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#46 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode with 4TB GPT/NTFS partition - could BIOS mod help? datum

Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:31 am

I send PM to Runn3R.....

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#47 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode with 4TB GPT/NTFS partition - could BIOS mod help? datum

Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:52 am

Thank you @ex58 Maybe now he can get in touch with someone there who can and will actually setup a board and test with a native 4K HDD and see if issue is repeatable in the lab

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#48 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode with 4TB GPT/NTFS partition - could BIOS mod help? datum

Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:06 am (Last edited: Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:22 am)

Zitat von Lost_N_BIOS im Beitrag #45
Maybe @ket or @POE_UK or @ex58 - could send PM to Runn3R at the GBT UK forums to approve your account @Tacis
If not, can't you post as guest there too?

Nope, guest cannot post messages there...

Zitat von ex58 im Beitrag #46
I send PM to Runn3R.....

Thank you!

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#49 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode if HDD initialized (in GPT or MBR) - could BIOS mod help? datum

Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:13 pm

Thats a rebranded HGST drive, that Z97 might need an update to recognise disks over 2TB, or you could try contacting WD and asking them to send you the latest firmware for the drive with flash tool to see if that makes a difference. Lastly you could try partitioning the drive in to 1/2TB partitions to see if the drive is recognised that way.

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#50 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode if HDD initialized (in GPT or MBR) - could BIOS mod help? datum

Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:29 am (Last edited: Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:10 am)

Zitat von ket im Beitrag #49
Thats a rebranded HGST drive, that Z97 might need an update to recognise disks over 2TB

But it does recognize the disk in IDE and RAID mode. And I'm using the latest BIOS.

Zitat von ket im Beitrag #49
or you could try contacting WD and asking them to send you the latest firmware for the drive with flash tool to see if that makes a difference.

I could, but the drive is perfectly functional after POST in AHCI and in any way in IDE and RAID mode.

Zitat von ket im Beitrag #49
Lastly you could try partitioning the drive in to 1/2TB partitions to see if the drive is recognised that way.

Tried, as it says in the title of this post, MB freezes during POST when HDD is initialized - no need to create any partitions at all.

@ex58 I'm sorry, did Runn3R reply anything? I still didn't receive confirmation email and I still cannot login to that forum...

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#51 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode if HDD initialized (in GPT or MBR) - could BIOS mod help? datum

Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:07 am

Some news here. :) Support sent me a BIOS file, which didn't make a change, then they said they will be testing, and after a week of testing they asked me if freezing is on logo or before logo. That's all for now.

@ex58 are there any news from UK forum?

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#52 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode if HDD initialized (in GPT or MBR) - could BIOS mod help? datum

Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:09 pm (Last edited: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:50 pm)

@Tacis
The latest version BIOS of this motherboard on website is F10b.

Is this the same version of BIOS that customer service send to you?

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#53 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode if HDD initialized (in GPT or MBR) - could BIOS mod help? datum

Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:57 pm

No reply yet....

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#54 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode if HDD initialized (in GPT or MBR) - could BIOS mod help? datum

Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:48 pm (Last edited: Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:50 pm)

Zitat von thinking im Beitrag #52
@Tacis
The latest version BIOS of this motherboard on website is F10b.
Is this the same version of BIOS that customer service send to you?

No, they sent F10d.

Zitat von ex58 im Beitrag #53
No reply yet....

OK, thank you. Sorry for bothering, I'll just wait now.

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#55 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode if HDD initialized (in GPT or MBR) - could BIOS mod help? datum

Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:01 pm

@Tacis - Great to hear they are working on this for you, I thought they would once someone would start looking into it.
Please post the F10d file, thanks

Please don't send PM's for help on BIOS edits, I can't help with BIOS in PM's. Please make a thread and I will try to help as soon as I can - thanks!
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#56 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode if HDD initialized (in GPT or MBR) - could BIOS mod help? datum

Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:37 pm (Last edited: Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:34 pm)

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@Tacis
Under which name you apply there..?
runn3R cant found your name.

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#57 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode with 4TB GPT/NTFS partition - could BIOS mod help? datum

Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:45 pm

I'm sorry, guys, for the silence, but I've waited for the Gigabyte techsupport to figure out what is going on with the motherboard and the HDD. I've waited a week, then another, they replied that they are testing something.

Then they tell me that everything is working - and write a partnumber of non-4Kn drive. Then I told them that they need 4Kn drive to see the freeze. Then I wait and wait, every week they reply they are testing.

Then they send me another BIOS image, which made my MB freeze with or without any HDD or SSD.

Then again, testing, testing, then after my next angry reply they send me a T1 BIOS, which is supposedly a testing prototype or something, which didn't change anything for the freeze.

Then they send me video of another HDD booting OK with the motherboard. And guess what? That other HDD is not 4Kn, as I told them months ago.

I offered them my help and support multiple times, Zoom, Google Hangouts, anything, they declined and now they told me they ordered a brand new 4Kn HDD of exactly my model to test. HDD will arrive within a month (fuck!). And then again they will test something.

So I have these 3 unpublished BIOS images, they allowed me to share them in private messages. PM me if you need the images.

@ex58 thank you, but it seems like they did not activate me, but even blocked me. Now I get this when I try to re-register:

Can you please share my email to runn3R?

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#58 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode with 4TB GPT/NTFS partition - could BIOS mod help? datum

Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:07 pm

Send to runn3R.

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2xSSD Corsair Force GS 128 (RAID 0), WD Caviar Black 1TB
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#59 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode with 4TB GPT/NTFS partition - could BIOS mod help? datum

Tue Jun 30, 2020 11:30 pm (Last edited: Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:15 am)

Zitat von ex58 im Beitrag #58
Send to runn3R.

Thank you!

Also, I've seen a possible solution to the issue: enable the "Intel Rapid Start Technology" and set "Rapid Start store search type" to "PCIE AHCI/NVME Controller". It is working, but why? And what are the consequences?

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#60 | RE: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H cannot boot in AHCI mode with 4TB GPT/NTFS partition - could BIOS mod help? datum

Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:14 am

Did Gigabyte or runn3r ever follow back up with you on this @Tacis

Please don't send PM's for help on BIOS edits, I can't help with BIOS in PM's. Please make a thread and I will try to help as soon as I can - thanks!
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