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

[TyZero]

Thanks! I will test

 

[İsmailTPC_Hastanesi]

I've got a Asus Rampage III Formula​

Any chance you can whip up a BIOS? Thanks dude. You rock!

Can you give me pictures showing the NVMe SSD hardware credentials?
Without this, I can't do anything.

 

[Nasos74]

First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for your efforts.

It is possible to add support for the below SSD (Intel 760P 256GB) in Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R (R2.0)?

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_F1A6&SUBSYS_390B8086&REV_03
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_F1A6&SUBSYS_390B8086
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_F1A6&CC_010802
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_F1A6&CC_0108

Thanks for you valuable help and happy new year!

 

[İsmailTPC_Hastanesi]

First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for your efforts.

It is possible to add support for the below SSD (Intel 760P 256GB) in Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R (R2.0)?

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_F1A6&SUBSYS_390B8086&REV_03
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_F1A6&SUBSYS_390B8086
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_F1A6&CC_010802
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_F1A6&CC_0108

Thanks for you valuable help and happy new year!

I like people who know what they want.
The file is ready.

• 2022/Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R (Revision 2.0) NVMe SSD BIOS MOD

Feel free to share post update bios screenshots and desktop screenshots with me with other people.
If you do, now that I helped you, isn't it true?, it will serve the X58 community as well. you will help.
Thanks.

 

[teshicage]

Did you read the complete thread? And especially what's actually needed that OP can help you?
Note that EVERY single NVMe Model has to be inserted manuelly in each BIOS. None of the BIOS here can handle every NVMes on the marked by default.
I guess yours is not included in BIOS ASUS P6T SE.

Look here

You need to provide PCI\VEN_****&DEV_**** of your NVMe's Controller.
For KINGSTON it is PCI\VEN_2646&DEV_****
The 4 digit DEV_**** Code is needed from you!

Indeed, i haven't read thread completely, instead I used search.
Thanks for the information, I didn't know that not every model is supported and they need to be added manually.
Might be worth mentioning this in the first post.

İsmailTPC_Hastanesi, I gratitude you for your work.
fluffi444's post pointed me to the right path and I added PCI Option ROM with my device id and vendor id to your BIOS image using MMTOOL.
Now my NVMe SDD device display in bios and i can boot system from him.
But there is one problem, If i use warm boot (reboot button on PC or software reboot from system) NVMe SSD device is disappeared from bios and i can't load anymore. But if i use cold boot (complete shutdown PC and then on), NVMe SSD device displayed in bios and system loading great.

Сould you add support for my device in ASUS P6T SE so i can check if i did something wrong or if it is a problem with my hardware?
My device and vendor ids: PCI/VEN_2646&DEV_500F&SUBSYS_500F2646&REV_03

 

[İsmailTPC_Hastanesi]

Indeed, i haven't read thread completely, instead I used search.
Thanks for the information, I didn't know that not every model is supported and they need to be added manually.
Might be worth mentioning this in the first post.

İsmailTPC_Hastanesi, I gratitude you for your work.
fluffi444's post pointed me to the right path and I added PCI Option ROM with my device id and vendor id to your BIOS image using MMTOOL.
Now my NVMe SDD device display in bios and i can boot system from him.
But there is one problem, If i use warm boot (reboot button on PC or software reboot from system) NVMe SSD device is disappeared from bios and i can't load anymore. But if i use cold boot (complete shutdown PC and then on), NVMe SSD device displayed in bios and system loading great.

Сould you add support for my device in ASUS P6T SE so i can check if i did something wrong or if it is a problem with my hardware?
My device and vendor ids: PCI/VEN_2646&DEV_500F&SUBSYS_500F2646&REV_03

Send me the file you used.
I will tell you where you went wrong here one by one.
Then I will prepare and give the bios file that works without any problems when it reboots.

 

[fluffi444]

Indeed, i haven't read thread completely, instead I used search.
Thanks for the information, I didn't know that not every model is supported and they need to be added manually.
Might be worth mentioning this in the first post.

Good point... Maybe if Ismail have the time a short "Request Rule" should be added at the very beginning... Incl a list which NVMe Models are included...

İsmailTPC_Hastanesi, I gratitude you for your work.
fluffi444's post pointed me to the right path and I added PCI Option ROM with my device id and vendor id to your BIOS image using MMTOOL.
Now my NVMe SDD device display in bios and i can boot system from him.

