any 8.x to work if that one doesn't, though. Let me know if you want to try it.

[limbur]

If you cold it would be kind off you. I will try it. It is better to know something. I am agree with you chance is very small but maybe 8.0 will start working on my motherboard.

Thanks

[Dansolo]

Good luck to you... same thing but 8.0.0. You actually do have a shot considering that many Asus boards are okay with 8.0 but nothing newer. Though those are ICH10 boards and yours is ICH9.

Edit: Didn't work so I removed this file.

[limbur]

The same problem. Nothing changed.

I have one more request. Can you try with unofficial F7 beta bios which I have received from Gigabyte support. Unfortunately they didn't wrote me what was changed. ICH9 rom is the same as in F6 (7.5) but maybe it will start...

Here is link: http://ggts.gigabyte.eu/FileList/1011039/ep35ds4.f7b

[Dansolo]

Using the latest ROM worked for my friend's PC where using a previous ROM didn't, so it's possible that this'll work for you. Here's 8.7 since it's the only 8.x that I have that's meant specifically for ICH9. If this doesn't work still then we can try 8.0 again if you want. 8.7+ is really what you want for SSDs, though.