ASUS Intel Beta BIOS Releases and Official Support

[nickless]

We are not a lot of people, but we wish a little more support on R3E BE BIOS. It is still using first BIOS 0404...An upgrade is due.

You can try this in the previous page post #407 .

[Brama]

Thanks a lot.
I missed it.

[Carsten]

I can confirm that the moddet bios for Asus RE3 is working allright... thx for the very good work

Kindly
CB

[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.

[Leeghoofd]

Calm down lads and plz skip the F words...

Zoson Eextremsystems already turned into a general help forum a long time ago.... we all have the knowledge and like to share that too. I do agree with you that indeed some better learn the tools of the trade, instead of just copying templates and then cry out : your settings don't work !

I too wonder sometimes why some even bought the high end hardware to get a meazle 4ghz OC and even can't get that one setup properly...

[zoson]

Calm down lads and plz skip the F words...

Zoson Eextremsystems already turned into a general help forum a long time ago.... we all have the knowledge and like to share that too. I do agree with you that indeed some better learn the tools of the trade, instead of just copying templates and then cry out : your settings don't work !

I too wonder sometimes why some even bought the high end hardware to get a meazle 4ghz OC and even can't get that one setup properly...

I have been very aggressively adding people to my ignore list now. It is very sad.

The reason why it turned into a general help forum is because the hostility towards disrespectful people is frowned upon.

*snip*
people like me [...] 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.

This really says it all. They keep coming back because people keep helping them instead of telling them to go elsewhere. If nobody helped them, they wouldn't come here.

[R37ribution]

Has anyone had a problem with the OC Profile Utility?

I was benching my R3G a while back (I think on BIOS 602, but it could have been on rev 501) trying to hit the 4.5Ghz mark and it BS. When I rebooted all my profiles under OC Profile were whiped out and I could not restore any of the CMO files from the OC Profile Utility. This has happened multiple times since, sometimes all the BIOS settings randomly set (i.e. random voltage monitors are set to ignore, fan speed/monitors are randomly set, and even the CPU vcore I've seen set to 1.8v! and of course I have never done this!) - I atribute these abnormailties to an incorrect IOH voltage, but I have never gone above 1.35v...

Ever since this happened the first time, my OC Profile has been acting funny - it will whipe out all my profiles every so often - which really sucks because I can't restore the old CMO profiles with the OC Profile Utility. At first I just ignored it and wrote down the settings in hopes that a new BIOS would remedy the problem restoring the CMO files with the utility, but as of the latest 805 release it hasn't.

Last night I powered up my machine and yet again, all my BIOS settings were whiped and all my profiles were gone. I routinly backup my profiles using the OC Profile Utility (which of course cannot be restored) but failed to write down my settings this time. This is extremely irritating because I just reached my highest 20x Linx stable BCLK ever with this 805 BIOS (224x17) and now everything is gone.

I went so far as downgrading back several revs of the BIOS, overwriting the Profiles each time (I know that some BIOS options were added between revs and due to this fact the profiles are incompatible between different BIOS revs). Until I got down to the shipped 404 BIOS. I am unable to restore any of my older profiles (I saved each profile with the BIOS rev in the filename) or new ones I tested saving as I downgraded BIOS revs. I have also tried different hard drives thinking it might be a problem with my media.

It's important to note that there aren't any other signs of problems with this board. As you can see it is a decent performer with the 224 bclk. I'm wondering if whatever the chip is that the OC Profiles are stored on is simply degrading, and if it is... can I replace it?

Has anyone else had either issues I'm having with any Asus board? 1) All settings in the BIOS getting whiped (including your profiles). 2) OC Profile Utility will not restore any saved CMO file, dispite the fact that the OC Profile Utility says it has successfully done so.

[Raja@ASUS]

Ok series of beta BIOS updates just landed with me:


The fix-list is as follows (for all BIOSes):


1. Enhance support for Game Port on old audio cards.
2. Enhance SATA compatibility
3. Enhance mouse/keyboard support under UEFI
4. Enhance USB2.0 / 3.0 legacy support
5. Enhance PCIE compatibility
6. Enable support of CAS = 4 DDRIII-1333 modules


BIOSes

P8H67-M-EVO

http://www.mediafire.com/file/3sq6pn...-ASUS-1607.zip


P8P67

http://www.mediafire.com/file/b759m6...-ASUS-1608.zip


P8P67 Deluxe

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ib9xep...-ASUS-1606.zip


P8P67 Evo

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ucm9i3...-ASUS-1606.zip


P8P67 Pro

http://www.mediafire.com/file/qsuatg...-ASUS-1606.zip


P67 SABERTOOTH
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zl2eca...-ASUS-1606.zip



17** series BIOSes are currently being prepared and we hope to have them ready in a few weeks.

-Raja

[brammers]

Any chance of a little more detail on the two "Enhance XXX Compatibility" items please?

Thanks
J

[Raja@ASUS]

Any chance of a little more detail on the two "Enhance XXX Compatibility" items please?

Thanks
J

That's all I have and HQ is now off work for the weekend.

-Raja

[Leeghoofd]

ability to downflash sir Rajinder ?

[Raja@ASUS]

ability to downflash sir Rajinder ?

Does ASUS update not allow that already if you go into the options?

One reason I don't like the downflash stuff myself is where OPROMs are updated and users upgrade RST drivers - then roll back BIOS and get issues due to leaving the drivers active = support nightmare.


-Raja

[brammers]

Would you be good enough to get more details on Monday about the changes please?

Thanks
J

[Brama]

Ok series of beta BIOS updates just landed with me:




-Raja

Is there any ETA of the flight containing update to ROG MB like R3E and R3BE?

[pr@$r1g]

Is anything coming for P8P67 WS Revolution enhance OCing or so ?

[Raja@ASUS]

Is anything coming for P8P67 WS Revolution enhance OCing or so ?

There is a similar beta BIOS being tested for the WS boards - same fix list as above. Does not say anything about OC changes.

-Raja

[Raja@ASUS]

Is there any ETA of the flight containing update to ROG MB like R3E and R3BE?

Hi,

I have not had anything sent to me today. Which board do you have and what issues do you have with the BIOS please?

-Raja

[donmarkoni]

If I may...

When people ask for a new BIOS, it doesn't necessarily mean that there is something wrong or they are having issues. That is for Asus forum.
It is expected from you (not personally you, but Asus) to fix problems and you never fail to do so, if my mind serves me well.

But...
We here (if I'm at liberty to speak for everyone) usually ask for some improvements that we know can be done, cause some other manufacturer did it, or some superuser did.

I remember three things asked, but never got the answer:
1. QPI VTT control
2. HPET deactivation
3. SATA firmwares update

"No" is the answer too, but we never got it.

If something can't be done, like QPI VTT control maybe, cause of HW limitations, we expect to get the answer.
HPET and SATA "issues" were proven possible by BIOS modding and you never did anything or said anything. Again, not you personally, but I'm saying all this to you personally cause I followed your work before you were @Asus and you were always helpful and that didn't change now when you are @Asus.

IMO, people appreciate truth and openness, so if you say something will not be done, everyone will respect you (Asus) for saying so, rather then staying silent or lie.
Lie is the worst thing of all, makes company loose respect and credibility, like creative* did by saying, I'm paraphrasing "no, our old HW can't work on Win7, you must buy our new HW" and a guy proved them wrong - or should I say, caught them in big lie, just with small driver modification.


*no, it is not syntax error (capital first letter), it's disrespect.

[ghost_recon88]

Any info on the new updated P8P67-M Pro BIOS? ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/mb/LG...-ASUS-0713.zip