@eivrah

YEa, but you are now SOL on the unrecoverable side! :p
If that's the 0-3000 filled, you got NVME, spectre/meltdown microcode along and other stuff, but I'm unable yet to get the overclocking done since the user menu is borked by intel.

Zitat von noInk im Beitrag #255

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@eivrah

YEa, but you are now on the unrecoverable side! :p
If that's the 0-3000 filled, you got NVME, spectre/meltdown microcode along and other stuff, but I'm unable yet to get the overclocking done since the user menu is borked by intel.

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@eivrah

They are crazy in cutting losses and didn't even made the board fully functional in what? 14 year....
Also, nobody said something at their hardware during the support stage?!!!
this is the first x58 board unable to go past 133MHZ easy! History will check on!

Zitat von noInk im Beitrag #257

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@eivrah

They are crazy in cutting losses and didn't even made the board fully functional in what? 14 year....
Also, nobody said something at their hardware during the support stage?!!!
this is the first x58 board unable to go past 133MHZ easy! History will check on!

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@eivrah

Mine board (202) to display with the x5670 require those J55EV and J54EV jumper set on the non-default position (see the previous post photo)
All the change I've made are based upon that, just in case you could try to side-update to the original 5600 and if still no output is displayed but NVME is required flash back the one you found to be working.
Those jumper can be found nearby the ATX power connector side, if none can be found ( just the diagram/traces are visible ) maybe your revision (501) could be hardwired ( bridged pin on the other side of the board ) to the default position.
Can't help on that ( could be switched perhaps via software, but I have no clue and it's too dangerous to try @ home ). So, finding some other working DX58SO condition bios backup might also help.
Should be anyway, if truly required.. pretty easy with the proper equipment..... to install some steel pin to get those jumper in the position required.

@noInk is it permanently required to do so? my board doesn't have thos pins but have the circuit on board just no soldered pins, maybe I could try soldering some pins, does it require to be permanent?

@eivrah

Mine board work only in that way, those jumper must be set manually with the default position for the i7 to display and non-default on X5.
Perhaps the revision ending with 50[1] are by default compatible just with the i7, or another type of hardware initialization is required.
if you have a working backup I could look into that, else yep: those jumper are required permanently in position during the operation to get the X5 series on.
Again, know that installing those steel pin require no play and proper equipment.

Also, the "readable" configuration of 0-3000

PCH straps: 1
PROC straps: 1
 
GbE region offset: 1000h
BIOS region offset: 3000h
Region access settings:
BIOS: 0Bh 0Ah 
ME: 0Dh 0Ch
GbE:  08h 08h
BIOS access table:
      Read  Write
Desc  Yes   No  
BIOS  Yes   Yes
ME    No    No  
GbE   Yes   Yes 
PDR   No    No  
Flash chips in VSCC table:
C22015 (Macronix MX25L16)
1F4600 (Atmel AT26DF161)
EF3015 (Winbond W25X16)
898911 (Intel 25F160S33B8)
BF2541 (Microchip SST25VF016B)
 
MAC: 70:71:BC:76:BE:A5
 

@noInk
I don't have a working backup for my board though, could I readback now? or it will just output the same as what you gave?

Thinking of soldering copper wire to this part. Hmm

@eivrah
You need a straight male single row header for PCB ( male to male steel/copper pin connector type) a desoldering pump, some flux and soldering skill.
Or someone fast and capable to solder 3 male pin on the J55EV and 3 male pin on the J54EV pin without damaging the circuit or surrounding, so, see someone nearby it's five minute job.
If you never did, but you want to do it yourself: it would better to watch some how-to and practice at least for few day on some dead hardware first.. be careful with the capacitor nearby.
See something on "how to solder header PCB pins" line.

If you flashed any file with the programmer, there no backup other then the one you posted.

@noInk I can solder but not highly skilled I'll try it on Monday I'll find some pins first will let you know how it will turn out. Are the pins safe even in wrong positioning? and what are the main position standard and non standard?

Cool I'll try it first by shorting some metal. Will update you once it's a success after I find the materials.

@eivrah

YEa, but don't short them all together lol
Be careful it's dangerous stuff.
Life hazard or almost there perhaps, so, remove the ATX power cord when mangling the jumper once you get the header installed.

Before soldering the pin, or making disaster, check if it work by using a conductive ( nickel/silver/graphite ink ) pen by tracing the dot of ▲12 J55EV  and ▼21 J54EV like in the figure (X5)

@noInk here's a progress so far I just shorted them using the soldering lead and it displayed XD

@eivrah

Yea, it wasn't that hard, could you think about? Just remember in that way it's not possible to boot the i7.
To boot the i7 series ( maybe not all ) you need to remove those junction or use the default 01 J55EV ▼10 J54EV ( or nothing at all it depend ).

Anything with the spec of 1.50 volt DDR3 1600+ would work but don't change any setting from auto, or do and let me know how much BCLK you can achieve, eventually on the third failed attempt you'll be forced to recovery.
I'm just assessing the X5670 capability mounted in mine which it's on pair with a modern notebook @ 135. These 1366 CPU need at least 166 MHZ to be lag free -.-