Kets ultimate mainboard BIOS mods

[Ket]

Well here we go. First BIOS mod for the Maximus 2 Formula. I've been running it for a few days without issue, anyone who tries it feedback is welcome. I'm feeling lazy so heres the readme.

!!This BIOS is for the Maximus 2 Formula ONLY!!

BIOS Info:
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- Based on official Asus 2202 BIOS -
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Changelog:

- M2F P6 CPU table replaced with Rampage Formula 1001 P6 table
- M2F memory table replaced with Rampage Formula 1001 memory table
- Intel SATA RAID ROM updated to 9.6.0.1014
- Marvell 88SE6121 Option ROM updated to 1.1.0.L73

Potential bugfixes / improvements:

- Better FSB clocking
- Better CPU clocking
- Better RAM clocking
- More stable voltages
- Faster booting from HDD / SSD
- Improved HDD / SSD Reads & Writes
- Improved SSD / HDD compatibility
- Generally all-round better system performance

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- Important notes -
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This is a first release super BIOS for the Maximus 2 Formula. As I learn to identify more areas of
the BIOS, if a update is available, those areas will be updated too bringing possibly further
enhancements.

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- How to flash BIOS -
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Due to the nature of the changes with this BIOS I do NOT recommend updating through EZ flash or
Asus Windows update either. Pure DOS ONLY.

1. Install the supplied "USB Boot" package and double click the desktop icon once installed
2. Insert a USB storage device and click "start"
3. Once the Process is complete copy "M2F2202M" and "AFUDOS" to the USB device
4. Restart
----note----
You may need to enter your BIOS setup and change boot device configuration so your system can boot
from the USB device.
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5. At the DOS prompt type; AFUDOS.EXE /iM2F2202M.ROM /PBNC /N

Press Enter and wait for a message prompting restart

6. DONE!
----note----
Upon restart your system may not POST. Remove power cord and CMOS battery, set jumper to "clear" and
leave for a few minutes.

Power up. Thats it.
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DL Linky

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|Maximus 2 Formula 2302 mBIOS|
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Readme;

!!This BIOS is for the Maximus 2 Formula ONLY!!

BIOS Info:
------------------------------------
- Based on official Asus 2302 BIOS -
------------------------------------

Changelog:

- M2F memory table replaced with Rampage Formula 1001 memory table
- Intel SATA RAID ROM updated to 9.6.0.1014
- Marvell 88SE6121 Option ROM updated to 1.1.0.L73

Potential bugfixes / improvements:

- Better FSB clocking
- Better CPU clocking
- Better RAM clocking
- More stable voltages
- Faster booting from HDD / SSD
- Improved HDD / SSD Reads & Writes
- Improved SSD / HDD compatibility
- Generally all-round better system performance

-------------------------------------
- Important notes -
-------------------------------------

This is a first release super BIOS for the Maximus 2 Formula. As I learn to identify more areas of
the BIOS, if a update is available, those areas will be updated too bringing possibly further
enhancements.

-------------------------------------
- How to flash BIOS -
-------------------------------------

Due to the nature of the changes with this BIOS I do NOT recommend updating through EZ flash or
Asus Windows update either. Pure DOS ONLY.

1. Install the supplied "USB Boot" package and double click the desktop icon once installed
2. Insert a USB storage device and click "start"
3. Once the Process is complete copy "M2F2202M" and "AFUDOS" to the USB device
4. Restart
----note----
You may need to enter your BIOS setup and change boot device configuration so your system can boot
from the USB device.
------------
5. At the DOS prompt type; AFUDOS.EXE /iM2F2202M.ROM /PBNC /N

Press Enter and wait for a message prompting restart

6. DONE!
----note----
Upon restart your system may not POST. Remove power cord and CMOS battery, set jumper to "clear" and
leave for a few minutes.

Power up. Thats it.
------------

DL Link

[Lord Wotan]

DL Link

Is there such a thing for the ASUS Maximus Formula? But I mean no Umflashen on Rampage. But just as there as a base the last official bios for the ASUS Maximus Formula with other chip tables, other Intel RAID BIOS and other firmware JMB38x. Is there such a thing?

[Fire4Wire]

But I mean no Umflashen

[Saturn™]

BIOS Info:
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- Based on official Asus 2202 BIOS -
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DL Linky

WTF?

[Smartidiot89]

I have a MSI 870A Fuzion and it "feels" like the BIOS is really holding me back both when it comes to CPU and memory clocking, it's also pretty unstable in general when clocking and can be hell to boot (just like my MSI 790FX GD-70 before the BIOS matured).

MSI seems to have dropped to bomb on my motherboard since a newer version of it is out, care take a look? It's AMI BIOS.

http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=do...1&prod_no=2105

[gordon81]

Well here we go. First BIOS mod for the Maximus 2 Formula. I've been running it for a few days without issue, anyone who tries it feedback is welcome. I'm feeling lazy so heres the readme.

!!This BIOS is for the Maximus 2 Formula ONLY!!

BIOS Info:
------------------------------------
- Based on official Asus 2202 BIOS -
------------------------------------

Changelog:

- M2F P6 CPU table replaced with Rampage Formula 1001 P6 table
- M2F memory table replaced with Rampage Formula 1001 memory table
- Intel SATA RAID ROM updated to 9.6.0.1014
- Marvell 88SE6121 Option ROM updated to 1.1.0.L73

Potential bugfixes / improvements:

- Better FSB clocking
- Better CPU clocking
- Better RAM clocking
- More stable voltages
- Faster booting from HDD / SSD
- Improved HDD / SSD Reads & Writes
- Improved SSD / HDD compatibility
- Generally all-round better system performance

-------------------------------------
- Important notes -
-------------------------------------

This is a first release super BIOS for the Maximus 2 Formula. As I learn to identify more areas of
the BIOS, if a update is available, those areas will be updated too bringing possibly further
enhancements.

-------------------------------------
- How to flash BIOS -
-------------------------------------

Due to the nature of the changes with this BIOS I do NOT recommend updating through EZ flash or
Asus Windows update either. Pure DOS ONLY.

1. Install the supplied "USB Boot" package and double click the desktop icon once installed
2. Insert a USB storage device and click "start"
3. Once the Process is complete copy "M2F2202M" and "AFUDOS" to the USB device
4. Restart
----note----
You may need to enter your BIOS setup and change boot device configuration so your system can boot
from the USB device.
------------
5. At the DOS prompt type; AFUDOS.EXE /iM2F2202M.ROM /PBNC /N

Press Enter and wait for a message prompting restart

6. DONE!
----note----
Upon restart your system may not POST. Remove power cord and CMOS battery, set jumper to "clear" and
leave for a few minutes.

Power up. Thats it.
------------

DL Linky

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|Maximus 2 Formula 2302 mBIOS|
------------------------------

Readme;



DL Link

Hello "Ket", I have following you since 2012, when I found your modified bios for the ASUS P5Q series motherboards. For a long time I've used your wonderful changes that made my life much easier, rst intel, memory oc profiles, much better OCing.

But I had to replace my asus p5q pro, due to a power surge.

After much searching, I found an ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA 2, but the official bios of this board are not as good as what you have done for P5Q series.

My question is, could you update the latest bios released for this board with your wonderful improvements? or reupload your latest update to "mega", because the link takes down Megaupload years.

It is a very old plate from which there is no longer any support. But I'm desperate, because official bios maximus Formula 2 is much lower than the versions that you have provided us.

Thank you very much for everything, especially all the support you've given us over the years.