[Request] Gigabyte X79-UP4 LAN disable.

[CIA_SWE]

So i have a Gigabyte X79-UP4 Rev. 1.0, on witch the LAN port has stopped working(GBE).
this causes the system to sometimes refusing to start (in addition to very long POST times) untill resetting the entire bios.

i dont know how bios modding works or what can be done, but i had in mind a few options:

1. Making the bios default to "disabled" GBE controller, if reset.
2. Making the bios not recognize the GBE controller at all.
3. A hardware solution, identifying some component that can be desoldered and make the faulty port/chip stop interfering with post or starting up.


https://download.gigabyte.com/FileList/B...1.0_f7.zip
Link to latest BIOS.