Way to go!

But there is one problem, If i use warm boot (reboot button on PC or software reboot from system) NVMe SSD device is disappeared from bios and i can't load anymore. But if i use cold boot (complete shutdown PC and then on), NVMe SSD device displayed in bios and system loading great.

First try: Disable "Quick Boot" in BIOS (your BIOS should have this function), if its active. Otherwise Ismail should check BIOS.

 

[chaoshusky]

Hmm.. Just curious, this would end up taking a lot of space to support every NVMe drive...so what will have to be lost?

 

[İsmailTPC_Hastanesi]

Good point... Maybe if Ismail have the time a short "Request Rule" should be added at the very beginning... Incl a list which NVMe Models are included...

Added explanation to first page.
Thank you.

Hmm.. Just curious, this would end up taking a lot of space to support every NVMe drive...so what will have to be lost?

Yes that is right.
But many X58 motherboard bios dumps already have plenty of this space (except EVGA. It only allows adding 1 module)
Motherboards like 1366/X58 and other 775pin, 1156pin use old bios.
Therefore, there is no technique such as an efi or uefi bios that calls other connected modules under a single module umbrella.
In the old bios content, each module has its own independent device ID.
Example;
You cannot add multiple "PCIR" signatures to PCI OpRom module content.
If such a permission existed, then multiple PCI_VENs and PCI_DEVs could be added to a single PCI OpRom module.

 

[chaoshusky]

Added explanation to first page.
Thank you.


Yes that is right.
But many X58 motherboard bios dumps already have plenty of this space (except EVGA. It only allows adding 1 module)
Motherboards like 1366/X58 and other 775pin, 1156pin use old bios.
Therefore, there is no technique such as an efi or uefi bios that calls other connected modules under a single module umbrella.
In the old bios content, each module has its own independent device ID.
Example;
You cannot add multiple "PCIR" signatures to PCI OpRom module content.
If such a permission existed, then multiple PCI_VENs and PCI_DEVs could be added to a single PCI OpRom module.

Interesting! Don't worry, i'm well aware of the difference between UEFI and Legacy, just a shame it can't be re-implemented! UEFI BIOS does exist for some Socket 1366 platforms though, usually servers unfortunately!

With there being a lot of space in most BIOS images though, i wonder if the BIOS ROM could be changed for a larger capacity chip (ideally if they're socketed on the board) so more could be added? Bank switching would probably be an issue then lol

 

[İsmailTPC_Hastanesi]

Interesting! Don't worry, i'm well aware of the difference between UEFI and Legacy, just a shame it can't be re-implemented! UEFI BIOS does exist for some Socket 1366 platforms though, usually servers unfortunately!

With there being a lot of space in most BIOS images though, i wonder if the BIOS ROM could be changed for a larger capacity chip (ideally if they're socketed on the board) so more could be added? Bank switching would probably be an issue then lol

Yes. The Bios chip can be replaced with another larger chip.
Tried by me and succeeded.
For example:
Most X58 bios chips have a capacity of 1MB/2MB or 4MB.
Another bios suitable for that motherboard can be written to a chip with 8MB capacity.
How do I know this?
Because I tried and it works.
But in this it is necessary to get the correct bios file size checksum.

UEFI BIOS does exist for some Socket 1366 platforms though, usually servers unfortunately!

Yes, some servers support UEFI bios on older motherboards.
But my following studies for 775pin may lead to more research.
It's good to wonder.

 

[ssj92]

Just want to say thank you! I successfully flashed EVGA X58 SLI (E758) motherboard.

Been using Duet on my SR-2, will test that next.

 

[chaoshusky]

Yes. The Bios chip can be replaced with another larger chip.
Tried by me and succeeded.
For example:
Most X58 bios chips have a capacity of 1MB/2MB or 4MB.
Another bios suitable for that motherboard can be written to a chip with 8MB capacity.
How do I know this?
Because I tried and it works.
But in this it is necessary to get the correct bios file size checksum.


Yes, some servers support UEFI bios on older motherboards.
But my following studies for 775pin may lead to more research.
It's good to wonder.

UEFI for Socket 775? Interesting experiments yet kinda pointless in the real world lol

Good to know swapping to larger chips worked for you too. Had to replace a few and threw larger sizes in there, though i'm only using half the space of course.

