GIGABYTE Rolls Out 990FXA-UD7 Rev 3.0, with Updated Feature-Set

[natr0n]

but those coils are always in a straight line.

not always some have caps in between cap coil cap coil etc


now you know.

 

[btarunr]

In the 2nd image, look at the ITE Super IO chip near the Southbridge. I think its burnt!

No, it's marked "QA pass."

 

[itsakjt]

No, it's marked "QA pass."

Whoa thanks for the confirmation. Nice board BTW.

 

[karakarga]

I have revision 1.0 of this mainboard. Lately, I have managed to update rev 3.0 bios (based on AMI) over rev 1.0 (based on Award) successfully. I have also inserted 3 files Nvme.ffs, NvmeSmm.ffs and NVMEINT13.ffs to boot from a M.2 drive which is a Samsung 970 Pro 512MB with a x4 M.2 add on card. To do this I have used an external CH341A programmer with bios clip first to program 9FXAUD73.FDe file for both chips. But, your CH341A must have enough power from usb port, if not post light fades out! Then inserted Nvme files and newer microcodes in the end over Windows 10 using Gigabytes utility. If you have a rev 1.0 version and wish to use a M.2 drive, you can try this method. The performance of M.2 drive is ~1650 MB/s read and ~1400 MB/s write. (The Nvme files extracted from Asus Sabertooth 990FX R3.0)

Latest Note: After deep analysis, I have seen that graphics card only works at 8x speed and none of the SATA ports are working! I will revert to original in this case....