Zitat von kixezi im Beitrag #1305

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[quote=svarmod|p127580]@WannaBeOCer
1) Backup current bios, using SPI programmer.

3) Transfer personal data from backup image to modbios (MAC, UUID, SN).
how to find that info and transfer it

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Zitat von ziddey im Beitrag #1306

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Zitat von kixezi im Beitrag #1305

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[quote=svarmod|p127580]@WannaBeOCer
1) Backup current bios, using SPI programmer.

3) Transfer personal data from backup image to modbios (MAC, UUID, SN).
how to find that info and transfer it

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by opening your backup in coffeetime (transfer button)

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Zitat von kixezi im Beitrag #1307

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Zitat von ziddey im Beitrag #1306

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Zitat von kixezi im Beitrag #1305

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[quote=svarmod|p127580]@WannaBeOCer
1) Backup current bios, using SPI programmer.

3) Transfer personal data from backup image to modbios (MAC, UUID, SN).
how to find that info and transfer it

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by opening your backup in coffeetime (transfer button)

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chnged personal data
use ch341a programming
pc not booting not even fan spinning

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Zitat von ziddey im Beitrag #1308

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Zitat von kixezi im Beitrag #1307

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Zitat von ziddey im Beitrag #1306

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Zitat von kixezi im Beitrag #1305

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[quote=svarmod|p127580]@WannaBeOCer
1) Backup current bios, using SPI programmer.

3) Transfer personal data from backup image to modbios (MAC, UUID, SN).
how to find that info and transfer it

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by opening your backup in coffeetime (transfer button)

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chnged personal data
use ch341a programming
pc not booting not even fan spinning

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does it work without personal data?

no power at all is bad skt_occ pinmod. power on and immediately off is bad ME

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this bios need a change?
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Unknown motherboard in aura!

@svarmod
@ziddey

just thanks

Zitat von WannaBeOCer im Beitrag #1299

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Thanks! Going to mod my bios and pickup a 128GB set. Does the last change allow me to use Asus' 3801 bios with the 16T on the M8F or should I continue using 2202? I've been using my 9900K for more than a year now without any issues. The 2202 bios has a few bugs but they're easy to work around.

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@mtothaj The bugs I'm referring to are old bios bugs that Asus fixed with newer bios releases. How secure boot is handled, memory stability along with a common bug with overclocking above 5251Mhz. It's a known Asus bug with this bios that running at 5251Mhz+ causes the board to set 1.6v to these three voltages and setting them to 1V solves this issue.

PLL Termination Voltage
PCH Core Voltage
CPU Standby Voltage

@WannaBeOCer
So overall it doesn't sound like a big deal. One thing I am concerned about is that I am using a Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD and in the the later bios builds it says from ver. 3703 "Fixed SAMSUNG M.2 device issue."
Just out of interest do you think you could run Userbenchmark and post a link to your result with the M8F and i9-9900k?

@mtothaj That could be an issue, I'm using the EX950 but I don't see any issues listed on the bios releases. I also want to point out to not use the m.2 slot on this board since there isn't a heatsink. Just use the very bottom PCIe slot with a m.2 to PCIe heatsink.

Here's my Userbenchmark result: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/34943738

@WannaBeOCer
Many thanks, those are stellar results.
In comparison, my Userbenchmark result: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/34944053

As for m.2 drive I also do not use the stock m.2 slot as the drive got much too hot - same as you I use the bottom x4 slot (set in the bios to be x4 rather than stock x2) and I use an nvme PCIe x4 adapter board with heatsinks and thermal pads - this reduced temperatures of my SSD by c.a. 20 degrees C vs just putting it into the m.2 slot.

@WannaBeOCer
Just looking at your result it appears that you are running the bottom PCIe x4 slot at just x2 (default preset, if x4 some Sata ports go offline). If so, go to the bios and change to x4 and run benchmark again- you will get much higher SSD results.

@mtothaj Thanks for the reminder, I forgot to change it back after I re-programmed my bios chip with the 128GB ram bios I created the other day. Just changed it back to x4.

@WannaBeOCer
What I will do tomorrow is to program the 2202 bios and try running with my i5-8600k and Samsung 970 evo plus 1tb. If it will run fine then there is no problem in getting the 9900k - at least that is my reasoning.