I didn't check back, was thinking the original one was on top in IFR, I think you're right as to why. I see too many IFR's in a day, they all run together

@paranoid_android,
Did your USB 3.0 motherboard ports stop working on windows 10 aswell, since you use a startech.com USB3.0 PCIe2.0×4 Card?
(I havent had mobo usb3 since 2015)
If so I found a driver that worked for me recently https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/...-laptop/drivers
Under Category: Docks/Stands ASMedia USB Extended Host Controller Driver
After disabling Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power in device manager for all hubs it even seems mostly stable here

@JackSted, they didn't quite stop working, but they behave erratically sometimes.
Sometimes just one of the two front connectors is working and things like that.
What I have also been experiencing for a few months now is that I get a BS when connecting "too many" devices on either the Startech card or the onboard USB3.0 ports.
I was not able to laocate the problem yet. A while it seemed that a faulty usb connector of one of my usb-hdd cases was the cause.
Then I suspected that one port of the startech card was defective. But none of that seems to be the case.
Anyway, maybe the many usb controllers and hubs (the startech card adds 4 independent controllers) plus the addiotional PLX chips on that card are too much for the Bios or chipset to handle?
I'll take a look at the driver you mentioned and see what happens or if something changes.

And now that I read over it the second time: The startech card is being used in a machine that still runs Win7 (The E-WS).
Win10 is on the other machine (The WS) , but I wanted to add a second startech card there.

My guess is your usb gets borked when too much power is drawn for both the startech and the onboard usb, do you have a sata power or other power connector that isn already attached on the startech card, also there should be a firmware upgrade for USB? Otherwise I was running a delock 89554 3.1 card, with an ICY BOX IB-AC6702 7 Port USB 3.0 Hub without issue.

The startech card is connected to a sata power cable…
I haven't looked for FW updates for that controller yet.


While trying to apply @Lost_N_BIOS's latest bios for my X-79WS board, I ran into major troubles.
The Biosflashback did not complete successfully again.
I hope that it has to do with the usb stick, as it's a quite old one.
But now the system wouldn't start at all, even not into POST. It stops right with all fans running full speed and BIOS Code 00.
The manual says "not used" for that code. Oh well. I only hope I can fix it with another usb stick.

OK, I could manage to flash the bios file. The X79-WS machine starts up and I can enter bios setup.
But now the entire Advanced options tab is blank and navigating there results in bios setup hang.

@paranoid_android -What the!!! Sorry about this, maybe it's my fail again! Not sure how that could happen, but I will redo the mod now.
Was the "E" board new BIOS OK?

*Edit - @paranoid_android - here is redo on the Non-E BIOS, maybe it is your USB, unsure, I didn't see anything off when I checked the file, but redid from scratch anyway
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...644127687383050

*Edit 2 - I think maybe I see the issue, try this one instead, sorry about that, I think maybe it was my fault (using AMIBCP to enable PCI Submenu instead of via IFR)
If this works now, and you haven't flashed the "E" board, I probably need to make this same change on that one I sent too, let me know if you've not tried it yet and if not and this one works, I'll do that one this way too
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...609953940297640

And here's the other E board one too, in case I did it wrong way before as well (unsure which I sent last, too many copies here now)
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...682073717768734

Hi @Lost_N_BIOS, I had flashed the E-Board with the file that @JackSted had fixed.
It seems to work fine, the tabs in Bios are accessible and the bitfurcation setting I applied are visible in HWInfo.
Yet, I lack the proper HW to test if the Portsplit really works: No bitfurcation card like the asus hyper m.2 and no second M.2 drive yet.
But the device which sits in the spilt port is a PCIe×4 USB Card (Also with PLX onboard), and that one works as fine as before - have currently 3 drives connected to it and already had various data transfers between them.

So I did not use the Bios File for the E-Board that was in your package along with the Non-E Bios.

I will try out your latest provided file for the non-E-Board and see what happens.
If I run into flash hassle again I will take the time to look for another usb stick that fits the purpose first.
I suspect the currently used stick, which is quite old, might be starting to die slowly.

Whatever the outcome is, I have to thank you and JackSted a lot for your work and time, as I am currently only in the position to take and not contribute knowledge myself :)

If USB works for one board it should work for the other, so it's probably the changes I made, some mistake during all this double board editing at same time
Did @JackSted enable that other PCI Sub menu for you too on the E board? If not, it's enabled in the BIOS I posted, but of course need to make sure it's proper at advanced tab/IOH first before the other submenu matters

You're welcome, and don't worry, it will all eventually be sorted out and proper

R.IP. Usb stick :p
Glad to have been of help, was no effort Lost_N_BIOS did all the work, just used my recent knowlege on my own project to do a 1 minute fix.

@Lost_N_BIOS, can you get something out of the screenshots in Post #70?
Or do you mean a diffenrent PCI Submenu? There are also menus about PCI2.0 Settings (=chipset?) present.

EDIT: Here are some additional images.

Everything is in order with the E-WS BIOS just checked, both PCI Submenu and ystem Agent Configuration menus are un-hidden with 46 -> 47 by @Lost_N_BIOS I only switched which System Agent Configuration was shown with AMIBCP.

@paranoid_android - those images in post #86, that is the other submenu in advanced that I was referring to enabling (PCI submenu), what are you asking about them, I'm unsure what you mean?
Also, unclear what you mean about post #70 images?

@Lost_N_BIOS - I was referring to post #84 where you asked if the other submenu was activated. I was't sure what sub menu you ment so I posted the pics.

I gotcha, yes that was the one I was asking about.