@inginerukitz

I have no idea if this can even be changed... Even if i somehow manage to find which module the TPM is, if it refers to an hardcoded code on a chip somewhere, this can brick the motherboard because TPM v2.0 is not backward compatible with TPM v1.2.

Bios updated to v3

Changelog:

[Changed] - EFI LAN Intel PRO/1000 UNDI v8.3.02 -----> v8.3.10


>ASUS-Crosshair-V-Formula-Z-2201 MOD v3 (2018-06-21)<

Bios updated to v4

Changelog:

[Changed] - OROM LAN Intel Boot Agent GE v1.5.85 -----> v1.5.86


>ASUS-Crosshair-V-Formula-Z-2201 MOD v4 (2018-07-08)<

thank you for your great work

Bios updated to v5

Changelog:

[Changed] - NvmExpressDxe_Small -----> NvmExpressDxe_4


>ASUS-Crosshair-V-Formula-Z-2201 MOD v5 (2018-07-11)<

Hi ^^
I tested the ModBios V4 yesterday.
Now i have a strange problem.
Maybe my fault I don't know :P

If I play some MKV's with MPC-HC and skipp between the timeline my audio hangs and ... sounds extreme .... like a CD have some reading problems.
All I changed was the Bios yesterday. I reverted to the original and.... I swear no audio freezing.

I have tested from Internal Sata and USB 3.0.
Checked CPU Speed and usage everything OK.
I have no idea what exactly happens :D

Thats all i wanted to say :)

Greetings

@Knochenjonny

All i can say is that only the Intel boot agent GE version was touched and changed in the Bios v4 and nothing else. So nothing sound related. Maybe you can check if your bios settings related to the sound are all still ok. They had no reason to change but a glitch that change a setting during an update can happen sometimes. You can also try skipping the v4 and go to the last v5 to see if the problem is still there.

If anyone else has this problem (or not), please report it. Both are helpfull to compare and know from where the problem of Krochenjonny come from.

No problem at all. After every Bios Update i first take all settings like before. I have disabled Onboard Sound and using a PCI-E Asus Xonar, nothing else changed.
Like i said this is very strange. What i first thought was the newer AHCI Version maybe make some Problems with the SATA HDD's that's why i tested USB 3.0 also and same things happen.
Maybe it has something to do with PCI-E Interface i have no Idea.

I tested it after the new Bios reset it shut the PC down and so on. Only flashing the original Bios solved this.

Not a big problem all i loose is the faster Windows Start in AHCI mode. But i remember i have used some time ago the version from Stickmode and running it over a month without noticing this sort of problems.

Should i retest it ? xD

@Knochenjonny

Like i said, there was no change in the Bios that can affect the sound directly. But you may be on a good hint indirectly by talking about AHCI. Changing a AHCI version can sometimes change the way a HDD or SDD is read. I am not saying it is that for sure but i suspect your disk may have some weak clusters more difficult to read and those errors came into view more easily with a faster AHCI version and caused the sound or system to glitch and/or hang. Like i said, i can't be sure it is your problem and you can make a good read test of each sector and cluster of your disk with a program like "Hard Disk Sentinel" to be sure. All i can say is that, a months ago, my PC had symptoms very similar to you and my sound was glitching/hanging and the PC sometimes was hanging too and one of my HDD was the problem and it disapeared after repairing the bad clusters in it. Maybe you have the same problem. It may be worth a check to be sure.

Hey, first of all, I would like to thank you for the work you've put into this motherboard's bios. I never expected to be able to use a NVME drive with it. I had a pair of 840 EVO's that for some reason started acting up a few weeks ago and I got a great deal for a A-Data SX8200 480GB. I got a generic no brand pci-e adapter and so far it's working great!

However, I noticed something weird after setting everything up. I'm not really sure if it's bios related but you are the expert and I guess you'll have a better idea of what's going on. Each time I flash the bios I'll have to setup fan speed to quiet mode so the case fans don't blow like a plane turbine. After I flashed your latest version I just installed windows and setup some stuff in it but didn't change the fan settings until I had done installing. Some fans kept making a lot of noise but I couldn't really figure out about what was going on and which fan was getting at full speed, but in the end it turned out that it wasn't a case fan but the fans from my GPU. I have a 7990 (which I doubt that's relevant). So as soon as I turn on the computer, all fans start spinning normally (and not loud at all) but when the image comes up and the OS starts loading (or I enter the bios setup), the GPU fans will start running at what I believe is about 70% or higher. It's quite loud because this card has 2 GPU's and the cooling is as slim as it's possible.

Does this sound like something that can be related to your mod? I'm pretty sure it didn't happen before but I have only tested the latest version and the one from the first post.

And once again, great work. Thanks a lot!

Does your BIOS still show the Intel ME version info correctly, or N/A? If N/A you need to reflash the ME Region, this can cause erratic fan behavior, though it's usually all fans, but that is why I bring this up.

This might be a stupid question but where can I find that?

--Edit

Not sure if relevant, but GPU-Z reports the GPU as a PCI-E 16x 3.0 device. And for some reason fans speed percentage is reported as 20% but the RPM is about 4400 (about 80% I believe). Could this be something related to the boot process and the fact that this card does not have a UEFI module?

--Second edit

Turns out I might have caused it. When I ordered the new NVME drive I went ahead and disassembled the whole computer and took apart the GPU for cleaning. It seems like the fan cable wasn't properly plugged back in. Sorry about that, everything is working great now! I'll try to post some benchmarks later.

In the BIOS, on the main first page (in text type BIOS) it usually shows BIOS info, ME info, etc. GPU-z showing 3.0 is normal for that card, and it having UEFI BIOS or not does not matter in regards to this.
Good you found the problem was fan cable, nice catch and good you didn't have to run through days or weeks of troubleshooting for nothing!

It actually took me days to conclude my past SSD's were not working properly. They didn't actually die, they would just stop responding very well. Being in RAID0 it would get to the point where I would be getting 15MB/s read speads and even lower writes. The whole OS would choke. But I'm glad I'm past that now. I can't stress this enough, thank you a lot!

That would drive me crazy too with SSD, or even HD. Were they faulty, or something causing them to act like that?