GIGABYTE Modified Bios

[profJim]

A quick web search found Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6 & Areca 1230
with a link to http://forum.giga-byte.nl/upload/files/N680SDQ6-F5g.rar
Use it at your own risk.

The bios versions are significantly different for the 1.0 and 2.0 motherboards.
If you can enter your bios, you should be able to boot from the backup bios as I have with my N650SLI-DS4 system.
Create a new thread in the Gigabyte forum if you have more questions or want additional help.

[bILGEMONSTErr]

Thanks for the quick response and pointing me in the right direction. will do a little more research on the bios V1 & V2 thing.

cheers mate

[russss]

Hi, I'm looking for some modding help please....I have a Gigabyte GA-H57M-USB3 board (F9 BIOS) for which I've just bought 2x 3TB drives and now want to RAID them - because the Intel OROM is so out-of-date they only show as 765GB and won't RAID 1 properly (the RAID utility creates a pair, but then in the OS they're separate still), so I need to mod the BIOS to include a later OROM which supports 3TB drives properly.... I've done this myself on my other PC (ASUS P8Z68) with MMTool, but when I try CBROM32 1.98 I don't get the list of modules to then do the replace - from what I can read so far there are sensitive modules causing this? Here's what CBROM shows...

cbrom32_198 V1.98 [08/27/08] (C)Phoenix Technologies 2001-2008

******** H57MUSB3_SLIC.F9 BIOS component ********

No. Item-Name Original-Size Compressed-Size Original-File-Name
================================================== ==============================
0. System BIOS 20000h(128.00K) 135DAh(77.46K) test.BIN
(SP) NCPUCODE 12801h(74.00K) 12801h(74.00K) NCPUCODE.BIN

Total compress code space = 7E2100h(8072.25K)
Total compressed code size = 25DFBh(151.50K)
Remain compress code space = 7BC325h(7920.79K)

******** H57MUSB3_SLIC.F9 Bootblock component ********

No. Item-Name Original-Size Compressed-Size Original-File-Name
================================================== ==============================
1. MEM INIT IN BB 01700h(5.75K) 01731h(5.80K) crcinit.bin

** Micro Code Information **
Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID | Update ID CPUID

------------------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------
SLOT1 01 000106F0| SLOT1 0D 000106E1 | SLOT1 07 000106F1 | SLOT1 0A 000106E3

SLOT1 04 000106E5| SLOT1 01 000106E5 | SLOT1 12 00020651 | SLOT1 09 00020652

SLOT1 02 00020655|

Can anyone please help me? The lazy option (for me!) is obviously if someone could mod the F9 BIOS (http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList...7m-usb3_f9.exe) with a later Intel v11 OROM, but help on how to mod myself would be appreciated also. I've looked at the many posts for modifying AWARD BIOSes (including BIOS-Modding: How to update PCI ROM modules of an AMI/Phoenix/Award BIOS - BIOS/BIOS-Modding - Win-Lite Forum) but without the module list output from CDBROM /D I think I'm stuck!

Thanks :)

[NoJuan999]

Hi

Could anyone supply and updated BIOS for a Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 (V2.0) board, with updated LAN/RAID/Jmicron SATA controller if possible?

Thanks!

Gigabyte_GA-P55A-UD4_(V2.0)_F15_IR11.6_RT252_JM28.rar
Download Gigabyte_GA-P55A-UD4_(V2.0)_F15_IR11.6_RT252_JM28.rar from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

[arxidompalo]

Z68X-UD7-B3 - F11a

Updated with...

IRST 11.6.0.1702 TRIM MOD
Realtek 2.52
Marvell Bios Version 1.0.0.1033 / Firmware 2.2.0.1125

Z68XUD7B3MOD_12_26_12.F11a.rar

Flashed it a few hours ago...
Unfortunately, after the install, the motherboard would fail to boot. Most common error was the 4E (at debug LED) and sometimes it stuck at 18.
I had to install a SB CPU in order to fix it. After installing and booting, the motherboard automatically restored F5 BIOS, and then I reflashed F11a (unmodded) in order to identify the 3770k.

Anyway, thanks for your time @skypy!:)

I'm really sorry to say that, but after almost a year of waiting for a stable BIOS (not even UEFI, just a stable one), I must say that GB has the most terrible support I (personally) have ever faced.
And I am totally aware of what I'm saying, without exaggerating at all.

[NoJuan999]

Bit of a coincidence this but I also would be very grateful if someone could supply a BIOS modified with the latest updates for my (Old but rock solid) Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P (Rev 1.0) for support of 3TB drives in AHCI mode formatted as GUID Partition Table (I use Mac OS X Mountain Lion as an OS these days).

I currently use the Beta BIOS F11d so if that could be used as a base it would be great.


Forum post with link to Beta BIOS...
http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte...tml#post277052

Link to BIOS F11d from above...
http://oldforum.gigabyte.de/forumdow...1/ep45ud3p.zip

Look on the First Page of this Thread.
GA-EP45-UD3P Rev. 1.0/1.1 Bios F11d
Updated with...
IRST 11.5.0.1347 <--- Confirmed works
Realtek 2.47
Jmicron 1.07.28 <--- Confirmed works
ep45ud3pMOD_5_21_12.F11d

[vailr]

MEI is useful for GTL (gigabyte tweak launcher), HWiNFO64, and probably more i don't use.
Example: I installed latest MEI drivers (attachment above) and kept the stock MEI firmware in bios, when i changed vcore and multiplier with GTL i got and instant reboot, after the firmware update no issues.

Just wondering whether a Hackintosh running on an MEI-containing bios machine (such as Z77-UD5H) would utilize or interact in any way with the MEI firmware?
Do "genuine" Macs incorporate MEI in their bioses?

[russss]

Hi, I'm looking for some modding help please....I have a Gigabyte GA-H57M-USB3 board (F9 BIOS) for which I've just bought 2x 3TB drives and now want to RAID them - because the Intel OROM is so out-of-date

Hi, instead could someone please update the Intel OROM to v11/11.5 for me? Thanks :)

[X@nder]

Gigabyte_GA-P55A-UD4_(V2.0)_F15_IR11.6_RT252_JM28.rar

Many thanks!
Are you best.

[Mabs]

Is it possible to someone Mod the "GA-Z77X-UD5H - F15q" with the latest?
Is it against forum rules to ask for a 2.1 SLIC with the MODs?
Or is it completely off topic?

Thanks

Edit:
Nevermind, I made it myself.
After a few hours reading and a few more hours modding and comparing results, I successfully modded and flashed F15q BIOS.
Its all in the tutorial in this topic's first page.