Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #117

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@bcredeur97 - Yes, all done, uploading now! Cheap prices are better reason to get NVME drive You can even use cheap $4 PCIE adapter like this - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GPBBCGS
Here is change log, uploading now

1. Single byte edit @ Setup GUID 97E409E6-4CC1-11D9-81F6-000000000000 = Ai Tweaker Unlocked! Prompt remains >> Click-through
2. NVME v4 Mod insert
3. BIOS Menu Bifurcation mods applied

Flash via USB Flashback ONLY, do not FPT, this is stock BIOS base

Asus P9X79-WS-IPMI-1208-Ai-Tweaker-Unlock-Mod2-UPD-NVME-Bifurcation

@MMFC378 @Nuckyy @Bill1024 @HaroldtheWeird @hENNNi @BeefSupreme

See above, for some of you, that we edited BIOS to modify BIOS ID/Flashback modules, we'll need to do the reverse of that again, if you want to go back to the proper IMPI BIOS for your board now.
For anyone that didn't have a BIOS like that made by me previously, then you can use the above BIOS now via USB Flashback.

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@mukke - Ohh yes, I'm sure everyone with the good secrets is under NDA always, but it's the internet so new IP + New screen name >> leak info, probably happens every so often, too bad it's not all the goods at once

?? > Honi soit qui mal y pense << To me, I see Penisi and think, well you know Na, it makes me think of Tacoma FD, new show from the Super Troopers guys.
What makes you mention that? I translated it, but doesn't make sense to me in English either

@bcredeur97 - This can be disabled by default in the BIOS if you want? If yes, let me know and I will make special additional BIOS with this disabled by default (In all locations, not just the BIOS settings storage, NVRAM too)
You may need to clear CMOS, then load optimal defaults, disable that setting, then save and reboot back to BIOS to make all your other changes. Or yes, can't you just leave a jumper on the pins?

Please test stock BIOS 1208, do you get same issue with that one? Link in post #110 if you do not have already

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #122

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?? > Honi soit qui mal y pense << To me, I see Penisi and think, well you know Na, it makes me think of Tacoma FD, new show from the Super Troopers guys.
What makes you mention that?

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@Lost_N_BIOS the issue is NOT that it isn’t disabled — It’s that it still gives me the error even when it is disabled!

Also — it ignores the jumper too!

Just flashed back to stock 1208 and it works with no issue.

I’m reflashing the custom one to double check this.

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Ok I just reflashed the custom one:

Steps to reproduce:
1. Went into bios screen immediately after flashing to change my sata mode so windows would boot
2. Saved changes and reset
3. Windows boots fine.
4. Reboot windows
5. chassis intrusion fatal error (can’t get into bios or anything to get around this error, you’re just stuck on that screen and rebooting does not resolve, have to clear cmos to get around it)

Once I clear cmos, I can go back into bios and change sata mode or do whatever i need. But once you save and reset, it gives you the chassis intrusion error.

This results in a situation where you can’t do anything other than reflashing the bios to stock to resolve the issue.

So i left the jumper installed for all of the above. I tried all this again without the jumper installed at all and it did exactly the same thing. No difference.

@mukke - I don't know that first phrase you mentioned now either?
Tacoma FD, it's a comedy show on TV. It has the guys from the movie "Super Troopers" If you have not seen that yet, and you like funny movies, watch it and I'm sure you would like (it's about cops being silly on the job)

Did you test this BIOS yet mukke? If not, and you have this board, can you please test real quick, to see if you also get same issue as bcredeur97 is getting (please test BIOS in post 117)

@bcredeur - Thanks for your testing report! Sounds not good, and stock does not do this to you, so something needs redone in the mod BIOS I think!
Dragonsun252 did not mention this, but I don't know how many times he rebooted so not sure if he ran into this issue, and I sent him only stock BIOS with Ai Tweaker unlock. So, here is that same BIOS I sent him before, please test (this is without NVME or Bifurcation mods)
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...582472309761174

If it is caused by the NVME or Bifurcation mod, that would be odd and maybe tough to figure out cause of the problem, because this setting is in a section I did not touch, but hopefully we can sort it out

@Lost_N_BIOS that one works!! No issues booting and rebooting several times!

I would like to try some overclocking, but that will have to wait till later. Im actually in the USA, and it’s a little past 2AM here so I should probably get some rest.

So it seems the chassis intrusion issue definitely stems from the NVMe or bifurcation modifications as far as I can tell.

