One more quick question. I notice the IOU1 Port only has "x8" speed? I'm assuming this isn't my #1 PCI E slot closest to my CPU, that you'd normally put your GPU into. Are they backwards maybe?

Folders are doubled??? Do you mean two NB submenus? If yes, I know, I left the original one in case there was some settings in there you need that aren't in the other one, didn't have time to check it all out.
If you want, I can hide the original one once you are sure nothing is in there you need.

Yes, some slots may not be what you think they are, the only way to know what is what is set something, then with a card in xxx slot, check with HWINFO if your changes applied or not
If not, move to next slot till you find which slot applied to what you changed, then repeat until you've got notes for each slot = what BIOS setting

Ohh! Checking your images, I see now! Sorry about that, I didn't expect to see that. Please wait, I will fix And, you left out the only images I need to see (inside IOH = All, scroll up/down if needed)
Fixed BIOS coming!

No worries, take your time. I think I pissed it off completely. I changed the 2nd and 3rd ports to x4x4x4x4 and now it won't reboot to post. Had to clear the CMOS to make her go again. I'll wait for the updated BIOS and stuff her in when you get around to it.

Sorry about that I knew it would add a lot more menus then you had before, but I didn't realize there were a bunch of dupes (some may be more advanced, I didn't check)
Anyway, here is fixed BIOS now, new NB will be the one under Storage Config (if it works as intended this time )
**link removed, see post #23 for proper NVME + Bifurcation Mod BIOS **

Asus X79 has issue with x4x4x4x4 too, so it may be common X79 issue, don't use that setting for trying to figure out which slots are what settings in BIOS

I still need to see images of all contents inside IOH, in case stuff is still hidden in there that I need to make visible for you

I'm now getting locking up in the bios. It keeps giving me A6 errors.

"Problem related to IDE or SATA devices. Please re-install IDE and SATA devices. If the problem still exists, please clear CMOS and try removing all SATA devices."

Going for the CMOS again.
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hmm, odd problem.

So.... I can now get into the BIOS again after clearing the CMOS. Problem now is, if I try to even go to the Advanced Tab, it locks up with the A6 error. Even bigger problem is, thats where the BIOS flashing option is. So at the moment I have no way of flashing the bios. I need to see if there is a BIOS safety feature with asrock like the asus boards.

Is this with the new BIOS I sent you above at post #19? If yes, is it doing that always, or only if/after you try to adjust bifurcation settings?
Slow down You can flash BIOS from windows with their software I think, try not to resort to DOS with AFU, but if you have to don't use old ES version, use modern V4 or V5

If it is due to the new BIOS, I will redo once more, once you finally recover, I'll go back to old original edit, but hide all the dupes instead

Also, check your manual, I bet there is a hotkey to push from any BIOS page, or before/during POST to load instant flash, so you don't have to enter Advanced

* Edit - Yes @Midnightorion - F6 during boot/POST will take you to Instant Flash

It was after the last bios you provided it started this. I found the F6 option. So all good there.

There is no OS loaded on this unit yet. Don't even have a hdd or ssd hooked up to it. Just a bare unit with CPU and 1 stick of ram for testing at the moment. ;)

Glad you got it! OK, for now go ahead and go back to that first one, so you can at least figure out what slots = what setting in BIOS.
I will work from that and hide the dupes

* Edit - @Midnightorion - here, should be much better now (I also left the two ME submenus visible, in case you ever need later)
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fil...688069300748762

^^ Repackaged with change log - New link, tested, confirmed OK and proper ^^

Lost_N_BIOS your help has been much appreciated. After playing with the BIOS and enabling the Bifuriciation and all, I was able to see my NVMe drive. However, I believe this is confirming what I feared all along. My processor is dying. I've swapped it from the RIVBE board, when I was getting the whea_uncorrectable error messages. I figure ok, maybe I've got some pin corrosion or something from the years of service. Guess not. RIP 4930. Here I come new build I guess ;)

@Midnightorion - Thanks. So, was last BIOS more properly done, only the new NB and 2x ME submenus visible in the Advanced section now?

As for your CPU errors, that may mean you need to tweak voltages, especially if you were holding a high voltage overclock for years, just needs more voltage now (probably even at stock, set more than auto and see if the errors go away)

Good thing here is now many 2011 CPU's are cheap, especially some of the nice Xeons! So you can possibly score a pretty decent CPU for under $50-75
See here for good list of choices laid out with brief info (bit dated though)
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/849...sion-thread-10/

Only the E5-16xx v1 and v2 chips are overclockable, such as E5-1680v2. The 16xx CPUs are multiplier unlocked just like the k and x series.
Of course, these cost a lot more than the lower clocked locked ones, so you will have to shop around a bit if you want to get a cheaper model
so you can find one with speeds/cores you like at a decent price

Some of those are 12TC/24T too, see user here on X79-UD3 using E5-2655V2 at post #17
https://hardforum.com/threads/anyone-dro...9-x99s.1982137/

Huge discussion thread here
https://www.overclock.net/forum/5-intel-...-you-cared.html

Thanks for the info.

Yeah that bios worked perfectly. Clean and everything I would ever need was there. Appreciate that. I left the unit setup just waiting to come across the right CPU to stuff back in there and give it a good run.

I never really overclocked this processor, it’s always been left on auto for the auto over lock, but that’s a good idea, I’ll research a reasonable voltage for this guy and give it a go. Maybe that’ll help with my issue on my rampage board 🤔

Great, thanks for the info, I will remove all previous links, and repackage that at last link location (for others in the future)

Odd to hear about the CPU giving those errors at stock, maybe due to some memory errors too possibly then? I'd imagine at stock/auto it would be OK forever.
Unless maybe you put in high speed memory and used XMP, then auto/XMP would crank up the Vtt, which can cause degradation

* Edit @Midnightorion - you never did send me images of IOH contents, so I can see if anything still hidden that needs further revealed in there

Sorry about that, as soon as I get a processor for it, I’ll get some images from the IOH and send your way 👍

*Edit: Ordered Intel Xeon E5-2650V2 SR1A8 2.60GHz 8 Cores 95W on Ebay for $50.00 after tax and shipping, I paid $18 once my Ebay Bucks was applied

So... Hopefully by Saturday it'll be here and I can pop it in the pc and test it out. I'll get you those pics then. If all goes well, I'll probably give it to one of my kids ;)

@Midnightorion - It's OK, I assumed your CPU still worked (as in bootable to BIOS), so you could get images. I didn't consider it may not work at all enough for you to get into BIOS.

Nice score on the CPU, especially w/ the ebay bucks off!! You can't beat 8C/16T for $18

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #29

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@Midnightorion - It's OK, I assumed your CPU still worked (as in bootable to BIOS), so you could get images. I didn't consider it may not work at all enough for you to get into BIOS.

Nice score on the CPU, especially w/ the ebay bucks off!! You can't beat 8C/16T for $18

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