the bios chip is a winbond W25Q128FV, I used CH341A Programmer 1.18 I think, its what came with the programmer

Edit* Ahh, its ancient isnt it, should I use 1.4?

1.4 is not latest (That is really 1.31Free), 1.34 is latest that is freely available
But no, for that chip you need to use either 1.18 or ASProgrammer 1.40 or 1.41, otherwise write fail.
So you are all set with 1.18

Here, please program this BIOS in, then we test FPT as I outlined. This BIOS may or may not already have a new Advanced menu in it, within original advanced, this is test one of three I would make usually for you to test at first, but sending you just this one now so we can check if BIOS Lock is now removed.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...623408649320151

Open CH341A software, on Auto Function uncheck erase and blank check, then do as follows
1, Erase chip
2. Blank Check
3. Open BIOS file
4. Hit Auto (which now has only Write/verify checked)

Boot to BIOS, load optimal defaults, save and exit, reboot back to BIOS, make any changes you need to make (and see if new advanced there or not), and then head into windows for the FPT stuff.

Sounds good, going to try it now. Sorry Fell asleep last night, was 1:30 am here haha
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Still getting the same error 368, i have every option ever now in the BIOS which is amazing, but it still gives me the same issue if i try to set an xmp profile, doesnt post. Did the same thing if I tried to use the intel utility in windows. then if I tried to manually set RAM voltage or clock multiplier it would say it failed when i restarted.

@Motion - No good on the 368 error, this means it's not really a normal BIOS lock error, or the lock is being enforced from a non-settings stand-point in a BIOS module instead.
I could try to bypass it for you there, but that may take several tries, and some may brick, all for nothing in the end as I may not be able to get it disabled.
So, for now, we proceed with the programmer, and hopefully I can minimize the amount of BIOS edits I send you for testing.

Ohh! Great, no further edits/flashing needed, got you unlocked with that first edit, awesome! I hoped it would be that easy, to unlock that menu was only one by FF'd out

Your memory may not have XMP profiles, or you may need to change other BIOS settings first as well (such as any freq limiter settings, or any duplicate of same XMP/Custom/Auto type setting, I'll have to look it over and get back to you)
It could also be your XMP profiles in memory are incorrectly configured, or version that is not compatible with this BIOS (maybe too modern of memory sticks, XMP too new etc). You can set yourself manually anyway, you do not need XMP now
Failed when set manually means you are setting something that is not working, ie too high of a freq for the rest of your hardware or not enough voltage or timings too tight for the speed you are setting etc. What are you trying to set exactly?
What chipset is this motherboard, and what CPU do you have? With below, show me CPU-z main window, and then motherboard tab too.

Meantime, show me an image of SPD tab of CPU-z, and show me an image of HWINFO64, showing the little CPU-z like window
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

* Edit - looking at the BIOS again, I see You need to enable >> OverClocking Feature at root of OverClocking Performance Menu before anything else.
Then, rest, I need to know what you are trying to set first, before I can advise. Also, set CMD Rate to 1 instead of default of 3, rest I need to wait until I know what you are trying to do.

Its Corsair memory, 32 GB (2x16) of DDR4 3200, just trying to set the 3200 profile. I dont think theres a problem with the ram but its always possible, i guess i lucked out cuz the memory chips are samsung b dye which i hear are good quality. Thanks for pointing out those BIOS settings, trying now!

that overclocking option you mentioned is on by default, where can i find the CMD rate setting?

*edit Also the intel extreme tuning utility still cannot modify the voltage, doesnt matter what you enter will still fail, cant even go up .5

any time i set xmp it gets a bad memory beep code, any time i set the settings manually it applies the timings no problems but wont change the voltage. from what i can tell it does not set the cmd rate to what you said by default, its set to auto which is 1t or 2t. and the overclocking function is also on by default. Im a noob when it comes to overclocking x.x

First, try setting Overclocking Feature I mentioned above to Enabled. Then set Memory Profile to Custom.
Then set 1.35v, set NMode to 1N, set Command rate Support below that to 1CMD. 2T CMD Rate (NMode) is OK to use too, not as good for performance and can sometimes be less stable, but it should be OK and you can do that last if needed)
Then set timings to 18-20-20-20-42 for now, loose, so we can see if timings are part of the issue. Once you get it booting, you can try to lower later
Then with Memory Reference Clock set to 133 (default) set Memory Ratio to 24 = 3200, and see if it will boot
If not, try all of the above same again, except set Memory Reference clock to 100 and try Memory Ratio 30, then 31 and see if either of those boot.
If not still, then go back to 133 Reference clock and try memory ratio 23 for 3060 and see if that boots or not,. if not try next one down for 2933, then 2800 etc and so on until you can boot.