@bcredeur97 - Thanks, don't worry, we'll sort it out! Now here is that one + NVME only - http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...784198118593478
If this works too, I will redo the menu edit, maybe I forgot something I do these edits on Asus X79 seems at least once a week for some reason, even though I've done them all already, you'd think I'd have it perfect by now blind-folded even, but I guess not

@Lost_N_BIOS: I'm sorry, I don't have that board (and doubt i will ever have one from that brand again) so I'm unable to test.

about that phrase: never mind! just wanted to express that i'm 100% with you that it was hidden on purpose

@mukke - Ohh, that's surprising, I thought you jumped in here once I posted that mod because you did have this model
It's OK, we will sort it out, and if I didn't miss something and new redo of full mod has same issue, then this board can't use Bifurcation menu mod is all. I bet either I missed something, or the way the mod is done needs set differently than the others maybe, but we'll figure it all out in a few more tests

For everyone else, I'm sure the above AI Tweaker unlock + NVME mod will be OK for now

Going to be honest I haven't tried it yet. Literally spent half the day yesterday overclocking my CPU.

I am now able to get my 3960X to 4.7GHz @ 1.384V which brings it up to the level of a modern chip. And I paid $90 for this chip a year ago, and only $120 for this motherboard. Computer has gone from "hey it's kinda showing it's age" to "this is perfectly fine" (apart from the power usage, lol)

@Lost_N_BIOS THANK YOU SO MUCH <3

I'll try out the NVMe only BIOS soon, I have it downloaded!

@bcredeur97 - I thought maybe you was playing around in the BIOS, I totally understand Great work on your overclock! And you're welcome!!
Now, screenshot to USB or write down those settings, so we can finish testing out and correcting this mod. You're same settings will work as we continue, just have to image or write them down so you can put back once we're done.

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #131

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@bcredeur97 - I thought maybe you was playing around in the BIOS, I totally understand Great work on your overclock! And you're welcome!!
Now, screenshot to USB or write down those settings, so we can finish testing out and correcting this mod. You're same settings will work as we continue, just have to image or write them down so you can put back once we're done.

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@bcredeur97 - thanks for your testing report. All we needed to know is if it messed up the vcore like before, otherwise no need to test NVME it always works
No, nothing to see in BIOS about NVME, until you install windows onto one, then you would see Windows Boot manager in boot device choices.

Now, to redo the bifurcation edit, but this time one step at a time if you don't mind, so I can maybe see what is causing that issue. Here, please test both these BIOS if you don't mind, do either cause the vcore issue you noticed before, if yes, which one.
SetupIn should have two visible System Agent menus (original limited one and new w/ more), this is by design, SetupInAmit should only have one (new one). The new SA menu should not be the original (with Vt-d at top), pay no attention to rest of internal contents that's not part of this test.
Then, after this we see if/how the settings reveal after these edits is possibly the cause.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...911371567964031

Thank you for your time to test so we can sort this out and have a final for everyone

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #133

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@bcredeur97 - thanks for your testing report. All we needed to know is if it messed up the vcore like before, otherwise no need to test NVME it always works
No, nothing to see in BIOS about NVME, until you install windows onto one, then you would see Windows Boot manager in boot device choices.

Now, to redo the bifurcation edit, but this time one step at a time if you don't mind, so I can maybe see what is causing that issue. Here, please test both these BIOS if you don't mind, do either cause the vcore issue you noticed before, if yes, which one.
SetupIn should have two visible System Agent menus (original limited one and new w/ more), this is by design, SetupInAmit should only have one (new one). The new SA menu should not be the original (with Vt-d at top), pay no attention to rest of internal contents that's not part of this test.
Then, after this we see if/how the settings reveal after these edits is possibly the cause.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...911371567964031

Thank you for your time to test so we can sort this out and have a final for everyone

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@bcredeur97 - Yes, sorry about that vcore comment, I'm working on three different Asus X79 threads right now and one of them is having a vcore issue with same edits.
It appears I got lost a little bit here I forgot this one was the Ai Tweaker unlock thread w/ different issue

SetupInAmit - would have PCI Subsystem + Only the new System Agent (old limited one w/ Vt-d at top is removed)

Thank you for results above, it helps narrow things down possibly, but I should have sent you a third BIOS too but the above first result proves to be the initial start of the problem and that edit is required first before any others.
So, I will need to look at that, and see if I can figure out what's going on there, because I'm not editing anything in that area. This CI error happens without jumper on pins too, correct? I'm not sure what is normal way to run that, without pins I assume and disabled in BIOS.
Are you disabling CI in BIOS each time after loading optimized defaults, and you are loading optimized defaults after each flash correct? If you're not disabling it, you should but even if you are not, it should be same result across the board if you did same way each time

Please test this one, it's SetupIn but w/ System Agent Edit done in a different manner, "Should" only be the new System Agent without Vt-d visible at top of page inside (Settings may be sparse, nothing revealed in there yet except what's visible by default)
Goal here is only to see if usual way I swap these System Agent menu's for most Asus X79 is what's causing this CI error or not. Additionally, PCI Subsystem Settings will not be there, this is System Agent test only for now.
Since this can be done two ways I need to see if this one works better on this model, and if this is what's causing the CI error or not.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...395797607052525

@dragonsun252 - where are you hiding out!?