ASUS (intel platform) BIOS thread

[pmp]

I decided to create this thread, as it was inconvinient for me to update different threads with latest BIOS builds for several ASUS intel boards.
I hope you don't mind. I'll try to support you here within your BIOS related issues, as well as others related to ASUS boards.

Please reply only about issues that could be 100% replicated and exists. Tell about facts, not your predictions
Any other requests - PM's are welcome, though i can reply with a little delay due to a lot of other work to do.

Of course i would constantly update 1st post, within range of the boards that are most common here, so no low-end boards support from my side, hope you understand that.

Intel chipset section
X38
ASUS Maximus Extreme BIOS build 1201
ASUS P5E3 WS Professional BIOS build 0803
ASUS P5E64 WS Professional BIOS build 0902

X48
ASUS P5E3 Premium BIOS build 0605
ASUS P5E64 WS Evolution BIOS build 0602
ASUS Rampage Formula BIOS build 0410
ASUS Rampage Extreme BIOS build 0601

P45
ASUS P5Q BIOS build 1406
ASUS P5Q PRO BIOS build 1406
ASUS P5Q-E BIOS build 1406
ASUS P5Q Deluxe BIOS build 1406
ASUS P5Q Premium BIOS build 1401
ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe BIOS build 1406
ASUS Maximus II Formula BIOS build 1307

nVidia chipset section
nForce 780i
ASUS P5N-T Deluxe BIOS build 1201
nForce 790i
ASUS Striker II Extreme BIOS build 1104

Also please do not ask in the thread for changelog, unless i post it by myself. Thanks

[TI66ER]

could you add the P5Q-E to your p45 list please?

[barong]

also maximus II formula

[Nordstern]

thank you so much for your effort!

[nut311]

thank u very much pmp

[hema]

thank you very much PMP
have a nice day

[splmann]

ASUS Rampage Extrem Link is not working !!

[hema]

after using p5q 1307 bios there is aone prob.
the mobo. logo show befor the vista loading screan for very littel period

[Leeghoofd]

Thx Jakub, maybe indeed this is another brilliant idea of yours

[BNDMOD]

thanks bro.... sorry for ask... are they official?

[pmp]

No, they're not public, so please be aware of fact that some builds could be working worse than previous stable builds, but they're there for your pleasure
Of course some of those builds could become stable, anyway, i'm focused on not available through official channel ones. Please also don't feel, i'm trying to make a bunch of guinea pigs - just if you wish, you can try

[radaja]

thank you pmp 1402 working great here. also great idea making this thread . thanks again

[Ket]

.... A changelog of current fixes and changes would be useful.

[pmp]

Ket, changelog for every version will make the post huge. Is there any option on the forum to show/hide any particular text? I'm very lazy

[Ket]

Not sure, but if you PM me the changes I can include them under the "asus changes" heading in the readme files I do with the modded versions

[BNDMOD]

Not sure, but if you PM me the changes I can include them under the "asus changes" heading in the readme files I do with the modded versions

Me too, but only p5q3 dl.. hehehe if you can..thanks

[Brama]

Dear PMP, I appreciate a lot what you are doing.
I hope you can correct or you can inform the people that can correct following big issue with BIOS of Rampage Formula 406-407-408-410:

- above BIOSes lock the PC at CPU INIT of POST routine or even before, if you have mounted on second PCIe x16 connector a SAS/SCSI disk controller.

Last BIOS working is 403. If you flash any of the above BIOS, the PC doesn't start at all. It acts like the boot block of BIOS was corrupted.
I noted that 406-407-408-410 use the same boot block that is different from 403, I suspect that new boot block has some code not compatible with a lot of PCIe disk controllers.
You can find a brief list of controllers not working in this thread.

I wish this bug will be corrected in a near future, thanks.

[Dee]

Anyone know what the latest P5Q-E 1402 BIOS bring? I'm guessing more RAM compatibility fixes?

[Ket]

I'm not entirely sure on the changes but something in the SMBIOS is changed for windows 7 compatibility or something, apart from that I'm not sure what is different. Right now I'm back on 1004 for this P5Q Pro with a bunch of my own improvements as 1104 was a little flaky and 1306 is a nightmare, haven't even bothered with 1307.

[JohnZS]

Hi pmp
Thanks for this thread.
Please could you add the P5E3 (standard) to your X38 list
Thanks
John

[eternal_fantasy]

pmp, the Rampage Extreme BIOS 0503 is a dead link..

[BeastNotro]

1402 running fine here so far and I have to note that my idle voltage before was 1.316, fluctuated to 1.324, but now it is 1.324 and fluctuates to 1.328 (every so often)... lol .... Then in Orthos Blend test for the first 2 min it stayed at 1.328, but in the 3rd min it hit the same as before (on my 16hrs prime) 1.336 ... so i must say this new bios sems to be a little better on vdroop (for me anyway) and yes i still have LLC set on enabled like before.

[ZoLKoRn]

Thank you very much pmp

[GLENBOY]

thanks for the thread where did you find bios 1201 for maximus extreme been hoping for a new bios

thanks

[dark2099]

Thanks for this, now only if I could find my USB drive.

Edit: Which I find moments later. Off to try 1402 on the Q3.