2022-X58/1366 PIN Motherboards NVME M.2 SSD BIOS MOD Collection

[MrPanda]

care to point out where your 2263 drive is ? ChatGPT said it was supported, right ? so.... just show me where.

also, you never specified which version of the bios you are using (v1, v2 ?) v1 is obviously broken or at least doesnt unpack correctly with any versions of MMTool i have. so i guess you use v2. v2 screenshot is up there. No trace of 2263. ChatGPT must have had a custom firmware developped for its needs directly by M. Hastanesi

 

[chuckbam]

Click this it is on forums worldwide

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Google is a poor search engine unless you want propaganda or make a purchase

 

[MrPanda]

On First page, the Bios provided for Gigabyte GA X58-UD5 (NOT X58"A" version) is faulty.

Here is a corrected and _tested_ version of this Bios in case someone else needs it :

 

[chuckbam]

I see 9 drives here and a few above.
I do not see the WD drive I want. I may have to add it. Thanks for the link in your sig.

 

[MrPanda]

PLEASE, come back to tell us that you managed to have good result with some other drive than the Intel 600P that obviously causes you troubles, which i sincerely hope you will manage to do, so you can enjoy your X58 board with a nvme drive and no troubles.

Please note finally that most of the time, Sata3 onboard controller causes a problem with nvme mod unless it is disabled in the bios.

 

[chuckbam]

I will post back with the SN530 results

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Look in the bios. PCI Option ROM 15B7:5009
Look at post #1:

Western Digital WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 (FW: HPS2)
Model #2 Capacity: 238.5 GiB (~260 GB)
Model #2 Type: Fixed, SSD - Bus: NVMe (17)
PCI\VEN_15B7&DEV_5009985-249-8956

The WD drive is sourced from Sandisk Corp

Thus, The WD SN530 is in there !

https://devicehunt.com/view/type/pci/vendor/15B7/device/5009

 

[MrPanda]

that s great news. did you check if you have a sata3 controller that might conflict ?

 

[chuckbam]

that s great news. did you check if you have a sata3 controller that might conflict ?

I have all onboard devices disabled (except the sound). The motherboard is set to AHCI mode. No way to disable Intel ports in the bios.
Above, I am still talking theoretically. I should have the drive this afternoon. It will be to mod or not mod the bios.
Your chatup link made me do the research about device IDs.
I also am using an X79 with a Asus P9X79 modded for NVMe for a good number of years. It is my main home system.

People say they retired the x58. Mine runs window 11 fine with all the basic applications. I found some updated drivers from the Chinese motherboard makers who still sell them. Even though Windows 11 does not require them. I just stopped benchmarking and overclocking it.

It worked fine out of the box. No extra mod needed. I am on it right now cloning the disk.
The SN530 is very thin with just 2 chips. And, has an odd looking ID.

 

[MrPanda]

perfect.
you should check the PCIex mode (in the nvme controller properties, there is something called PCIex width or something like that, check it s 4x) also check if your video card is still 16x (PCIex sharing, might want to use a different slot if it went down to x8)

a benchmark with crystaldisk mark should give you 1800MB/s on big blocks. dont hesitate to post a screen so we know how good is the WD on 4K random (because actually that s what matters the most, 1800 is for everybody as it caps the bandwitch limite. Smaller access rate is more "real life" use and is highly interesting. As some nvme drives are very pricey because they can top 7000MB/s it can be interesting to focus on the other speed marks to choose maybe something different than 980s or 990s)

 

[95Viper]

Stick to the topic.
Stop the back-and-forth bickering/arguing.
Report problems... do not go back and keep on arguing after reporting!

 

[chuckbam]

OK, bios sees it fine, same bugs as the other drive. I am out

 

[MrPanda]

i understand you re tired of this. i usually solve problems but some just cant be.
it s just that you didnt say much about this
is it :
"I had to unplug the computer and re-set the bios with every re-boot."

what exactly happens when you reboot ?

No POST ?
Drive not detected ?
freeze after post ?

 

[chuckbam]

I can boot one more time. The next time, I need to do it again.

 

[MrPanda]

you re not explaining much there.

 

[chuckbam]

After one boot, the bios no longer can see the drive till I reset the bios. I found a faster, larger 2.5 (840 Pro) and put it in there. It now has 2 NVMe storage drives.
I am done with this mod. I use this computer to watch YouTube and Rumble when I am in my living room. Not only that, but I turn it up, and I can hear it in the kitchen.
I even do Zoom calls on it, so I have a better background. I want it running perfect. I gave it a shot.

 

[MrPanda]

2.5" arent nvme but well that s not the point.
i remember something like that in some of the early pages, disk disappearence on hot boot, but ok on cold boot.

thanks for sharing your experience though. goodluck.

 

[chuckbam]

Hot or cold after the first boot for me. Did 3 new installations of win 11 with different bios configurations. First boot went fine .... then