Ever tried a 16MB EEPROM/Flash?

Just want to say thank you! I successfully flashed EVGA X58 SLI (E758) motherboard.

Been using Duet on my SR-2, will test that next.

Now that's an old classic machine! Surprised at that read speed though. What drive ya using?

 

[Nasos74]

I like people who know what they want.
The file is ready.

• 2022/Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R (Revision 2.0) NVMe SSD BIOS MOD

Feel free to share post update bios screenshots and desktop screenshots with me with other people.
If you do, now that I helped you, isn't it true?, it will serve the X58 community as well. you will help.
Thanks.

Your BIOS and directions worked perfectly!!! (as expected )

I managed to clone with macrium reflect the previews Windows installation from the SATA SSD and in less than a half a hour I had a fully working X58 platform based on a NVME SSD.

Thank you for sharing with us your knowledge and patience and I wish you the best in your personal life.

 

[ssj92]

UEFI for Socket 775? Interesting experiments yet kinda pointless in the real world lol

Good to know swapping to larger chips worked for you too. Had to replace a few and threw larger sizes in there, though i'm only using half the space of course.

Ever tried a 16MB EEPROM/Flash?


Now that's an old classic machine! Surprised at that read speed though. What drive ya using?

Thanks, just built it using parts I had laying around.

SSD is Samsung PM961 on a StarTech Dual M.2 NVMe PCIe Card (PEX8M2E2). I originally got the card for my Mac Pro 5,1 but since I sold it, I repurposed it for old X58 system.

It can do full PCIe 3.0 X4 speed thanks to it's PCIe X8 interface.

 

[gokoum]

This thread is fantastic and i really appreciate the effort of reviving old motherboards, especailly İsmailTPC_Hastanesi, nowing him from another turkish forum.
I have been trying to boot from an nvme attached to a pciex 16 adapter on this old msi p45 platinum which currently has an efi bios instead of the ami bios. But it'not a complete uefi bios nor an ami bios i guess it's a hybrid one.
This motherboard doesn't allow for a uefi windows installation, i get an error stating the bios is in legacy mode and i should disable secure boot which isnn't included in the bios. Most probably due to a lack csm secure boot option. I have tried to install a nvme modul to the (u)efi bios suggested on another forum mentioned earlier in this topic. But it didn't work.
Is there a way to boot a uefi drive by modifing this bios(below attached) or should i revert back to ami bios and try the pci oprom method?
İ thought it will be easier to install a bootable nvme drive since this is an efi bios but didn't managed to do so. Any suggestions?

 

[Kim ppk]

Hello, your project is great as a user of xeon x series, but I want to use the new micron nvme I will attach the hardware id as a picture The board I am using now is p6x58d-e. Can you make it available?

 

[İsmailTPC_Hastanesi]

Just want to say thank you! I successfully flashed EVGA X58 SLI (E758) motherboard.

Been using Duet on my SR-2, will test that next.

Fantastic.
Thank you for the feedback.
I see a different situation here.
"3312" data rates are very rare.
At @chaoshusky request You gave some detail but that's not enough.
Would you like to support your great success with more data and some pictures?
This will also greatly benefit other X58 users.
Finally, to those who say that "old systems are not worth messing with" can be an answer like "smack".
Say what?

Your BIOS and directions worked perfectly!!! (as expected )

I managed to clone with macrium reflect the previews Windows installation from the SATA SSD and in less than a half a hour I had a fully working X58 platform based on a NVME SSD.

Thank you for sharing with us your knowledge and patience and I wish you the best in your personal life.

Thank you for the feedback.
Feedback encourages other users and you actually help them.
Respects.

Been using Duet on my SR-2, will test that next.

Finally, what is the status of the SR2?
The Marvell Sata hardware driver for this motherboard is defective by default.
You may need to replace or update the Marvell Driver first.
You may need to use 2 NVMe SSD drives after BIOS MODE.
I can say that it should be used without any problems by using 2 NVMe SSD M.2 Adapters to the 3rd and 5th PCIe Slots and also by disabling SATA3 in the BIOS.
Because SR2 uses NVIDIA chipset and Marvell SATA and NVME SSD Modules create conflict..

