How to Gigabyte BIOS Mod to DQ6 or more (From DS4 to DQ6 here)
HOW-TO Gigabyte BIOS MOD from DS4 to DQ6
Please first read the hole guide to avoid mistakes!
This is my way to flash a Gigabyte X48-DS4 to X48-DQ6 to get:
1) more BIOS Options
2) more Stability
3) newer Fixes and better BIOS-Support (Gigabyte's BIOS Support is much better for "High-End" Models than for the "mainstreams".)
4) Higher OC
The main-problem is, that all bios-flash-tools i've tested in this and last night, will not flash a "wrong" bios on my mainboard. i've tested a lot of tools, but you'll get problems - problems and much more problems becouse:
- flash-tools aren't able to determine the correct flash-rom
- flash-tools aren't able to flash a "wrong" bios
- flash-tools aren't able to do what you want :rolleyes:
The only way is to "override" the "bios check"...
ATTENTION - this Guide is not easy and you'll risk a complete Mainboard-Damage! Use it at your own risk!
1) Download http://awdbedit.sourceforge.net/
2) Download http://www.jzelectronic.de/jz2/index.php
- X48 DS4 BIOS
- X48 DQ6 BIOS
3) Downloadn http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Products/...itor-free.html
Neo-HEX-Editor
4) Download http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/M...lity_List.aspx
@BIOS
4) Now open the Award Bios Editor two times, to load the DS4 and DQ6 BIOS. You should see the following screen...
Please write down the two BIOS-ID's like the screenshot:
http://www.abload.de/thumb/zwischenablage02koz052wd.jpg
5) Now you must open the downloaded NEO-Hex-Editor and load the DQ6-BIOS. A klick on "edit" "replace" will show you the following window:
http://www.abload.de/thumb/zwischenablage03gpbvwh9v.jpg
Now you should replace the "wrong" ID-String with the "right" ID-String to override the fu... BIOS-ID check from serveral flashing tools. Press "Replace all" to replace one string with the "right" id.
6) You'll get:
http://www.abload.de/thumb/zwischenablage048zcaibx6.jpg
7) Now you should save your work. Your DQ6 BIOS is now modded to "DQ6 BIOS with DS4 ID" - now you can flash it with @BIOS (Windows) or - i think Q-BIOS or something.
http://www.abload.de/thumb/unbenanntajc3p5ww.jpg
Now reboot your computer, pray to god, allah or your dog - you'll see a new bios-screen from dq6 bios if you didn't make a mistake.
BUT there will be another problem after successfull flashing the DQ6 BIOS, which is known by "Gigabyte Dual BIOS" :mad::eek:
The second "backup bios" will check befor boot, if the checksum between main bios and backup bios is correct. If NOT - the nice and usefull recovery-procedur will start and want to overwrite the modded bios with the backup. In my case, this function didn't work correctly. My PC bootet serveral times, and everytime the recovery-mode started - but can't replace the main bios with the backup-bios. Now your Mainboard is crashed - becouse this procedur can't be stopped....
The only way to get your mainboard back is to "interrupt" the bios-check. What you will do now is a hardware-modification and you can kill your mobo forever. Now we must search on the mainboard to find the "backup bios chip".
After that we must cut off the data-pin to interrupt the checking:
Please switch off your pc and cut off the psu!! i've used a nail scissors to cut the pin. I've done all this with the mainboard in my case, only removed my second ATI HD4870.
http://www.abload.de/thumb/p45-dual-bios1pnzrhld.jpg
After that, your pc will boot without any problems and your windows will boot without new hardware or new drivers. I think, that this way will work on much other mainboards from ASUS, DFI, EPOX, AsROCK, MSI or something.
If the mainboard-series is allways the "same" - only small changes like a second lan-port, two more usb-ports or a little other cooling - i think you can flash the "better" bios.