For this speed and 16GB memory, you may need to adjust vCCSA in Platform Voltage Overrides, try 1100-1200 (Default 1050 / 1.05v)

tRFC may need set 600+ too, I'm not sure what is needed for 32GB at 3000+, but with 16GB on my end I use 500+ at 2800Mhz, so you may need 600-800 or more (max on your BIOS is 1000+ I think)
tFAW and tRRD might also need raised manually, if Auto is setting them too tight. Once you get something higher booting, 2400-2800 or above, show me image of full timings in HWINFO64 in the large window/memory section (just click memory, not a module), or AIDA64 Chipset/NB

In the end, if may be some memory compatibility issue, or BIOS not optimized for this memory or such high clock speeds etc.

Where are you checking the voltage applied? If you cannot see live memory voltage in BIOS somewhere, you'll have to use HWINFO64 (click sensors icon at top, then find DDR voltage towards bottom) or AIDA64 (in the Computer >> Sensor Section)

The overclocking feature is on by default, ill try the settings you posted, been using the intel extreme tuning utility to see voltage

I'm not familiar with XTU, are you sure it shows current voltages (not SPD/XMP voltage set amount)? If you are not certain, try lowering the voltage below what you are seeing locked as max, and see if it changes or not.

* you may need to leave Command rate Support at 3CMD's, I'm not 100% sure what that is looking at it now and seeing it in other BIOS at 3 for default too (not same as actual CMD rate I think, especially in your BIOS that is NMode)

Im thinking the issue may be the motherboard sucks lol, usually z370 boards can handle pretty high clocked ram. However aida 64 shows this board only supports up to 2667. So i tried mimicking the rams settings that came with this PC, then tightening the timings and it works no problem. Currently running at 2667 15-17-17-34

That is standard stuff, like Intel shows CPU can only run 2133 or 2666 too, when you know they can do 3333+. Where is AIDA64 do you see that anyway?? I'll show you what mine says, right next to much higher freq being ran
Nice you've made some progress, 2666 with tight timings may perform better than higher speed with loose timings, but keep trying so you can compare, maybe you'll get 2800 or 2933 going.
Sometimes CPU is the issue, some CPU wont do high clocks, or don't like certain things. For example, mine seems to hate 3000 exact, but does 2933 or 3200 or above just fine.

Keep tinkering, you will find a sweet spot as time permits. I'm in same boat as you, I still need to improve mine too!
I got new CPU/Memory a few weeks back, but haven't had time and just been running 2933 16-18-18-38 while I wait to crank it up to 3200 or above, and then tighten down slow speed so I can compare too.

Yeah, its just super tedious because my video card blocks my cmos battery, so i have to take it out every time it fails haha. currently running at 2667 15-15-15 34. the thing i dont understand is why my board hates it if I try to turn the voltage up, that seems to be where it has an issue. It never lets me raise the voltage above 1.2. So ive been trying to squeeze the best performance out of 1.2 haha. Currently running at 15-15-15-34, on the aida64 memory latency benchmark im getting 54.2

Do you have clear CMOS pins/jumper? If yes, you could hook case "Reset" switch to Clear CMOS Pins instead, this is what I always do
If you do that, you have to remember not to use the reset button unless you want to clear CMOS.

So, nothing above 1.2 works? What happens, how does that look in BIOS when you set say 1.3 for example?

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #27

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Do you have clear CMOS pins/jumper? If yes, you could hook case "Reset" switch to Clear CMOS Pins instead, this is what I always do
If you do that, you have to remember not to use the reset button unless you want to clear CMOS.

So, nothing above 1.2 works? What happens, how does that look in BIOS when you set say 1.3 for example?

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You're welcome

No, I mean, about the voltage. Can you set 1.3 and it stays set at 1.3 right then (Doesn't auto-change before reboot)? And then on reboot back to BIOS, it's then set to 1.2V automatically again?

If yes, then go to here and try this >> CPU Configuration >> Voltage Optimization >> Set to Disable
Then save/reboot back to BIOS, then change to 1.3 and try again, see if it changes or not

If not, and you know 100% what voltage you want, I can force it for you in NVRAM, but you'd have to program in the BIOS again since we didn't beat error 368 first time around

Yeah, with that setting off it still wont apply any voltage changes. When you go back into BIOS its still set to 1.2 no matter what voltage you try to change it to