ASUS Intel Beta BIOS Releases and Official Support

[p4spooky]

Is there a R3E bios 1301 with the latest Marvell controller firmware on it? Is that possible?

Modified Bios 1301: HERE OR HERE

File: rampageiii-extreme-asus-1301-updated-marvell.rom

1. Updated Marvell 9128 controller Rom/Firmware (Bios: 1.0.0.1029 - F/W: 2.2.0.1113)

File: rampageiii-extreme-asus-1301-updated-marvell-Intel.rom

1. updated-marvell-Intel.rom - Updated Marvell 9128 controller Rom/Firmware (Bios: 1.0.0.1029 - F/W: 2.2.0.1113)
2. Updated Intel ICH10R to 10.5.0.976 (Note: This version is the latest extracted from Intel Z68 board yet to be released. Not many reports on reliability yet - so be careful if you have critical data on your array)

Update Procedure:

1. Load Setup Defaults
2. Update Bios (using QFlash or DOS Flash utility)
3. Reboot when Prompted
4. Load Setup Defaults + Set Marvell Controller to AHCI mode
5. Save Settings and Reboot

You will see a message that Firmware is being Updated. BE PATIENT. You will see a message "Suceessfully Completed" (Approx 2 minutes)

6. Power Down
7. Reboot
8. Apply your custom settings/Overclock profile
9. Save and Reboot
10. Hit <Ctrl-M> to open up Marvell Configuration during boot and verify the updated versions
11. Report back to the forum

[DualCpuUser]

can't downloan the files and I always don't enable cookies for unknown websites, so if this download site is req. them, please send them in an different way.

R

[p4spooky]

can't downloan the files and I always don't enable cookies for unknown websites, so if this download site is req. them, please send them in an different way.

R

Updated my post with a download link added to Megaupload. Cannot attach file here due to size.

[Sylver123]

Modified Bios 1301: HERE OR HERE

File: rampageiii-extreme-asus-1301-updated-marvell.rom

1. Updated Marvell 9128 controller Rom/Firmware (Bios: 1.0.0.1029 - F/W: 2.2.0.1113)

File: rampageiii-extreme-asus-1301-updated-marvell-Intel.rom

1. updated-marvell-Intel.rom - Updated Marvell 9128 controller Rom/Firmware (Bios: 1.0.0.1029 - F/W: 2.2.0.1113)
2. Updated Intel ICH10R to 10.5.0.976 (Note: This version is the latest extracted from Intel Z68 board yet to be released. Not many reports on reliability yet - so be careful if you have critical data on your array)

Update Procedure:

1. Load Setup Defaults
2. Update Bios (using QFlash or DOS Flash utility)
3. Reboot when Prompted
4. Load Setup Defaults + Set Marvell Controller to AHCI mode
5. Save Settings and Reboot

You will see a message that Firmware is being Updated. BE PATIENT. You will see a message "Suceessfully Completed" (Approx 2 minutes)

6. Power Down
7. Reboot
8. Apply your custom settings/Overclock profile
9. Save and Reboot
10. Hit <Ctrl-M> to open up Marvell Configuration during boot and verify the updated versions
11. Report back to the forum

Thanks very much for the updated 1301 BIOS for R3E.

Now that both Marvell 9128 controller Rom and Firmware is updated on the R3E, does anyone know if this improves the performance of SSDs on the Marvell controller? and is there any improvements using RAID on the Marvell controller?

Has anyone that has tested this BIOS out on the R3E noticed any improvements on the Marvell 9128 controller?

Thanks for responding.

[zoson]

Thanks very much for the updated 1301 BIOS for R3E.

Now that both Marvell 9128 controller Rom and Firmware is updated on the R3E, does anyone know if this improves the performance of SSDs on the Marvell controller? and is there any improvements using RAID on the Marvell controller?

Has anyone that has tested this BIOS out on the R3E noticed any improvements on the Marvell 9128 controller?

Thanks for responding.

Wow... You can't read? look at the post right above yours...

This is an enthusiast forum. Try it yourself. We are not your guinea pigs.

[Sylver123]

Wow... You can't read? look at the post right above yours...

This is an enthusiast forum. Try it yourself. We are not your guinea pigs.

ok mate, calm down.

[donmarkoni]

zoson, you have become so intolerant lately...

[zoson]

zoson, you have become so intolerant lately...

I have been answering his questions for the last few weeks. It is people like him with no ambition to test on their own that is bringing the quality of the forum down.

His attitude is easy to see in the R3E thread and this thread. You can simply click his name and look at his posts to see that he wants to do no work and have the community set up his PC in every way for him.

His behavior and his posts are disrespectful to the people like you and I who actually test, explore, and learn about our hardware. I have no tolerance for that kind of disrespect at all.

[donmarkoni]

I have been answering his questions for the last few weeks. It is people like him with no ambition to test on their own that is bringing the quality of the forum down.

His attitude is easy to see in the R3E thread and this thread. You can simply click his name and look at his posts to see that he wants to do no work and have the community set up his PC in every way for him.

His behavior and his posts are disrespectful to the people like you and I who actually test, explore, and learn about our hardware. I have no tolerance for that kind of disrespect at all.

I see your point. Just try to ignore those that annoy you, that's what I do.

Back on thread's topic...
To Officials: Is there going to be any updates with asked stuff implemented (HPET, SATA firmwares, etc...) before we all go to socket 2011?
People here proved almost everything possible, but we never got it from you.

[Sylver123]

I have been answering his questions for the last few weeks. It is people like him with no ambition to test on their own that is bringing the quality of the forum down.

His attitude is easy to see in the R3E thread and this thread. You can simply click his name and look at his posts to see that he wants to do no work and have the community set up his PC in every way for him.

His behavior and his posts are disrespectful to the people like you and I who actually test, explore, and learn about our hardware. I have no tolerance for that kind of disrespect at all.

You know, you are such f***ing a idiot.

I am very offended by your comments.

What did I ever do to you?

It wouldn't surprise me at all if you were an administrator here, you would probably ban people like me from the board because of asking for help without going through the hassle of searching or testing myself.

I aint going to change the way I do things on this board for you and there's nothing you can do about it, and if you don't like it, then that's your problem.