This thread is fantastic and i really appreciate the effort of reviving old motherboards, especailly İsmailTPC_Hastanesi, nowing him from another turkish forum.
I have been trying to boot from an nvme attached to a pciex 16 adapter on this old msi p45 platinum which currently has an efi bios instead of the ami bios. But it'not a complete uefi bios nor an ami bios i guess it's a hybrid one.
This motherboard doesn't allow for a uefi windows installation, i get an error stating the bios is in legacy mode and i should disable secure boot which isnn't included in the bios. Most probably due to a lack csm secure boot option. I have tried to install a nvme modul to the (u)efi bios suggested on another forum mentioned earlier in this topic. But it didn't work.
Is there a way to boot a uefi drive by modifing this bios(below attached) or should i revert back to ami bios and try the pci oprom method?
İ thought it will be easier to install a bootable nvme drive since this is an efi bios but didn't managed to do so. Any suggestions?

Thank you for your valuable comments.
This section is the topic I created for motherboards using 1366/X58.
The motherboard you are talking about is 775pin and It's a UEFI bios.
It's not a hybrid or EFI, it's a full UEFI.
At that time it was a project designed for AMI, ASUS and MSI to experiment on UEFI bios in 2007-2010.
But users were not ready for this new bios and it ended in failure.
Unfortunately, I cannot help you with this content.
For example, you can open a new thread.

 

[fluffi444]

SSD is Samsung PM961 on a StarTech Dual M.2 NVMe PCIe Card (PEX8M2E2). I originally got the card for my Mac Pro 5,1 but since I sold it, I repurposed it for old X58 system.

It can do full PCIe 3.0 X4 speed thanks to it's PCIe X8 interface.

Hell yeah!! This card is quite interesting:

https://media.startech.com/cms/pdfs/pex8m2e2_datasheet.pdf

It do NOT use PCIe bifurcation and can obviously push the old PCIe 2.0 @ x8 (with ASM2824 chip) to the "max" via NVMe
But spending another 200 Bucks for my old maschine it too much for me, though.

 

[gokoum]

Fantastic.
Thank you for the feedback.
I see a different situation here.
"3312" data rates are very rare.
At @chaoshusky request You gave some detail but that's not enough.
Would you like to support your great success with more data and some pictures?
This will also greatly benefit other X58 users.
Finally, to those who say that "old systems are not worth messing with" can be an answer like "smack".
Say what?


Thank you for the feedback.
Feedback encourages other users and you actually help them.
Respects.


Finally, what is the status of the SR2?
The Marvell Sata hardware driver for this motherboard is defective by default.
You may need to replace or update the Marvell Driver first.
You may need to use 2 NVMe SSD drives after BIOS MODE.
I can say that it should be used without any problems by using 2 NVMe SSD M.2 Adapters to the 3rd and 5th PCIe Slots and also by disabling SATA3 in the BIOS.
Because SR2 uses NVIDIA chipset and Marvell SATA and NVME SSD Modules create conflict..


Thank you for your valuable comments.
This section is the topic I created for motherboards using 1366/X58.
The motherboard you are talking about is 775pin and It's a UEFI bios.
It's not a hybrid or EFI, it's a full UEFI.
At that time it was a project designed for AMI, ASUS and MSI to experiment on UEFI bios in 2007-2010.
But users were not ready for this new bios and it ended in failure.
Unfortunately, I cannot help you with this content.
For example, you can open a new thread.

Thank you and sorry again for being off topic. İ could switch back to ami bios and it would be really nice if i could have a modded bios for this msi p45 platinum with the below attached Bİos and the following nvme ids.

Corsair force mp600 1tb

PCI\VEN_1987&DEV_5016&SUBSYS_50161987&REV_01

PCI\VEN_1987&DEV_5016&SUBSYS_50161987

PCI\VEN_1987&DEV_5016&CC_010802

PCI\VEN_1987&DEV_5016&CC_0108

Adata sx8200pnp 512gb

PCI\VEN_1CC1&DEV_8201&SUBSYS_82011CC1&REV_03

PCI\VEN_1CC1&DEV_8201&SUBSYS_82011CC1

PCI\VEN_1CC1&DEV_8201&CC_010802

PCI\VEN_1CC1&DEV_8201&CC_0108

 

[Pizzanaut]

Hi! Thank you for the hard work! I was able to flash the P6X58D Premium BIOS but looks like my SSD isn't recognized.

Would it be possible to add to the P6X58D Premium?

Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A80A&SUBSYS_A801144D&REV_00
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A80A&SUBSYS_A801144D
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A80A&CC_010802
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A80A&CC_0108


Thank you so much if you are able to do this!

 

[İsmailTPC_Hastanesi]

Thank you and sorry again for being off topic. İ could switch back to ami bios and it would be really nice if i could have a modded bios for this msi p45 platinum with the below attached Bİos and the following nvme ids.

Corsair force mp600 1tb

PCI\VEN_1987&DEV_5016&SUBSYS_50161987&REV_01

PCI\VEN_1987&DEV_5016&SUBSYS_50161987

PCI\VEN_1987&DEV_5016&CC_010802

PCI\VEN_1987&DEV_5016&CC_0108

Adata sx8200pnp 512gb

PCI\VEN_1CC1&DEV_8201&SUBSYS_82011CC1&REV_03

PCI\VEN_1CC1&DEV_8201&SUBSYS_82011CC1

PCI\VEN_1CC1&DEV_8201&CC_010802

PCI\VEN_1CC1&DEV_8201&CC_0108

For UEFI bios,
I will prepare your modded bios file for 1 time only.
But to me
1-Image showing NVMe SSD information
2-Motherboard model and UEFI bios confirmed to be loaded
Screenshots are required.
Finally you have to open a new thread and request for BIOS MOD.
I can't do anything without them.

Hi! Thank you for the hard work! I was able to flash the P6X58D Premium BIOS but looks like my SSD isn't recognized.

Would it be possible to add to the P6X58D Premium?

Samsung 980 Pro 1TB
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A80A&SUBSYS_A801144D&REV_00
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A80A&SUBSYS_A801144D
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A80A&CC_010802
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A80A&CC_0108


Thank you so much if you are able to do this!

Yes, I can prepare a new file with this information.
But can you give me screenshots showing the NVMe SSD drive information?

 

[Pizzanaut]

Yes, I can prepare a new file with this information.
But can you give me screenshots showing the NVMe SSD drive information?

Sure! Is this what you need?
P6X58D Premium Board

 

[İsmailTPC_Hastanesi]

Sure! Is this what you need?
P6X58D Premium Board

View attachment 276347

View attachment 276350

Thanks.
The file will be ready soon.

 

[ssj92]

Hell yeah!! This card is quite interesting:

https://media.startech.com/cms/pdfs/pex8m2e2_datasheet.pdf

It do NOT use PCIe bifurcation and can obviously push the old PCIe 2.0 @ x8 (with ASM2824 chip) to the "max" via NVMe
But spending another 200 Bucks for my old maschine it too much for me, though.

Yes they're expensive. I got this as a gift but I can understand how it can be a huge cost in todays time for X58.

Fantastic.
Thank you for the feedback.
I see a different situation here.
"3312" data rates are very rare.
At @chaoshusky request You gave some detail but that's not enough.
Would you like to support your great success with more data and some pictures?
This will also greatly benefit other X58 users.
Finally, to those who say that "old systems are not worth messing with" can be an answer like "smack".
Say what?


Thank you for the feedback.
Feedback encourages other users and you actually help them.
Respects.


Finally, what is the status of the SR2?
The Marvell Sata hardware driver for this motherboard is defective by default.
You may need to replace or update the Marvell Driver first.
You may need to use 2 NVMe SSD drives after BIOS MODE.
I can say that it should be used without any problems by using 2 NVMe SSD M.2 Adapters to the 3rd and 5th PCIe Slots and also by disabling SATA3 in the BIOS.
Because SR2 uses NVIDIA chipset and Marvell SATA and NVME SSD Modules create conflict..


Thank you for your valuable comments.
This section is the topic I created for motherboards using 1366/X58.
The motherboard you are talking about is 775pin and It's a UEFI bios.
It's not a hybrid or EFI, it's a full UEFI.
At that time it was a project designed for AMI, ASUS and MSI to experiment on UEFI bios in 2007-2010.
But users were not ready for this new bios and it ended in failure.
Unfortunately, I cannot help you with this content.
For example, you can open a new thread.

I will post some more pics soon. Regarding SR-2, I currently have one SATA SSD installed on standard Intel SATA controller and a 10TB HDD. I haven't flashed it yet. I am using SM951 right now with Duet on the SATA SSD. If I flash your BIOS, will my Intel SATA ports also stop working?